2023 State Association Leadership Institute (SALI) Survey

1.Please note your state association's name or the name of agency/program if your state does not have a state association.(Required.)

2.Please select your state.

3.Please indicate your COABE Region(Required.)

Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Region 2: District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

Region 3: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Region 4: Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas

Region 5: Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

Region 6: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico, Montana, Washington, and American Samoa Islands

4.Does your state have a state association?

Other (please specify)

5.If your state has a state association, would you association be interested in participating in the second cohort of the State Association Leadership Institute that COABE is launching in July 2023?

Other (please specify)

6.If your state does not have a state association, would you be interested in participating in the second cohort of the State Association Leadership Institute that COABE is launching in July 2023?

Other (please specify)

7.Please select the advocacy services your state association provides to your members.

Legislative alerts/update

Capitol Hill Day(s)

Resources for contacting legislators

Software for easy connection/contact with legislators

Currently there are no advocacy services provided by our association

N/A (no state association)

Comments:

8.Please indicate the professional development activities your state association provides. Select all that apply.

State conference

Webinars

Virtual conference

Currently there are no professional development activities provided by our association.

N/A (no state association)

Other (please specify)

9.How frequently does your state association provide communications to the membership?

Other (please specify)

10.Please indicate the ways your state association recognizes excellence.

State level awards given annually

Financial award provided annually for award winners

Move state level award winners forward for consideration at the national level

Process established for state level winners to contribute time or talent to the association

Our association does not have a mechanism in place for recognizing excellence

N/A (no state association)

Other (please specify)

11.Please share additional services that your association provides to your members.

12.Please indicate if your association has the following paid staff.

Other (please specify)

13.Please indicate the strength of the board. Check all that apply.

Many in our field run for office on our board.

We have a mix of long running board members and new board members.

Our board struggles to find candidates to run for office.

Most of the board work is done by just a few people.

Our board is not very active.

We have a solid governance structure in place.

Our governance structure is subject to change depending on the leadership.

We could use sample By-Laws, sample policies and procedures, and sample fiscal procedures.

N/A (no state association)

Other (please specify)

15.Please indicate the types of partnerships your association currently has such as national literacy programs, state agencies, human services or business associations.

Other (please specify)