Senior Corp Directors Survey for AC

Senior Corp Advisory Council Survey for Directors

Your fellow Senior Corp members are working to put together a special track to help Directors build and retain successful Advisory Councils. These councils play an important role for every program and we have heard that many are struggling to have effective councils and on the flip side there are some programs that have excellent councils and we want to learn from the successful to build those that are struggling. By completing this survey you will be providing us with valuable information to build an informative and positive course to help everyone learn more about Advisory Councils and why they are important to your program. Thank you for taking time to share you thoughts and comments, this an anonymous survey (unless you sign up to help us with presenting this track at the conference!) so don't be afraid to be honest with your knowledge or lack their of.

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* 1. How long have you been a Senior Corp Director?

0-1 year

2-5 years

6- Forever!

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* 2. How much experience do you have in working with an Advisory Council?

No Experience, have no idea what I am doing

Limited, probably just enough to get me in trouble!

I'm doing OK, have a good council, but could still learn some tricks from others.

Total Expert, I could teach the class!

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* 3. In your opinion what is the purpose of an Advisory Council?

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* 4. Do you feel you have the knowledge and support to build and maintain a good Advisory Council?

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* 5. What makes a good Advisory Council member?

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* 6. Does your Advisory Council have a good understanding of what your Senior Corp program does for the community and the need for it in your community?

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* 7. How many members do you have on your Advisory Council? Is there "one size fits all" number or does it depend on how big your program is? Does it matter what profession you members come from with their experience?

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* 8. Is your Council motivated/willing to help you build your program or solve some of the needs of your program?

Yes

Sometimes

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* 9. If you answered YES to #7 what is it that makes your Advisory Council so successful?

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* 10. If you answered No or Sometimes to Question 7, please give a sampling of the issues you are having and what you would like to know to be able to answer YES!

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* 11. What is your favorite or most effective way to learn? Speaker, discussion panel, town hall or rotating table discussions.

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* 12. Here is the big ASK, we need Directors who have awesome Advisory Councils to be willing to help us put this course together and to share their successes and the obstacles they overcame to have an effective council. Please enter your name and email contact if you are willing to help us. THANK YOU!!!!