Birdathon 2013 Survey THANK YOU for supporting Golden Gate Audubon by taking the time to fill out this survey. Birdathon 2013 was our most successful one to date, raising over $36,000! Now your input will help us make next year's Birdathon even better.The questions with asterisks are required; others are optional. Question Title * 1. Are you a paying member of Golden Gate Audubon? Yes No Don't know Question Title * 2. How old are you? Under 30 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Over 70 Question Title * 3. How did you participate in Birdathon? (Check all that apply.) Went on a guided trip Led a guided trip Created my own self-guided trip Raised money from friends to sponsor me Donated to sponsor myself Donated to sponsor someone else on a trip Donated to Birdathon generally Attended Birdathon dinner Did not participate Question Title * 4. If you went on a guided Birdathon trip, how would you rate your experience on the trip? Excellent Good Average Poor Terrible Didn't go on a guided trip Comments on trip (optional) Question Title * 5. If you signed up for a trip online, or donated online, how would you rate the online process? Excellent Good Average Poor Terrible Didn't use the online system Comments on the online process (optional) Question Title * 6. This year, we set fundraising goals for each guided trip. What was your response? I was inspired to raise money by the goal. I was intimidated or discouraged by the goal. It didn't matter to me / I didn't notice. Question Title * 7. If you took part in a Birdathon event (as opposed to just donating), which aspect of Birdathon is most important to you? Please rank these, with #1 being the most important. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Competing to sight the most birds. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Competing to raise the most money. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Having a fun birding experience. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Supporting Golden Gate Audubon financially. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Birdathon prizes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taking part in the Birdathon awards dinner. Question Title * 8. This year, we asked people to sponsor Birdathon participants with a flat-fee donation. In the past, we allowed people to make a per-bird pledge, but that was a lot more complicated to administer. Taking the administrative complexity into account, do you prefer one approach over the other? Strongly prefer flat-fee Somewhat prefer flat-fee Doesn't matter to me Somewhat prefer per-bird Strongly prefer per-bird Question Title * 9. Do you have any suggestions for ways that we could help you raise more money? No, I do fine raising money already. No, I don't want to do fundraising, no matter what. Yes, I would like more help from GGAS in fundraising. Things GGAS could do to help me fundraise: Question Title * 10. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve Birdathon in general? Question Title * 11. Would you be willing to be part of a committee planning next year's Birdathon? If so, please give us your name and email in the box below. Yes No Name and email Question Title * 12. Do you have any ideas for other ways that GGAS could raise money throughout the year? Thanks for your help with the survey! We hope you'll join us for Birdathon 2014 and -- before then -- for events like our field trips, speaker series, volunteer work days, Conservation Committee meetings, and Christmas Bird Counts. Done