Exit this survey Global Interact Membership Survey INTERACT MEMBERSHIP SURVEYThank 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. Question Title * 1. Please indicate your gender. Female Male Question Title * 2. How old are you? 14 years or younger 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years 19 years or older Question Title * 3. To which Interact club do you belong (please provide your high school name)? Question Title * 4. In which country is your Interact club/school located? Question Title * 5. If your club/school is located in the United States, please indicate the state Question Title * 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. Total number of members in the club Number of active members Question Title * 7. For how long have you been a member of Interact? Less than a year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years or more Question Title * 8. How often does your Interact club meet, including for service projects? More than once a week About once a week About once every two weeks About once a month Less than once a month Question Title * 9. What do you think your average attendance rate at club meetings and activities has been since you joined the club? Less than 50% 50%-70% 70%-90% 90%-100% Question Title * 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 Enjoying club meetings 1st benefit Enjoying club meetings 2nd benefit Enjoying club meetings 3rd benefit Useful for school community service requirement Useful for school community service requirement 1st benefit Useful for school community service requirement 2nd benefit Useful for school community service requirement 3rd benefit Useful for college/university applications Useful for college/university applications 1st benefit Useful for college/university applications 2nd benefit Useful for college/university applications 3rd benefit Maintaining/developing friendships Maintaining/developing friendships 1st benefit Maintaining/developing friendships 2nd benefit Maintaining/developing friendships 3rd benefit Serving the local community Serving the local community 1st benefit Serving the local community 2nd benefit Serving the local community 3rd benefit Serving the international community Serving the international community 1st benefit Serving the international community 2nd benefit Serving the international community 3rd benefit Enjoying other club activities Enjoying other club activities 1st benefit Enjoying other club activities 2nd benefit Enjoying other club activities 3rd benefit Enjoying recognition from membership Enjoying recognition from membership 1st benefit Enjoying recognition from membership 2nd benefit Enjoying recognition from membership 3rd benefit Learning leadership or other skills Learning leadership or other skills 1st benefit Learning leadership or other skills 2nd benefit Learning leadership or other skills 3rd benefit Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary 1st benefit Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary 2nd benefit Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary 3rd benefit Other (please specify) Other (please specify) 1st benefit Other (please specify) 2nd benefit Other (please specify) 3rd benefit Please specify the benefit if you selected "other" Question Title * 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 Enjoying club meetings 1st benefit Enjoying club meetings 2nd benefit Enjoying club meetings 3rd benefit Useful for school community service requirement Useful for school community service requirement 1st benefit Useful for school community service requirement 2nd benefit Useful for school community service requirement 3rd benefit Useful for college/university applications Useful for college/university applications 1st benefit Useful for college/university applications 2nd benefit Useful for college/university applications 3rd benefit Maintaining/developing friendships Maintaining/developing friendships 1st benefit Maintaining/developing friendships 2nd benefit Maintaining/developing friendships 3rd benefit Serving the local community Serving the local community 1st benefit Serving the local community 2nd benefit Serving the local community 3rd benefit Serving the international community Serving the international community 1st benefit Serving the international community 2nd benefit Serving the international community 3rd benefit Enjoying other club activities Enjoying other club activities 1st benefit Enjoying other club activities 2nd benefit Enjoying other club activities 3rd benefit Enjoying recognition from membership Enjoying recognition from membership 1st benefit Enjoying recognition from membership 2nd benefit Enjoying recognition from membership 3rd benefit Learning leadership or other skills Learning leadership or other skills 1st benefit Learning leadership or other skills 2nd benefit Learning leadership or other skills 3rd benefit Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary 1st benefit Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary 2nd benefit Interacting with Rotaract/Rotary 3rd benefit Other (please specify) Other (please specify) 1st benefit Other (please specify) 2nd benefit Other (please specify) 3rd benefit Please specify the benefit if you selected "other" Question Title * 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 District-level leadership position Position that I am exercising this year District-level leadership position Position that I have exercised in the past Club President Club President Position that I am exercising this year Club President Position that I have exercised in the past President-Elect or Vice President President-Elect or Vice President Position that I am exercising this year President-Elect or Vice President Position that I have exercised in the past Secretary Secretary Position that I am exercising this year Secretary Position that I have exercised in the past Treasurer Treasurer Position that I am exercising this year Treasurer Position that I have exercised in the past Member of the Board Member of the Board Position that I am exercising this year Member of the Board Position that I have exercised in the past Responsible for an activity or committee chair Responsible for an activity or committee chair Position that I am exercising this year Responsible for an activity or committee chair Position that I have exercised in the past Other responsibility (please specify) Other responsibility (please specify) Position that I am exercising this year Other responsibility (please specify) Position that I have exercised in the past Please specify the position if you selected "other". Question Title * 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 Club administration I am currently involved Club administration I am not currently involved, but would like to be Club administration I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be Recruiting new members for the club Recruiting new members for the club I am currently involved Recruiting new members for the club I am not currently involved, but would like to be Recruiting new members for the club I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be Local service projects Local service projects I am currently involved Local service projects I am not currently involved, but would like to be Local service projects I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be International service projects International service projects I am currently involved International service projects I am not currently involved, but would like to be International service projects I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be Fundraising Fundraising I am currently involved Fundraising I am not currently involved, but would like to be Fundraising I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be Connections with Rotary/Rotaract Connections with Rotary/Rotaract I am currently involved Connections with Rotary/Rotaract I am not currently involved, but would like to be Connections with Rotary/Rotaract I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be Other activities (please specify) Other activities (please specify) I am currently involved Other activities (please specify) I am not currently involved, but would like to be Other activities (please specify) I am not currently involved, and prefer not to be Please specify the activity if you selected "other". Question Title * 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'. Club administration Recruiting new members for the club Local service projects International service projects Fundraising Connections with Rotary/Rotaract Other activities (please specify) Question Title * 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 Polio Yes, I am currently involved Polio No, I am not involved, but would like to be Polio No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Education/tutoring projects Education/tutoring projects Yes, I am currently involved Education/tutoring projects No, I am not involved, but would like to be Education/tutoring projects No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Health projects Health projects Yes, I am currently involved Health projects No, I am not involved, but would like to be Health projects No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Assistance to the poor or homeless Assistance to the poor or homeless Yes, I am currently involved Assistance to the poor or homeless No, I am not involved, but would like to be Assistance to the poor or homeless No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Assistance to veterans Assistance to veterans Yes, I am currently involved Assistance to veterans No, I am not involved, but would like to be Assistance to veterans No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Assistance to the elderly, persons with disabilities Assistance to the elderly, persons with disabilities Yes, I am currently involved Assistance to the elderly, persons with disabilities No, I am not involved, but would like to be Assistance to the elderly, persons with disabilities No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Renovation/beautification projects Renovation/beautification projects Yes, I am currently involved Renovation/beautification projects No, I am not involved, but would like to be Renovation/beautification projects No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Others (please specify) Others (please specify) Yes, I am currently involved Others (please specify) No, I am not involved, but would like to be Others (please specify) No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Please specify the activity if you selected "other". Question Title * 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 Peace/conflict prevention Yes, I am involved Peace/conflict prevention No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Peace/conflict prevention No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Disease prevention and treatment Disease prevention and treatment Yes, I am involved Disease prevention and treatment No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Disease prevention and treatment No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Water and sanitation Water and sanitation Yes, I am involved Water and sanitation No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Water and sanitation No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Maternal and child health Maternal and child health Yes, I am involved Maternal and child health No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Maternal and child health No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Basic education and literacy Basic education and literacy Yes, I am involved Basic education and literacy No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Basic education and literacy No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Economic development Economic development Yes, I am involved Economic development No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Economic development No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Other (please specify) Other (please specify) Yes, I am involved Other (please specify) No, I am not involved, but I would like to be Other (please specify) No, I am not involved and prefer not to be Please specify the activity if you selected "other". Question Title * 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)? Fundraising/collections 0%, hands-on service 100% Fundraising/collections 20%, hands-on service 80% Fundraising/collections 40%, hands-on service 60% Fundraising/collections 60%, hands-on service 40% Fundraising/collections 80%, hands-on service 20% Fundraising/collections 100%, hands-on service 0% Question Title * 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. Total number of community/service hours per year Number of hours through the Interact club Question Title * 19. If you are a member of other clubs in your school, how does your Interact club compare? I am not involved with other clubs at my school My Interact club is not as good as the other club(s) My interact club is about as good as the other club(s) My Interact club is better than the other club(s) Question Title * 20. If you are volunteering outside of your school with other organizations (not through your Interact club), how does your Interact club compare? I am not volunteering with other organizations My Interact club is not as good as the other organization(s) My Interact club is about as good as the other organization(s) My Interact club is better than the other organization(s) Question Title * 21. Including you Interact club, with how many organizations/ clubs have you volunteered witth in the last year? I have not volunteered in the past year I volunteered only with my Interact club I volunteered with one other organization I volunteered with two other organizations I volunteered with three other organizations I volunteered with four or more other organizations Question Title * 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'. Other school clubs Service through religious congregation Helping NGO(s) with local projects Helping NGO(s) with international projects Other service activities Question Title * 23. Have you volunteered in a foreign country over the last year? No I have not Yes I have with my Interact club Yes I have with another organization Yes I have with both my Interact club and another organization Question Title * 24. Is there a cost for you to be a member of your Interact club, and if so, what is the cost per year? Cost per year Question Title * 25. How do you feel about the costs associated with membership in your Interact club? There is no cost There is a cost, but it is not too high There is a cost and it is too high Question Title * 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 Recruiting new members Excessive Recruiting new members Adequate Recruiting new members Insufficient Recruiting new members Don’t know Organizing fun activities Organizing fun activities Excessive Organizing fun activities Adequate Organizing fun activities Insufficient Organizing fun activities Don’t know Local service projects Local service projects Excessive Local service projects Adequate Local service projects Insufficient Local service projects Don’t know International service projects International service projects Excessive International service projects Adequate International service projects Insufficient International service projects Don’t know Fundraising Fundraising Excessive Fundraising Adequate Fundraising Insufficient Fundraising Don’t know Other (please specify) Other (please specify) Excessive Other (please specify) Adequate Other (please specify) Insufficient Other (please specify) Don’t know Please specify the activity if you selected "other". Question Title * 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 Quality of our existing membership Excellent Quality of our existing membership Good Quality of our existing membership Average Quality of our existing membership Poor Quality of our existing membership Don’t know Attraction of new members Attraction of new members Excellent Attraction of new members Good Attraction of new members Average Attraction of new members Poor Attraction of new members Don’t know Retention of existing members Retention of existing members Excellent Retention of existing members Good Retention of existing members Average Retention of existing members Poor Retention of existing members Don’t know Gender balance in membership Gender balance in membership Excellent Gender balance in membership Good Gender balance in membership Average Gender balance in membership Poor Gender balance in membership Don’t know Age balance in membership Age balance in membership Excellent Age balance in membership Good Age balance in membership Average Age balance in membership Poor Age balance in membership Don’t know Efforts to meet/welcome new members Efforts to meet/welcome new members Excellent Efforts to meet/welcome new members Good Efforts to meet/welcome new members Average Efforts to meet/welcome new members Poor Efforts to meet/welcome new members Don’t know Fun activities between members Fun activities between members Excellent Fun activities between members Good Fun activities between members Average Fun activities between members Poor Fun activities between members Don’t know Other (please specify) Other (please specify) Excellent Other (please specify) Good Other (please specify) Average Other (please specify) Poor Other (please specify) Don’t know Please specify the area if you selected "other". Question Title * 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. We don't have ways to communicate except through meetings We have a facebook page We have a website We have a blog We have a newsletter We have an annual report We use twitter We present our club at school meetings/assemblies Others (please specify) Please specify the area if you selected "other". Question Title * 29. Does your school have a teacher or school staff member that advises your club, and if so, how helpful is this person? No, we do not have a teacher/staff who advises the club I don't know whether we have a teacher/staff that serves as adviser or not Yes, we have a teacher/staff who advises the club, but this is not very helpful Yes, we have a teacher/staff who advises the club, and this is helpful Yes, we have a teacher/staff who advises the club, and this is very helpful Question Title * 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" No, we do not have a teacher/staff member who advises the club I don't know whether we have a Rotarian adviser or not Yes, we have a teacher who advises the club, but this is not very helpful Yes, we have a teacher who advises the club, and this is helpful Yes, we have a teacher who advises the club, and this is very helpful Question Title * 31. Have you participated in activities organized by Rotaract, Rotary, or other Interact clubs? Please check all the activities that apply. Service project with Rotaract club Service project with Rotary club Service project with other Interact club Attendance at Rotaract club meeting Attendance at Rotary club meeting Attendance at other Interact club meeting Participation in a district-level Interact/Rotaract/Rotary event Question Title * 32. What has been the best service project you have been involved with your Interact club and why? Question Title * 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. Done