2009 Membership Snapshot Survey Results August 7, Membership Snapshot Survey

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1 2009 Membership Snapshot Survey i

2 About the Survey Raw Data Question 2: Are you male or female? Male 59 15% Female % Total % Question 3: What is your age? % % % % % % % % % 85 and over 2 1% Total % Question 4: What is your race? American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1% Asian 5 1% Black or African American 30 8% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0% White % Two or more of the above 8 2% Other race not listed above 5 1% Total % 1

3 Question 5: What best describes your education level? Less than 9th grade 0 0% 9th to 12th grade, no high school diploma 0 0% High school graduate and/or equivalency degree 2 1% Some college, no degree 16 4% Associate degree 9 2% Bachelor's degree % Graduate or professional degree % Total % Question 6: What is your marital status? Married % Single 56 14% Divorced 47 12% Widowed 10 3% Living with partner 18 5% Other, please specify 4 1% Question 7: Do you have children? If yes, how many? Yes % No % Total % Children N

4 Question 8: What other professional organizations, clubs, associations or groups do you belong to or volunteer with? (Ex. ASAE, AFP, Kiwanis, religious affiliation, NGMA) AFP 84 27% AHP 14 5% APRA 9 3% ASAE 1 0% ASCD 14 5% Boy/Girl Scouts 15 5% CASE 16 5% CRD 14 5% Greek Organization 19 6% Kiwanis 3 1% Local Church Group % NASW 8 3% NGMA 10 3% Rotary 18 6% Red Cross 15 5% Other, please specify % Only responses with three or more responses were listed individually. The Small Community Organization category (and other similar categories, i.e. State/Regional Organization, National Organization, etc.), represents the number of unique organizations submitted in that category. 3

5 Question 9: What types of publications, newsletters, magazines or online services do you subscribe to or read on a regular basis? Non-Profit Times 95 26% Chronicle on Philanthropy % Foundation Center % GrantStation % New York Times 81 22% Washington Post 46 12% Business Journal 60 16% Center for Non-Profits 56 15% Other, please specify % Other Only responses in the other category with multiple responses are listed. N Charity Channel 8 Grants.gov 8 Grant Spy 6 CD Publications 3 Wall Street Journal 3 Federal Register 3 ecivis 2 Thompson Publishing's Grants Management Handbook 2 Governing Magazine 2 4

6 Question 10: Do you use or have accounts with any web tools, Instant Messenger systems or social networking sites? MySpace 41 13% Twitter 69 22% Face Book % LinkedIn % You Tube 47 15% AOL 47 15% Skype 55 18% Yahoo 98 32% MSN Messenger 30 10% Other, please specify 26 8% The only website in the other category receiving more than one response was Google or Gmail with four responses. Question 11: How did you initially hear about AAGP? Friend 20 5% Colleague % Internet % Mailing 24 6% E-blast 10 3% Conference 34 9% Advertisement 18 5% Other, please specify 30 8% Other Only responses in the other category with multiple responses are listed N Don't remember 4 Local Chapter 3 Class Instructor 3 CharityChannel 2 5

7 Question 12: How long have you been a member of AAGP? Less than one year % 1-3 years % 3-5 years 70 18% 5-7 years 34 9% 7-9 years 13 3% more than 9 years 15 4% Total % Question 13: Are you a member of a local AAGP Chapter? If yes, what chapter? Yes % No % Total % Additional responses N N No local chapter 11 Miami Valley Chapter in Ohio 2 Arizona 8 Mohawk Hudson Chapter 2 No local chapter, but interested 7 National Capital Area 2 New Jersey 6 Southeast Texas - Houston 2 Heart of America Chapter (KC) 5 Birmingham, AL 1 Massachusetts 5 Central Ohio 1 Nebraska 5 Columbus Ohio 1 Southern California 5 D.C. 1 Broward County, FL 4 Los Angeles 1 Chicago 4 Mid-South TN 1 Greater Cincinnati 4 Montgomery, AL 1 Tennessee 4 New York 1 Central Virginia 3 Northeast Indiana 1 South Carolina 3 Northern California 1 Austin-Central Texas 2 Rio Grande Valley 1 Indianapolis 2 SE Texas 1 Metro Atlanta 2 West Central Florida Local Chapter 1 Miami 2 6

8 Question 14: Please rank and comment on the following member benefits. very poor poor fair good very good excellent N/A Aflac Insurance CD Publications CharityChannel Class discount Consultants Directory Conference Calling Services Fed Ex/Kinko's GrantSpy GrantStation Association Health Programs IdeaEncore Starwood Preferred Guest Program % 0% 5% 7% 3% 2% 80% % 2% 9% 18% 9% 4% 55% % 3% 9% 25% 15% 14% 30% % 2% 7% 21% 14% 6% 50% % 1% 4% 14% 8% 7% 64% % 1% 4% 9% 6% 3% 75% % 2% 4% 11% 7% 7% 68% % 2% 9% 26% 25% 25% 13% % 3% 3% 5% 4% 3% 81% % 2% 3% 5% 2% 2% 85% % 2% 4% 9% 4% 2% 77% See accompanying Excel Spreadsheet for additional comments. 7

9 Question 15: What other member benefits would you like to see offered to AAGP members? Question 16: How would you prefer news from AAGP communicated to you? % Direct Mail 3 1% Combination of and Direct Mail 77 20% Other, please specify 1 0% Total % Question 17: How do you feel about the correspondence from the AAGP National Office? very poor poor fair good very good excellent N/A e-newsletter - "Taking it for Granted" Journal Membership Renewal Notices E-blasts Conference Mailing Welcome Packet % 2% 9% 36% 26% 17% 9% % 2% 10% 33% 21% 14% 18% % 2% 7% 34% 27% 15% 14% % 2% 7% 40% 24% 14% 12% % 3% 7% 35% 25% 14% 16% % 2% 5% 27% 25% 18% 20% Question 18: How would you rank the level of communication from the AAGP National Office? too much 3 1% just right % not enough 40 10% Total % 8

10 Question 19: How often do you visit our website, on average? ( At least once a day 3 1% Multiple Times per Week 27 7% Once per week % Once per month % Once per year 41 11% Less than once per year 9 2% Never 8 2% Total % Question 20: Please rate the following aspects of AAGP website usage. very poor poor fair good very good excellent N/A Ease of navigating from page to page? Finding information on chapters? Paying for membership, conference registrations, etc. online? The process of logging in to the members only section? Finding information on upcoming conferences? % 4% 18% 42% 19% 9% 8% % 3% 16% 37% 17% 8% 18% % 2% 8% 35% 24% 13% 18% % 4% 11% 38% 25% 12% 9% % 2% 7% 38% 25% 20% 8% Question 21: Which sections of our website have you visited? AAGP CharityUniversity/CharityChannel Classes % AAGP Foundation % AAGP Marketplace 87 24% About AAGP (Mission) % Annual Conference % Articles % Committees 60 16% Consultant Listing % 9

11 Discussion Forums % Document Exchange 81 22% E-Newsletter % GPC Credential % Job Listings % Journal % Master Calendar 58 16% Public Events 47 13% State Representatives 55 15% Stimulus Plan Grant Info % Chapters % Question 22: What information on the website do you find most useful? Question 23: What additional feedback or suggestions do you have for the AAGP website? Question 24: Do you attend the AAGP annual conference? Yes % No % Total % Question 25: If you answered "No" to the previous question, please provide your reason(s) for not attending the AAGP annual conference. Question 26: Please rank (by level of the importance) the reasons for attending. Not Important Somewhat Important Important Very Important Workshop Content % 5% 32% 62% Location % 23% 35% 30% Networking

12 Opportunities 2% 20% 32% 46% Annual Meeting Participation 22% 34% 29% 15% Question 27: Do you attend any other national conferences? If so, please list below. Yes % No % Total % Other National Conferences Only responses with multiple responses are listed. N AFP 10 NGMA 8 CASE 4 AHP 3 CRD 2 grant-specific 2 IEG 2 Industry specific 2 NCURA 2 Question 28: What time of the year would you prefer the AAGP annual conference be held? January-February 30 9% March-April 39 12% May-June 37 11% July-August 52 16% September-October % November-December 46 14% Total % 11