MSRAL Conference Club Management Survey Question Title * 1. Please provide your name, your club's name and location (city & State) Question Title * 2. Approximate current membership Question Title * 3. Approximate current active membership (participates regularly in club functions, or management). Question Title * 4. Regarding leadership which of these describes your club Leadership largely remains the same year to year. There is significant leadership turnover but certain positions tend to be filled by the same persons for extended periods of time. A conscious effort is made to turn leadership over. Members are actively surveyed to recruit people into existing and/or new leadership positions. Has term limits for some or all positions. Question Title * 5. Over the last ten years or so would you say membership has (answer all applicable): Appreciably grown Stayed about the same Appreciably decreased Gotten older Stayed about the same Gotten younger Question Title * 6. Regarding dues, please check all applicable items if you have more than one membership level or class $25 or less $25 - $35 $35 - $50 $50 - $75 $75> Comment Question Title * 7. General information - check all applicable items Club is incorporated or has other formal legal structure Has qualified for 501(c)3 tax exempt status Has current active webpage Has active Facebook page Has a printed newsletter Has a digital newsletter Uses public sites for observing Owns or rents an observing site Frequently has members only observing outings Frequently has public star parties Meetings are monthly or more frequent Meetings are every other month or less Regular meetings are held at an observing site Regular meetings are held in an urban location and don't typically involve observing Offers membership activities other than the monthly club meeting that don't involve observing Has one or more special interest groups Business if a frequent element in meetings Business is mostly done by a governing body and not in regular meetings Meetings are open to the public Provides periodic non observing outreach programs - scouts, schools, general public programs Is affiliated with the NSN Regularly logs public events with the NSN Uses the NSN roster to manage membership and dues Uses the NSN calendar on club webpage Uses the NSN materials in outreach programs Is sponsored or funded in part by a public entity or partners with a public entity comments/elaborations Question Title * 8. Is there something your club does that might be profitably shared with other club leaders? If so briefly describe. Question Title * 9. Please note where you think your club most needs to improve and might benefit from other's experience. Attracting new members Keeping new members Managing membership records and dues Webpage Calendar maintenance Recruiting volunteers for outreach Recruiting volunteers for star parties Recruiting volunteers for club management Developing programing Incorporating Obtaining tax exempt status Acquiring an observing site Generating more revenue Club management Exploring membership activities other than observing Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Regarding the potential for one or more leaders or potential leaders from your club to participate in a club management workshop at this year's MSRAL conference in Little Rock, please select the most appropriate answer. Don't know Will try but not likely Hopefully Probably Planning on it Done