Evaluation of the Alliance's 2019 Annual Meeting Question Title * 1. The Annual Meeting included several optional workshops. If you attended one of these workshops, please tell us one take away from the information and discussion. Share also any feedback to strengthen the workshops. Question Title * 2. One of the purposes of the Annual Meeting is to provide the membership an opportunity to advise Alliance operations and conduct business - like elect the Steering Committee - as directed in the Alliance’s governance document. Did you feel the business portion of the day allowed for meaningful participation in the Alliance’s governance? Needs a lot of improvement Neutral / Indifferent It was okay It worked very well Question Title * 3. We’ve used a panel format for the Collective Impact evaluation of our advocacy two years in a row. Would you suggest we repeat it again next year? Definitely change it up Neutral / Indifferent It works well enough Definitely repeat this format Question Title * 4. Please share any additional comments about the Alliance’s advocacy functions as matched up with any of the five components of Collective Impact: common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communications, mutually reinforcing activities, and backbone support. Question Title * 5. What did you take away from our guest speaker, Dr. Maria Mercedes Avila? How were you inspired by her comments? (To refresh your memory, you can watch a recording of her talk on the Alliance Facebook page.) Question Title * 6. Creating the agenda for this event requires us to balance desires to keep the meeting to an appropriate length but also allow time for making connections. Are we allowing enough time for the networking / socializing part of the day? Not enough networking / socializing time -- have less programming and more socializing (same length meeting) Not enough networking / socializing time -- have the same programming and more socializing (longer meeting) Too much networking / socializing -- have more programming and less socializing (same length meeting) Just right in terms of balance between networking / socializing and programming (same length meeting) Question Title * 7. What did you like about the logistics (registration, materials, location in the state, venue, vibe, etc.)? Please share any feedback or suggestions for improvement or locations. Question Title * 8. How did the Alliance’s communications (email newsletters, Facebook) on the Annual Meeting support your participation and prepare you for the discussions? Question Title * 9. Overall, please rate these components of the Annual Membership Meeting: Did not work for me Neutral / Indifferent Worked well Steering Committee elections Steering Committee elections Did not work for me Steering Committee elections Neutral / Indifferent Steering Committee elections Worked well Panel discussion format Panel discussion format Did not work for me Panel discussion format Neutral / Indifferent Panel discussion format Worked well Meeting length Meeting length Did not work for me Meeting length Neutral / Indifferent Meeting length Worked well Online registration Online registration Did not work for me Online registration Neutral / Indifferent Online registration Worked well Networking opportunities Networking opportunities Did not work for me Networking opportunities Neutral / Indifferent Networking opportunities Worked well Location (Waterbury) Location (Waterbury) Did not work for me Location (Waterbury) Neutral / Indifferent Location (Waterbury) Worked well Venue (Zenbarn) Venue (Zenbarn) Did not work for me Venue (Zenbarn) Neutral / Indifferent Venue (Zenbarn) Worked well Question Title * 10. What feedback can you give us about the Alliance’s communications this Legislative Session – what worked well to inform and engage advocates? What could be strengthened? Done