EVA Membership Questionnaire Please complete this survey to help us better support and give voice to the EVA community and the millions of families we strive to empower. We value your input and appreciate your time and care in sharing it with us. Question Title * 1. Contact Information Name Mailing Address City/Town State/Province -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP/Postal Code Country Email Address Phone Number Question Title * 2. In what capacity are you involved with EVA? Member Organizational ally Community leader/observer Question Title * 3. How long have you been involved with EVA? Question Title * 4. How did you learn about and first become involved with EVA? Question Title * 5. If you are an EVA member or community leader, please list the ages of each family member living with you. Question Title * 6. If you are an EVA member or community leader, do you or someone in your family own a small business? If so, please describe. Question Title * 7. How would you describe what EVA does? Advocates for low-income families Supports public education on policy issues affecting low-income families Encourages member mobilization and collaboration Supports member and family benefits Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. What would you say has been EVA’s greatest success to date? Question Title * 9. If you are a member or community leader, what are the main challenges you and your family currently face? Question Title * 10. What would make these challenges more manageable for you? Question Title * 11. What could EVA do to be more effective in supporting your work and the communities we seek to empower? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 5 N/A Encourage more strategic alignment of member and ally efforts N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A Organize members around specific campaigns and actions N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A Publicize effective community empowerment strategies more broadly N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A Broker member and community benefits from business and industry leaders for price reductions on vital household goods and services N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A Other (specify below) N/A Question Title * 12. If you answered "Other," please use this comment box to share your thoughts. Question Title * 13. What could and should EVA do immediately to build its regional and national membership base? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 N/A Support aggressive national and regional membership enhancement drives N/A 1 2 3 4 N/A Offer prizes and other tangible incentives for members who successfully engage new participants N/A 1 2 3 4 N/A Waive annual member dues for first-time participants during 2017 N/A 1 2 3 4 N/A Other (specify below) N/A Question Title * 14. If you answered "Other," please use this comment box to share your thoughts. Question Title * 15. How do you think EVA should describe our members' socioeconomic status? What description do you think would be most effective for engaging more families in our work? Poor and low-income Working and striving Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. How and how often do you coordinate/collaborate with other EVA members (or others in your community) around the sort of issue-based work EVA seeks to advance? How could EVA do more to support this sort of coordination and collaboration? Question Title * 17. Who do you trust as public voices for the EVA community? Leading grassroots community figures Leading national or regional political figures Recognized non-governmental public advocates Celebrities, athletes and others recognized for their commitment to social justice Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. Please provide examples of leaders or individuals who could best motivate our communities to take action. Question Title * 19. Which channels are most effective for connecting and sharing information with your community? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Email (e-blasts, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Mail (letters, appeals, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Printed materials (brochures, flyers, bulletins, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Web (EVA website, organizational websites, online forums, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A EVA app (the EVAction app is available for Apple and Android phones) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Telephone (voice or text) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Face to face (meetings, social gatherings, public events, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Other (specify below) N/A Question Title * 20. If you answered "Other," please use this comment box to share your thoughts. Question Title * 21. Which resources would be most useful for supporting your work and the EVA community? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Newsletters (member profiles, success stories, case studies, updates, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Podcasts (interviews with thought leaders, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Webinars (for training and/or information) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Toolkits (how-to guides, templates, contact lists, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Added features and updates for the EVAction app N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Online forums (on EVA website, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Face-to-face meetings or convenings N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Joint advocacy campaigns N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Facilitated goods and services exchanges (the EVA online Mercado, Craigslist, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Price discounts at point of purchase for essential goods and services N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Other (specify below) N/A Question Title * 22. If you answered "Other," please use this comment box to share your thoughts. Question Title * 23. If you would like to see EVA members receive price discounts at point of purchase for goods and services, which goods and services would be most useful and/or valuable to you and your community? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Cell phones N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Tablets or home computers N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Life and auto insurance N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Financial products and services (payday lending relief, low-cost debit cards, etc.) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A School supplies N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Groceries N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Other (specify below) N/A Question Title * 24. If you answered "Other," please use this comment box to share your thoughts. Question Title * 25. In light of the recent national election outcomes, which three (3) issue priorities, above all others, do you think EVA's next stage work should focus on? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Education 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Immigration Reform 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Health Care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Employment/Training 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Housing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Child Care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Criminal Justice Reform 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Food Security/Healthy Food 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Environment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 LGBT Rights 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Transportation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Elder Care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Youth Engagement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Voting Rights 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Fair Lending Question Title * 26. How would you define "success" for EVA's next stage efforts? Please rank in order of priority. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Growth in membership N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Enhanced member engagement N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Growth in organizational finances N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Increase in specific wins on campaigns or policy measures N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Advancement of The National Family Policy Platform N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A A range of valuable membership discounts and services N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A Other N/A Question Title * 27. If you answered "Other," please use this comment box to share your thoughts. Thank you for your time in completing this survey! Your feedback will help guide our next steps in growing this movement to give equal voice and opportunity to all families. Done
