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Bealtaine 2019 Organisers Survey
1.
Your Name
2.
Contact Email
3.
Unique Organiser ID if registered on www.bealtaine.ie
4.
Organisation Name
5.
County
6.
How long has your organisation been involved in Bealtaine events?
Participated previously
New this year
7.
How did you hear about the Bealtaine Festival?
Participated in a previous year
Online
Word of mouth
Radio
Newspaper advertising
Other (please specify)
8.
For this section of the survey please focus on one particular event of your choice - this may be your largest event or the one about which you are comfortable answering these questions.
Which of your events are you choosing?
9.
Regarding the event you have chosen please estimate the financial inputs including all contributions
€0 - €500
€500 - €1,000
€1,001 - €2,000
€2,001 - €5,000
€5,001 upwards
If more than €5,000 please provide an estimated figure
10.
Regarding the event you have chosen please estimate the hours and effort that went into organising, marketing and executing the event
0 - 20 person hours (half a week)
21 - 40 person hours (up to a week)
41 -80 person hours (1 - 2 weeks)
81+ hours (more than 2 weeks)
If more than 2 weeks please provide an estimate number of person hours
11.
Again about the same event please estimate the total number of attendees
1 - 10
11 - 20
21 -50
51 - 100
101 or more
If over 101 attendees please provide an estimated number
12.
Again about the same event please describe the event type
Once off (audience member attends once)
Series of events (same audience attends multiple events in a series of workshops or classes)
13.
Again about the same event please describe the type of audience participation
Passive participation by the audience members (listening, watching etc.)
Active participation by the audience (discussing, asking questions etc.)
Active creation of art by the audience members (singing, dancing, making etc.)
Other (please specify) or comment
14.
The following are aims that Bealtaine events seek to achieve for the audience members. Please tick below the extent to which you think this selected event helps achieve these aims for your attendees.
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more artistic/creative
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more confident
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more connected to their community
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more likely to engage with the arts again
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more visible
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more active
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Please elaborate on specifically how this is achieved or if there are ways in which your event might be tailored to better achieve these objectives for the audience
15.
The following are aims that Bealtaine events seek to achieve for the audience members. Please tick below the extent to which you think this selected event helps achieve these aims for your attendees.
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more artistic/creative
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more confident
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more connected to their community
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more likely to engage with the arts again
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more visible
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Coming to this event makes our audience feel more active
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Please elaborate on specifically how this is achieved or if there are ways in which your event might be tailored to better achieve these objectives for the audience
16.
The following are strategic aims of the Bealtaine Festival. Please tick below the extent to which you think your selected event contributed towards these aims
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Critical opportunities for the greater participation and representation of older people in the arts
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Arts programmes for disadvantaged older people
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Opportunities and peer-to-peer supports for older professional artists
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Opportunities for intergenerational exchange
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Debate and discourse around key cultural issues impacting on older people and other opportunities to influence national and international policy
Not at all
To a small extent
To some extent
To a large extent
Very much so
Please elaborate on the specific ways in which your events already do or might better contribute to these aims
17.
For the rest of the survey, please reflect the total programme of events you ran this year. How many Bealtaine Festival events did you run this year?
One
Two
Three
Four
If five or more please specify
18.
Again reflecting your entire programme of events, how many people would you estimate attended in total?
19.
What is your estimate of the age range of people attending? Please indicate age groups and percentage of each group where appropriate
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
Pre-teens
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
Teens to 20 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
21 - 40 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
41 - 50 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
51 - 60 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
61 - 70 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
71 - 85 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
86 years or over
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
20.
What is the approximate percentage in terms of gender of those attending your events?
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
Female
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
Male
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
21.
Did you use the resources of the Bealtaine website to promote your event(s)? If yes, please check below the resources you found to be most effective.
Social Media
Website
Printed Material (eg. PDFs)
Local Media
Logos
Please comment on the resources
22.
How could Age & Opportunity/Bealtaine Festival support your continued participation in the Festival?
Information about fundraising and sponsorship
Publicity Materials
Promotion/PR support
Networking with other organisers
Inspiration and ideas
Examples of successful events
Other (please specify or comment)
23.
Is your venue accessible?
Wheelchair Access
Disabled Toilets
Lift
Disabled Parking
General Parking
Other means by which you have made your venue accessible (please specify)
24.
Approximately how much did you spend on your entire programme of Bealtaine Festival event(s)?
25.
What was the value in euro of the in-kind contributions that you used for your Bealtaine Festival event? (eg. staff/volunteer time/venue hire/equipment hire)
26.
Please estimate what an attendee at your events might have spent that day (coffee shops, restaurants, travel etc.) associated with attending your events. (A rough estimate is sufficient here)
27.
Do you run arts/cultural events outside of the Bealtaine Festival that focus on older people? Please include description as appropriate.
Yes
No
Description
28.
How many professional artists (paid) are involved in your events?
29.
What is the age range of the artist(s) involved? Please indicate age groups and percentages where appropriate
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
20 - 40 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
41 - 50 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
51 - 60 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
61 - 70 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
71 - 85 years
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
86 years or over
0-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
81-100%
30.
Many many thanks for filling our this survey. The findings will help us continually improve Bealtaine so that it achieves the objectives we all have for it.
We welcome your feedback and ask that you keep in touch, use the resources we provide and continue to engage with us. In October we would like to invite you to The Gathering as a Thank You for your contribution to Bealtaine. The Gathering will also be an opportunity to learn from each other how to continue to make Bealtaine the success it is. Please give any other feedback below and thanks again.
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