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MPGC 2012 Member Survey
1.
Overall, how would you rate the benefit of membership/involvement in MPGC?
Very beneficial
Beneficial
Moderately beneficial
Slightly beneficial
Not beneficial
Very beneficial
Beneficial
Moderately beneficial
Slightly beneficial
Not beneficial
Please explain your response.
2.
Please indicate the value you place on MPGC membership benefits.
High
Moderate
Low
Identification with high standards of conduct
High
Moderate
Low
Networking with peers and allied professionals
High
Moderate
Low
Educational opportunities
High
Moderate
Low
e-Newsletter (The Source)
High
Moderate
Low
MPGC Website
High
Moderate
Low
Skill refinement to better serve donors or clients
High
Moderate
Low
Career advancement as a result of networking opportunities
High
Moderate
Low
Mentorship Program
High
Moderate
Low
Access to online educational and legislative resources
High
Moderate
Low
Discounted registrations
High
Moderate
Low
Online access to membership roster
High
Moderate
Low
Please list any other values you place on membership.
3.
Please rate the frequency of the following situations in your professional experience.
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
You ask a planned giving council member for assistance or advice (paid or unpaid) on a gift planning matter.
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
Another planned giving council member asks you for volunteer or paid assistance on a gift planning matter.
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
You use a technique or information that you learned through the planned giving council.
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
You learn about MPGC programs and activities at planned giving meetings.
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
You invite a guest to a planned giving council meeting.
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
Please list other services in which you may be interested.
4.
If you attended fewer than three breakfast and/or educational seminar meetings in the last year, what are the reasons?
5.
How would you rate the overall quality of MPGC breakfast meetings?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
6.
How would you rate the overall quality of topics offered at the post-breakfast educational seminars?
Too basic
Appropriate
Too advanced
7.
Have you ever attended the PPP National Conference on Philanthropic Planning (formerly the NCPG Annual Conference)?
Yes
No
8.
If you have attended a national planned giving conference, how would you rate the MPGC Conference in comparison?
Better
Equivalent
Worse
N/A – Haven’t attended a national conference
N/A – Haven’t attended the MPGC Conference
9.
Please tell us your level of interest for programs in these subject areas.
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Philosophy and Practice
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Understanding and Designing Charitable Gifts
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Donor Relations
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Management
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Financial and Estate Planning
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Ethics
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Local and National Trends
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low
10.
More specifically, which of the following topics would you find most valuable for your professional development needs during the next year? (Please select up to five (5))
Planned giving “fundamentals”
Integrating planned and major gift fundraising
Charitable bequests
Charitable gift annuities
Charitable remainder trusts
Charitable lead trusts
Retirement plan gifts / Life insurance gifts
Real estate gifts
Formulating planned giving policy issues
Political changes related to planned giving/legislative updates
Tax issues and trends in planned giving
Gift acceptance issues and pitfalls
Marketing planned gifts
Psychological and demographic issues
Donor recognition and stewardship programs
Computer technology/software ideas
Use and training of volunteers
Program management and goal setting
Ethical issues in planned giving
Integrating planned and major gift programs
Role of gift planner with other advisors
Computing the deduction
Preparing proposals and illustrations
ABCs of investments
Cross-border gifts
Administering and evaluating your program
11.
Please share any other comments regarding how MPGC can better meet your professional development needs or regarding MPGC programming generally:
12.
Which best describes your involvement with the Minnesota Planned Giving Council?
I would like to be more involved.
I am satisfied with my involvement.
13.
Please indicate the committees on which you’d be interested in serving.
Breakfast Program Committee
Communications Committee
Conference Committee
Education Committee (Brisk Walk)
Finance Committee
Membership Committee
I would be willing to serve as a mentor.
I would like to have a mentor.
I would be interested in being a speaker at an event.
14.
How frequently do you use the MPGC website?
Often (at least once a month)
Occasionally (once every few months)
Never
15.
Please check all that apply regarding your use of the website and electronic services:
I read the e-newsletter (The Source)
I use the on-line member directory
I use the on-line registration to sign up for events
I refer to the calendar of events
I refer to the conference information
I refer to the resource page for legislative information
I refer to the resource page for educational resources and links
I do not know how to access the on-line member directory
16.
What suggestions, if any, would you make to improve the website?
17.
What would be your preference for frequency of the e-Newsletter (The Source)?
Two issues per year
Three issues per year
Four issues per year
Six issues per year
18.
What suggestions, if any, would you make to improve the e-Newsletter?
