Please help us explore the creation of a new professional
association to provide support, networking, and professional development for
Latter-day Saints involved in publishing and for students and others
considering a career in publishing.

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* 1. There are many potential benefits of an association of LDS publishing professionals. How valuable would each of the following potential benefits be?

	Most Valuable	Somewhat Valuable	Not Valuable	Don't Know
Help Latter-day Saints in publishing connect with each other	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing connect with each other Most Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing connect with each other Somewhat Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing connect with each other Not Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing connect with each other Don't Know
Provide professional development programs for Latter-day Saints in publishing	Provide professional development programs for Latter-day Saints in publishing Most Valuable	Provide professional development programs for Latter-day Saints in publishing Somewhat Valuable	Provide professional development programs for Latter-day Saints in publishing Not Valuable	Provide professional development programs for Latter-day Saints in publishing Don't Know
Attract more Latter-day Saints to publishing careers	Attract more Latter-day Saints to publishing careers Most Valuable	Attract more Latter-day Saints to publishing careers Somewhat Valuable	Attract more Latter-day Saints to publishing careers Not Valuable	Attract more Latter-day Saints to publishing careers Don't Know
Help LDS students learn of opportunities and requirements for publishing jobs	Help LDS students learn of opportunities and requirements for publishing jobs Most Valuable	Help LDS students learn of opportunities and requirements for publishing jobs Somewhat Valuable	Help LDS students learn of opportunities and requirements for publishing jobs Not Valuable	Help LDS students learn of opportunities and requirements for publishing jobs Don't Know
Help Latter-day Saints in publishing provide advice and support to each other	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing provide advice and support to each other Most Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing provide advice and support to each other Somewhat Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing provide advice and support to each other Not Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints in publishing provide advice and support to each other Don't Know
Help Latter-day Saints start their own publishing businesses	Help Latter-day Saints start their own publishing businesses Most Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints start their own publishing businesses Somewhat Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints start their own publishing businesses Not Valuable	Help Latter-day Saints start their own publishing businesses Don't Know
Provide tools and resources to help LDS publishing professionals be more effective	Provide tools and resources to help LDS publishing professionals be more effective Most Valuable	Provide tools and resources to help LDS publishing professionals be more effective Somewhat Valuable	Provide tools and resources to help LDS publishing professionals be more effective Not Valuable	Provide tools and resources to help LDS publishing professionals be more effective Don't Know

Other potential benefits? (please specify)

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* 2. Which potential benefit of an association of LDS publishing professionals do you believe would be most valuable -- and why?

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* 3. What roles in publishing do you currently fulfill? Please mark all below that apply.

Author/writer/blogger

Editor

Researcher

Designer

Producer/compositor/proofreader

Artist

Performer

Marketer

Administrator/manager

Organization/publication founder or owner

Funder

Student with publishing focus

Instructor/advisor/consultant for publishing

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What challenges currently impede Latter-day Saints from pursuing careers in publishing or being successful in publishing careers?

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* 5. Which of the following areas of publishing would you include in the scope of the association?

	Yes, include	Lean toward including	Lean against including	No, do not include
Book and e-book publishing	Book and e-book publishing Yes, include	Book and e-book publishing Lean toward including	Book and e-book publishing Lean against including	Book and e-book publishing No, do not include
Newspaper and newsletter publishing	Newspaper and newsletter publishing Yes, include	Newspaper and newsletter publishing Lean toward including	Newspaper and newsletter publishing Lean against including	Newspaper and newsletter publishing No, do not include
Magazine and journal publishing	Magazine and journal publishing Yes, include	Magazine and journal publishing Lean toward including	Magazine and journal publishing Lean against including	Magazine and journal publishing No, do not include
Blog and website publishing	Blog and website publishing Yes, include	Blog and website publishing Lean toward including	Blog and website publishing Lean against including	Blog and website publishing No, do not include
Audio and video publishing	Audio and video publishing Yes, include	Audio and video publishing Lean toward including	Audio and video publishing Lean against including	Audio and video publishing No, do not include

Please explain your reasons for what areas you would include or not include. And are there any other areas not listed above that you would include?

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* 6. Which groups should be eligible for membership in this proposed association?

	Yes, full membership	Maybe full membership	Allow associate membership	Do not include
Persons who have full-time jobs doing publishing work	Persons who have full-time jobs doing publishing work Yes, full membership	Persons who have full-time jobs doing publishing work Maybe full membership	Persons who have full-time jobs doing publishing work Allow associate membership	Persons who have full-time jobs doing publishing work Do not include
Persons who have part-time jobs doing publishing work	Persons who have part-time jobs doing publishing work Yes, full membership	Persons who have part-time jobs doing publishing work Maybe full membership	Persons who have part-time jobs doing publishing work Allow associate membership	Persons who have part-time jobs doing publishing work Do not include
Persons who do paid freelance publishing work	Persons who do paid freelance publishing work Yes, full membership	Persons who do paid freelance publishing work Maybe full membership	Persons who do paid freelance publishing work Allow associate membership	Persons who do paid freelance publishing work Do not include
Self-publishers of blogs, newsletters, books, or other publications	Self-publishers of blogs, newsletters, books, or other publications Yes, full membership	Self-publishers of blogs, newsletters, books, or other publications Maybe full membership	Self-publishers of blogs, newsletters, books, or other publications Allow associate membership	Self-publishers of blogs, newsletters, books, or other publications Do not include
Students studying to prepare for a career in publishing	Students studying to prepare for a career in publishing Yes, full membership	Students studying to prepare for a career in publishing Maybe full membership	Students studying to prepare for a career in publishing Allow associate membership	Students studying to prepare for a career in publishing Do not include
Educators, advisors, counselors, and others who help the above groups	Educators, advisors, counselors, and others who help the above groups Yes, full membership	Educators, advisors, counselors, and others who help the above groups Maybe full membership	Educators, advisors, counselors, and others who help the above groups Allow associate membership	Educators, advisors, counselors, and others who help the above groups Do not include
Anyone interested in belonging to the association	Anyone interested in belonging to the association Yes, full membership	Anyone interested in belonging to the association Maybe full membership	Anyone interested in belonging to the association Allow associate membership	Anyone interested in belonging to the association Do not include

Please explain how narrow (just publishing professionals?) or broad (anyone interested?) membership should be. Are there other groups not listed above to include?

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* 7. Which of the following potential names of the association are most effective?

	Most effective	Somewhat effective	Ineffective	Very ineffective
Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (AMPP)	Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (AMPP) Most effective	Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (AMPP) Somewhat effective	Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (AMPP) Ineffective	Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (AMPP) Very ineffective
LDS Publishing Professionals (LDSPP)	LDS Publishing Professionals (LDSPP) Most effective	LDS Publishing Professionals (LDSPP) Somewhat effective	LDS Publishing Professionals (LDSPP) Ineffective	LDS Publishing Professionals (LDSPP) Very ineffective
Mormon Publishing Professionals Organization (MPPO)	Mormon Publishing Professionals Organization (MPPO) Most effective	Mormon Publishing Professionals Organization (MPPO) Somewhat effective	Mormon Publishing Professionals Organization (MPPO) Ineffective	Mormon Publishing Professionals Organization (MPPO) Very ineffective
Mormon Publishing Association (MPA)	Mormon Publishing Association (MPA) Most effective	Mormon Publishing Association (MPA) Somewhat effective	Mormon Publishing Association (MPA) Ineffective	Mormon Publishing Association (MPA) Very ineffective
Publish: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (PAMPP)	Publish: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (PAMPP) Most effective	Publish: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (PAMPP) Somewhat effective	Publish: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (PAMPP) Ineffective	Publish: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (PAMPP) Very ineffective
Association of Mormons in Publishing (AMP)	Association of Mormons in Publishing (AMP) Most effective	Association of Mormons in Publishing (AMP) Somewhat effective	Association of Mormons in Publishing (AMP) Ineffective	Association of Mormons in Publishing (AMP) Very ineffective
Light: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (LAMPP)	Light: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (LAMPP) Most effective	Light: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (LAMPP) Somewhat effective	Light: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (LAMPP) Ineffective	Light: Association of Mormon Publishing Professionals (LAMPP) Very ineffective

Other ideas (optional)

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* 8. Which name idea do you like best -- and why?

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* 9. Would you like to be involved in some way in exploring and organizing this proposed association? Please mark all below that apply.

No, not at this time.

Provide further input through another survey or other means.

Participate in a conference call to discuss ideas.

Share information about the association with others who might be interested in it.

Help organize some aspect of the association.

Participate in an organizing meeting on April 3, 2015, in Salt Lake City.

Other (please specify)

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* 1. There are many potential benefits of an association of LDS publishing professionals. How valuable would each of the following potential benefits be?

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* 2. Which potential benefit of an association of LDS publishing professionals do you believe would be most valuable -- and why?

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* 3. What roles in publishing do you currently fulfill? Please mark all below that apply.

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* 4. What challenges currently impede Latter-day Saints from pursuing careers in publishing or being successful in publishing careers?

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* 5. Which of the following areas of publishing would you include in the scope of the association?

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* 6. Which groups should be eligible for membership in this proposed association?

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* 7. Which of the following potential names of the association are most effective?

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* 8. Which name idea do you like best -- and why?

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* 9. Would you like to be involved in some way in exploring and organizing this proposed association? Please mark all below that apply.

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* 10. What is your name? If we may contact you again, what is your email address? (If you do not wish to give your name, please type in an initial.)