What is a needs assessment survey?
___It has a pre-set list of questions to be answered
___It has a pre-determined sample
___It is conducted by interview, phone, or written response
___Its results are tabulated, summarized, distributed, discussed, and used
Why should you do a needs assessment survey?
___To learn more about what your group or community needs are
___To get a more honest and objective description of needs than people might tell you publicly
___To become aware of possible needs you never knew about
___To document your needs
___To make sure your future actions are in line with expressed community needs
___To garner greater support
___To involve more people in the subsequent action
When should you do a needs assessment survey?
___When your group is just starting out
___When there is doubt as to what the most important needs are
___When group members disagree on this point themselves
___When you need to convince outside funders or supporters that you are addressing the most important community problems
___When you want to ensure community support
When should you not do a needs assessment survey?
___When there is absolutely no doubt as to what needs to be done
___When it is urgent to act right now
___When an assessment has been done recently
___When you feel the community would see an assessment as redundant or wasteful
How do you carry out a needs assessment survey?
___Identify reasons for choosing to do this survey
___Identify goals for the survey
___Make sure you are ready to conduct the survey
___Decide how much time you have to do the survey
___Decide how many people you are going to question
___Decide who will be asked
___Decide what questions will be asked
___Decide who will ask the questions
___Create a draft of the survey
___Try out the survey on a test group
___Revise the survey
___Administer the survey
___Tabulate the results
___Interpret the results
___Plan future actions
___Implement the actions
___Repeat the assessment