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2026 Oregon Mediation Association Pulse Survey

Welcome!

The Oregon Mediation Association Board would like your candid feedback about OMA's current work and future priorities. Your input will help the Board decide where to focus its limited time, volunteer capacity, and financial resources.

The survey takes about 12 to 15 minutes. Often your initial reaction is the best. OMA will not collect identifying information in this survey, and results will be reported only in aggregate. Please do not include names or other identifying details in written comments.

After submitting the survey, you may choose to enter a separate book drawing or express interest in volunteering.

Thank you for helping shape OMA's next chapter.
1.Which statement best describes your current relationship to the Oregon Mediation Association?
2.During the past 12 months, how familiar have you been with OMA's work, communications, events, or member services?
3.Which OMA membership category best describes you or the organization you represent?
OMA's mission is to help Oregonians transform the way they confront and resolve conflict in their personal lives and communities. OMA describes five primary activities supporting that mission.
4.Over the next three years, how important should each activity be to OMA?
1 - Not at all important
2 - Slightly important
3 - Moderately important
4 - Very important
5 - Extremely important
N/A - Not enough information to form an opinion (exclude from weighted average)
Promote public awareness and use of mediation
Provide training, support, and continuing education for professional and volunteer mediators and supporters of mediation
Develop credentialing, certification, or other programs that distinguish qualifications
Establish ethical standards
Establish fair processes for responding to concerns and grievances
Develop partnerships that expand the availability of mediation programs and services
5.Based on what you know or have experienced, how well is OMA currently performing each activity?
1 - Very poorly
2 - Poorly
3 - Somewhat poorly
4 - Neither poorly nor well
5 - Somewhat well
6 - Well
7 - Very well
N/A - Not enough experience to rate
Promote public awareness and use of mediation
Provide training, support, and continuing education for professional and volunteer mediators and supporters of mediation
Develop credentialing, certification, or other programs that distinguish qualifications
Establish ethical standards
Establish fair processes for responding to concerns and grievances
Develop partnerships that expand the availability of mediation programs and services
Timely, accessible, and effective member communications
6.Based on what you know or have experienced, how much do you agree or disagree with each statement?
1 - Strongly disagree
2 - Disagree
3 - Somewhat disagree
4 - Neither agree nor disagree
5 - Somewhat agree
6 - Agree
7 - Strongly agree
N/A - Not enough experience to rate
OMA is a leading statewide network for mediation providers and supporters.
OMA effectively promotes mediation throughout Oregon.
OMA clearly communicates its priorities, decisions, and use of resources.
OMA communicates its priorities, decisions, and use of resources in a timely fashion.
OMA creates meaningful opportunities for members to participate.
OMA considers regional and community differences across Oregon.
OMA welcomes different viewpoints, backgrounds, and experiences.
OMA applies an equity, diversity, and inclusion lens to its decisions.
OMA supports respectful and candid discussion, including disagreement.
7.Which role should receive the greatest emphasis from OMA during the next three years?
8.In one sentence, what should OMA aim to become or accomplish during the next three to five years?
9.Given OMA's limited resources, which three priorities should receive the most attention during the next three years? Select up to three.
10.If OMA could make substantial progress on only one priority first, which should it be?
11.Is there another priority OMA should consider? Please describe it briefly.
12.If OMA expands mediation and conflict-resolution education beyond the mediation field, which audiences should receive the highest priority? Select up to three.
The Board has asked the Credentialing Committee to recommend a rollout plan for OMA’s Certification program. No decision has been made on how to do that.
13.How much do you generally support or oppose implementing a certification program?
14.Which implementation outcomes are most important to achieve for such a program? Select up to three.
Survey Page 5A Current Member Experience and Dues

OMA membership dues vary by category. As of September 2026, annual dues range from $35 to $315. Lifetime membership is a one-time contribution of $2,000 or more.
15.Considering the amount you or your organization pays, how would you rate the overall value of OMA membership?
16.How much do you agree or disagree with each statement?
1 - Strongly disagree
2 - Disagree
3 - Somewhat disagree
4 - Neither agree nor disagree
5 - Somewhat agree
6 - Agree
7 - Strongly agree
N/A - Not enough experience to rate (exclude from weighted average)
I understand the benefits included with my OMA membership.
I understand how OMA uses membership dues.
17.If dues remain at their current level, how likely are you to renew your OMA membership when it next expires?
18.What is the largest annual dues increase you would consider reasonable if OMA clearly explained the need and intended use?
Survey Page 6 Volunteer Capacity
19.During the next 12 months, how willing would you be to volunteer time for an OMA project, committee, event, or Board activity?
Definitely not willing
Probably not willing
Maybe
Probably willing
Definitely willing
20.What level of volunteer time would be realistic for you during the next 12 months?
21.Which kinds of OMA work might interest you? Select all that apply. If you would like OMA to contact you about volunteering, use the separate volunteer-interest form after submitting the survey.
Survey Page 7 Mediation Work and Field
22.How satisfied are you with the current availability of mediation in Oregon?
23.Overall, how satisfied are you with your current mediation work or practice?
24.Which statement best describes your current mediation work?
25.Approximately what percentage of your professional work time is spent mediating?
26.How many years have you worked as a mediator?
27.In which settings do you currently mediate? Select all that apply.
28.Which area best represents where you do most of your Oregon mediation work?
29.Which community type best represents where you do most of your mediation work?
30.Which other mediation or dispute-resolution organizations are you affiliated with? Select all that apply.
Survey Page 8 Final Feedback
31.Do you identify with one or more communities that have historically been underrepresented or underserved in the mediation field?
32.What specific action should OMA take to improve the effective use of mediation in Oregon?
33.What else would you like the OMA Board to know?
Thank you for helping OMA set priorities that reflect the needs of Oregon's mediation community.

OMA will share survey results in aggregate with the OMA Board and membership. OMA will not connect your survey answers with information you provide through either optional link below.

Book drawing. Non-Board participants who complete the survey may enter a separate drawing sponsored by Sam Imperati for one of three copies of Mediation Ethics: A Practitioner's Guide by Omer Shapira, with an approximate retail value of $79. If you want to participate, send an email to SamImperati@ICMresolutions.com with the heading OMA SURVEY BOOK DRAWING to be conducted at the conference.

Volunteer with OMA. If you would like information about a project, committee, or Board opportunity, use OMA's separate volunteer form: https://forms.gle/M1yLt1CZPobHPzbF7.

For more information about OMA, donating, or volunteering, contact oma@ormediation.org.
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