INTERACT MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

Thank you for completing this survey – this should take you only about 15’ to 20’. The survey does not ask you to identify yourself - it is confidential. The purpose of the survey is to get feedback from you on your experience in being an Interactor.

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* 1. Please indicate your gender.

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* 2. How old are you?

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* 3. To which Interact club do you belong (please provide your high school name)?

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* 4. In which country is your Interact club/school located?

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* 5. If your club/school is located in the United States, please indicate the state

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* 6. How many members does your club have (approximately)? Of those members, how many are actively involved in the activities of the club? Please provide a numerical value, like "20" without any other sign or units in your response.

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* 7. For how long have you been a member of Interact?

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* 8. How often does your Interact club meet, including for service projects?

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* 9. What do you think your average attendance rate at club meetings and activities has been since you joined the club?

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* 10. What are for you today the three main benefits of being an Interactor?
Please read all choices before making your decisions and rank only the top three benefits.

  1st benefit 2nd benefit 3rd benefit
Enjoying club meetings
Useful for school community service requirement
Useful for college/university applications
Maintaining/developing friendships
Serving the local community
Serving the international community
Enjoying other club activities
Enjoying recognition from membership
Learning leadership or other skills
Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary
Other (please specify)

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* 11. What do you think are the main benefits for other members of your club to be an Interactor?
Please read all choices before making your decisions and rank only the top three benefits.

  1st benefit 2nd benefit 3rd benefit
Enjoying club meetings
Useful for school community service requirement
Useful for college/university applications
Maintaining/developing friendships
Serving the local community
Serving the international community
Enjoying other club activities
Enjoying recognition from membership
Learning leadership or other skills
Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary
Other (please specify)

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* 12. Have you served in the past or are you serving today in a leadership positions in your club or at the level of your Rotary district? Please check all that apply.

  Position that I am exercising this year Position that I have exercised in the past
District-level leadership position
Club President
President-Elect or Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Member of the Board
Responsible for an activity or committee chair
Other responsibility (please specify)

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* 13. Please indicate whether you are personally involved in the following activities today, and if you are not involved, whether you would like to be involved.

  I am currently involved I am not currently involved, but would like to be I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be
Club administration
Recruiting new members for the club
Local service projects
International service projects
Fundraising
Connections with Rotary/Rotaract
Other activities (please specify)

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* 14. If you are involved in any of the following activities today, how much time do you dedicate to each activity per YEAR? Please answer by providing only a number - that is, the number of hours per YEAR for each activity (for example "20") in which you are involved without any additional signs or units such as 'hours'.

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* 15. In terms of local service activities, please indicate the areas where you are personally currently involved and if not involved, whether you would like to be involved.

  Yes, I am currently involved No, I am not involved, but would like to be No, I am not involved and prefer not to be
Polio
Education/tutoring projects
Health projects
Assistance to the poor or homeless
Assistance to veterans
Assistance to the elderly, persons with disabilities
Renovation/beautification projects
Others (please specify)

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* 16. In terms of international service activities, please indicate the areas where you are personally currently involved and if not involved, whether you would like to be involved.

  Yes, I am involved No, I am not involved, but I would like to be No, I am not involved and prefer not to be
Peace/conflict prevention
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic development
Other (please specify)

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* 17. Approximately what percentage of your service work is fundraising or collections (for example of books or toys) for other organizations versus hands on service (such as cleaning up a park or tutoring a child)?

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* 18. Overall, approximately how much volunteer or community service work (in hours) do you do per YEAR whether through Interact or not? Of that total number of hours, how many are provided through your Interact club? Please indicate the number of hours such as "100" without any unit or other sign, not including "hours" in your response.

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* 19. If you are a member of other clubs in your school, how does your Interact club compare?

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* 20. If you are volunteering outside of your school with other organizations (not through your Interact club), how does your Interact club compare?

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* 21. Including you Interact club, with how many organizations/ clubs have you volunteered witth in the last year?

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* 22. If you are involved in other organizations/clubs engaged in community service, approximately how much time do you allocate to these activities per YEAR? Please answer by providing only a number - that is, the number of hours allocated to other organizations per YEAR without any If additional signs such as 'hours'.

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* 23. Have you volunteered in a foreign country over the last year?

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* 24. Is there a cost for you to be a member of your Interact club, and if so, what is the cost per year?

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* 25. How do you feel about the costs associated with membership in your Interact club?

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* 26. How do you feel about the level of your Interact club’s involvement in the following types of activities?

  Excessive Adequate Insufficient Don’t know
Recruiting new members
Organizing fun activities
Local service projects
International service projects
Fundraising
Other (please specify)

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* 27. How do you think your club is doing in the following areas related to club membership?

  Excellent Good Average Poor Don’t know
Quality of our existing membership
Attraction of new members
Retention of existing members
Gender balance in membership
Age balance in membership
Efforts to meet/welcome new members
Fun activities between members
Other (please specify)

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* 28. Does your club have ways to communicate with its members, the school, and the broader community? Please check all the ways of communicating that apply.

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* 29. Does your school have a teacher or school staff member that advises your club, and if so, how helpful is this person?

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* 30. Does your school have a Rotarian (member of your sponsoring Rotary club) that advises your club, and if so, how helpful is this person? NOTE: IN THE OPTIONS BELOW, READ "ROTARIAN" INSTEAD OF "TEACHER"

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* 31. Have you participated in activities organized by Rotaract, Rotary, or other Interact clubs? Please check all the activities that apply.

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* 32. What has been the best service project you have been involved with your Interact club and why?

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* 33. What do you think are the main challenges faced today by your club? What could be done to respond to these challenges? Do you have suggestions or comments on what could be done to improve Interact clubs in general?

Thank you again for completing this survey.

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