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Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting

Originally developed for use with the following project: “Evaluating the Ecological and Social Outcomes of Neighborhood and Nonprofit

Urban Forestry: NUCFAC Grant”

Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group (BUFRG)

Interview questions created by Sarah K. Mincey, with Jess Vogt, Shannon Lea Watkins, Burnell C. Fischer, Rachael Bergmann, Lynne Westphal, and Sarah Widney

Contact Jess Vogt with questions about this data collection instrument: jessica.m.vogt@gmail.com.

Suggested Citation: Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group (2014) Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting, originally developed for use with the “Evaluating the Ecological and Social Outcomes of Neighborhood and Nonprofit Urban Forestry: NUCFAC Grant” project. Bloomington, IN: Bloomington Urban Forest Research Group at the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population and Environmental Change, Indiana University. 24 pp. Last updated April 9 2014. http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/research/bufrg_projects_03.php

Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting

Part 1:

Interview for Nonprofit Tree Planting Team Leader/Manager

(LEAD)

"Hello,thisis[interviewer],fromIndianaUniversitycallingforourscheduledinterview.Thanksforagreeingtospeakwithmetoday.Howarethingsgoing?”

[allowforsmalltalk]

Well,Idon’twanttokeepyoutoolong,sowecangetstartedwiththeinterview.Ijustwanttoletyouknowthatwearerecordingtheinterviewforresearchpurposes;asstatedonthestudyinformationsheetIsentyou,ourconversationandtherecordingwillremainconfidential.Anythingyousaywillnotbeconnectedwithyouasanindividual.We’llonlybeconnectingemployeeresponsesinaggregateto[nameofnonprofit].Also,regardingconfidentiality,ifyouwouldpleaseavoiddiscussingtheinterviewquestionswithyourcolleagueswhomwemayalsointerview,we'dappreciateit;wewanttoavoidinfluencingtheanswerswereceive.Doesthatallsoundagreeabletoyou?"[Theirresponse...iftheydonotagree,wewillnotrecordandwillletthemknowthat]

"AsIsuggestedwhenschedulingthisinterview,wewillscheduleafollow-upinterviewwithyoutodiscussmoredetailabouttree-plantingprojects.Today,Ijustwanttogathersomekeydetailsthatwillhelpmestructurethosefollow-upquestionsforyouandtheotheremployeesIinterview.

“I'minterestedinlearningmoreabouttheprogramthroughwhichyouplanttreeswithapplicantgroupslikeneighborhoods(orothersimilarcivicgroups).Inparticular,I'minterestedinthetreeplantingprogrambetween2009and2011.MostofthefollowingquestionsIaskyouwillbeinpresenttenseandthen,formost,I'llaskifthere'sbeenchangeovertimesothatwecanbesuretoconsiderthat09-11timeframe.OK?"[Theirresponse;beginwiththefirstquestionbelow].

€ What’sthenameoftheprogramthroughwhichyouplanttreeswiththegroupslikeneighborhoods(orothersimilarcivicgroups)?

Hopefullythereisonlyone,butiftherearetwoormore,askallquestionsforeachprogram.

€ Wheredoesthetreeplantingprogram(s)fitinyourorganizationalstructure?

€ Hasthatalwaysbeenthecase?Ifnot,€ Whendidthatchange?€ Howdidthatchange?€ Whydidthatchange?

€ Howlonghastheprogram(s)beeninexistence?

€ Aretreeplantingsthroughthisprogramdoneonbothpublicandprivate

lands?Ifboth,€ Whatproportionofthetreesareplantedoneachpropertytype—

€ Private?€ Public?

€ Aretheredifferencesabouttheplantingsorsubsequenttreecaredependingonthepropertytypewheretreesareplanted?Pleasedescribe.

€ What’sthesizeofyouraveragetree-plantinginthisprogram(s)?€ Geographicarea?€ Numberoftrees?€ Numberofgroupparticipants(asinresidentsinaneighborhood)?€ Numberofnonprofitemployeessignificantlyinvolved?€ Haveanyofthefigureschangedalotovertime?Ifso,

€ How?€ When?€ Whydothink?

€ Isthetreeplantingprogramapartofanylargerprograms?

€ Inthenonprofit?€ City?€ Stateornationallevel?

€ Hasthetree-plantingprogramalwaysbeenapartoftheselarger

programs?Ifnot,€ Howdidthatchange?€ When€ Why

€ Whatdotheseprogram(s)doforyourtreeplantingprogram(s)in

termsofsupportorfacilitation?

€ Whatdotheseprogram(s)requireofthenonprofitandthetreeplantingprogram(s)?

€ Arethereany[other]keyorganizationsorentitiesthathavesignificantly

helpedfacilitateyourtreeplantingprogram(s)(andthatweredoingsoin09-11timeframe)?Canyoulisttheseorganizationsorentitiesandtellmewhattheydotohelpfacilitatethetreeplantingprogram(s)?

€ Doyouhaveanyformalagreementswiththesegroupsandcanyoudescribethoseagreements?

€ Doyouhavetoinvolveanyofthesegroupsinyourdecision-makingrelatedtothetree-plantingprogram(s)?Andifso,

€ Forwhatkindsofdecisions?

€ Whichoftheseorganizationshasbeenmostcriticaltoyourwork?

€ Describeyourrelationshipwiththecitygovernmentandtheurbanforester(s).Hasitbeenagoodworkingrelationship?

[Iftheyplantonpublicproperty]€ Doesthecityhavetoapprovethelocationandspeciesoftreesyou

plantonpublicpropertythroughthetreeplantingprogram(s)?

€ Doyouhaveanyagreementswiththecityregardingthecareoftreesplantedthroughthetreeplantingprogram(s)?

€ Hasitalwaysbeenthatway?(Couldprobeandaskabout

cityconflictswithnewsidewalkorroadrepairintermsofcityremovingtrees)

€ Anyotherimportantrolesofthecityinyourtreeplanting

program(s)?

€ Doyouhaveatemplatethatgroups(likeneighborhoods)usetodevelopaplanforhowtheyplantocareforthetreesyouplantwiththemthroughtheprogram(s)?Ifso,

€ Howcanwegetacopy?

€ Ifyouofferanykindofeducationalortrainingmaterialstogroupsregardingplantingorcaringfortreesororganizingthemselves,canwegetacopyofthatinformation?

€ Doyouuseaformthatvolunteersplantingorcaringfortreesfilloutand

givetothenonprofitinthetree-plantingprogram(s)andifso,whatinformationdoesthatincludeonit?

€ Howdoyouusethatinformation?

€ CanIgetacopyofthatform?

€ Doyourecordthelocationofeachtreeyouplantthroughtheprogramandifso,how?

€ Hasthischangedovertime?Ifso,€ How

€ When€ Why

€ Finally,havetherebeenanybigchangesforthenonprofitinthepast5/10years?Forexample,amissionchange,etc.?

€ Similarly,anymajorchangesforthetreeplantingprogram?Thankssomuchforyourtime!That’sallthequestionsIhaveforyouforthispreliminaryinterview.I’mgoingtofollow-uprightnowwithanemailtoyouthatasksforjustafewspecificfigures,likebudgetnumbers,etc.,whichIthinkyoumaywanttocheckrecordstoanswer.I’llalsoremindyouinthatemailaboutthedocumentswediscussedthatyoucouldshare.Also,I’llaskyoutocheckyourscheduleforanotherhourofyourtimeinthenextfewweeksforamoredetailedinterviewabouttreeplantingprojectsthroughtheprogram(s).Soundok?[allowforcomments]Great!Thanksagainandhaveaniceday!

Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting

Part 2:

Interview for All Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting (Including Team

Leader/Manager) (ALL)

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"Hello,thisis[interviewer],fromIndianaUniversitycallingforourscheduledinterview.Thanksforagreeingtospeakwithmetoday.Howarethingsgoing?”

[allowforsmalltalk]

Well,Idon’twanttokeepyoutoolong,sowecangetstartedwiththeinterview.Ijustwanttoletyouknowthatwearerecordingtheinterviewforresearchpurposes;asstatedonthestudyinformationsheetIsentyou,ourconversationandtherecordingwillremainconfidential.Anythingyousaywillnotbeconnectedwithyouasanindividual.We’llonlybeconnectingemployeeresponsesinaggregateto[nameofnonprofit].Also,regardingconfidentiality,ifyouwouldpleaseavoiddiscussingtheinterviewquestionswithyourcolleagueswhomwemayalsointerview,we'dappreciateit;wewanttoavoidinfluencingtheanswerswereceive.Doesthatallsoundagreeabletoyou?"[Theirresponse...iftheydonotagree,wewillnotrecordandwillletthemknowthat]

"AsIsuggestedwhenschedulingthisinterview,ifthisbeginstoruntoolongandweneedtoscheduleafollow-upinterviewtofinish,justletmeknow.Imaybeaskingsomequestionsthatyoufeellikeyou’vetoldsomeoneatIUtheanswerstoalready;however,inorderforourdatatobeconsistentacrossnonprofits,weneedanswerstothesamequestionsforallinterviews.Thanksforyourpatiencewiththis.”

“I'minterestedinlearningmoreabouttheprogramthroughwhichyouplanttreeswithapplicantgroupslikeneighborhoods(orothersimilarcivicgroups).Inparticular,I'minterestedtodayinyourperspectivesonthetreeplantingprogram,[nameofprogram],andprojectsthatoccurredbetween2009and2011.Thesearetheprojectsaboutwhichwe’resurveyingprojectparticipants,andforwhichwe’recollectingtreedata.MostofthefollowingquestionsIaskyouwillbeinpresenttenseandthen,formost,I'llaskifthere'sbeenchangeovertimesothatwecanbesuretoconsiderthat09-11timeframe.OK?"[Theirresponse;beginwiththefirstquestionbelow].

€ Tobegin,howlonghaveyouworkedforthenonprofit?

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€ What'syourcurrentposition?

€ Haveyoualwaysworkedinthispositionforthenonprofit,andifnot,

whatwasyourformerpositionandwhendidyouchangepositions?

€ Tellmeaboutthemission/goalsof[Nonprofit]ingeneral

€ Hasthatchangedinthetimethatyou'vebeenwiththenonprofit?Ifso,

€ How?

NowI'dliketoaskyousomegeneralquestionsaboutthetreeplantingprogram

throughwhichyouplanttreeswithgroupsofpeople…the[nameofprogram]…

Werealizethatyouhavemorethanoneprogramlikethis,canyoukeepthem

bothinmindwhenyou’reansweringthesequestionsandtelluswhenyoucan

thinkofdifferencesbetweentheprograms

OR

Howaretheseprogramsdifferent?Requirementsaboutwhatthe

neighborhoodshavetodo,whathappensontheground,etc.

€ Whatarethemissionandgoalsofthisprogram?

€ Havethemission/goal(s)changedinthetimeyou'veworkedforthenonprofit?Ifso,

€ How?

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€ Ingeneral,whendoyouconsideratreeplantingprojectunderthisprogramtobesuccessful?Whatdoesasuccessfulprojectlooklike?

I'mgoingtoaskyousomespecificquestionsaboutthetreeplantingprogram

butfirstI'dliketoknow...

€ Arethereanyorganizationsorentitiesthathavesignificantlyhelpedfacilitatethetreeplantingprogram(andthatweredoingsoin09-11timeframe)?Canyoulisttheseorganizationsorentitiesandtellmewhattheydotohelpfacilitatethetreeplantingprogram?

€ Doyouhaveanyformalagreementswiththesegroupsandcanyoudescribethoseagreements?

€ Doyouhavetoinvolveanyofthesegroupsinyourdecision-makingrelatedtothetree-plantingprogram?Andifso,

€ Forwhatkindsofdecisions?

€ Whichoftheseorganizationshasbeenmostcriticaltoyourwork?

€ Describeyourrelationshipwiththecitygovernmentandtheurbanforester(s).Hasitbeenagoodworkingrelationship?

Youmighthavementionedsomeofthis,butnowIwanttotalkaboutsome

detailsrelatedtotheinitialprocessinimplementingatreeplanting…

€ First,aretheredifferenttypesofgroups(e.g.,achurchvs.neighborhoodvs.aschool)thatparticipateintheprogramandifso,canyougivemesomeexamples?IFYES,

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€ Aretheredifferentrequirementsofthegroupsyouworkwithtoplanttreesbasedonthetypeofgroup?[Ifyes,telltheintervieweewe'dliketofocusmoreonneighborhood-typeplantingsandtheirrequirementsingeneral,butthatiftheyrecalldifferencesaswegoalong,you'dappreciatethemmakingnoteofthembygrouptype]

€ Dogroupsreceiveanykindofinformationaboutwhatexactlyisrequiredofthemtogettrees?Ifyes,

€ Howisthatinformationdisseminated?Orally,throughawebsite,byemailorpapercopies?

€ Doallgroupshavetocompleteanapplicationtogettreesfromthe

nonprofit?Ifyes,€ Hasthischangedovertime?Ifso,

€ When€ Why

€ Whatinformationdogroupshavetoincludeintheapplication?[If

notcompletelyobvious,probeforwhytheyneedparticularpiecesofinformation]€ Hasitalwaysbeenrequiredtosubmitanapplicationwiththese

components?Ifnot,€ whatchanged?€ when€ why

€ What[other]informationdoyougatherinordertoapproveordenyagroupplantingandhowdoyougetthatinformation?

€ Hasthischangedovertime?ifso€ When?€ why?

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€ Doyoueverrejectagroupthathassoughtatreeplanting?Ifso,€ Why?Whywouldyouchooseonegroupforatreeplantingover

another;whatareyourselectioncriteria?

€ Hasthischangedovertime?ifso,€ When?€ Why?

€ Doyourequirethatagroupseekingtreesbeformallyorganized(likeaneighborhoodassociation,achurchgroup,etc.)?

€ Why/whynot?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime;ifso,

€ When?€ Why?

€ Doyousometimesapproachagroupthathasn'tapproachedyoufortreesinitially?Ifso,

€ Whywouldyou(asarepresentativeofthenonprofit)solicitagroup--canyoulistthereasons?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,

€ When

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€ why?

I’dliketoknowmoreaboutwhatroletheapplicantgroupplays.Onceyou’ve

approvedatreeplanting…

€ Doyouhaveaplanningmeetingwiththegrouporaleaderofthegroup?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?

€ Dogroupsparticipateinsitingthetrees?

€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?

€ Dogroupsparticipateinchoosingtheirspecies?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?

€ Dogroupspayforthetreesorraisesomefunds?

€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?

€ Dogroupscommittoplantthetrees?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?

€ Whatproportionornumberofindividualsmustcommit?€ Dotheyeachsignanagreementorcontract?

€ Dogroupscommittobeinvolvedintreecarelikewatering?

€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?€ Isthereasetnumber/proportionofindividualsthathaveto

commit?€ Dotheyeachsignanagreementorcontract?

€ Dogroupsdevelopandsubmittoyouaformalplanabouthowthey

plantocareforthetrees?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?

€ Doyouhelpspreadthewordwithintheapplicantgroupabouttherebeingatree-planting?

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€ Ifso,how?

€ Haveanyofthoseplanningsteps(ortheirformalityinrequirement)changedovertime?Ifso,€ When?€ Why?

€ Doyouhaveadaywhenyouplanttreeswiththeapplicantgroups[ifYes,keepgoing;ifno-St.Louis-seealternativesbelow)

Solet'stalkabitabouttheplantingday…

€ Dovolunteerssign-inwiththenonprofitonthetreeplantingday?

€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?€ Whatinfodoyouget?

€ Howdoyouuseit?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,

€ When€ Why?

€ Areindividualsthataregoingtocareforthetreespost-plantingthereattheplanting?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequiredofthem?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifyes,€ When€ Why?

St.Louisalternatives:

Solet'stalkabitaboutthetreeplanting…

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€ Doyouhaveanywayofknowingexactlywhovolunteersandplantsthetrees(intheapplicantgrouporotherwise)?€ Ifyes,pleasedescribehowyouknowwhichindividualsareinvolved

(iftheyhaven’talready)€ Ifapplicabletotheirstrategy-isthatstrategyofcollecting

volunteerinformationsuggestedorrequiredbythenonprofit?€ Whatinfodoyouget?€ Howdoyouuseit?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,€ When?€ Why?

€ Doyouknowiftheindividualsthataregoingtocareforthetreespost-plantingarethereattheplanting?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequiredofthembythenonprofit?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,€ When?€ Why?

ResumeforallNPs:

NowI’dliketotalkalittlebitabouttrainingandeducationofgroupsthat

receivetrees…

Aregroupparticipantseducatedaboutortrainedintreeplantingand/ortreecareandifso,canyoudescribethatprocess?[Besuretobelisteningforthetrainingdetailsbelow-checkoffwhenanyofthefollowingareansweredsoyouwon’thavetoaskthequestion]

€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequiredofgroupmembers?

€ Doesthetrainingcoverplanting?€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,

paper/electronic)?€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?

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€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?

€ Doesthetrainingcoverwatering?€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,

paper/electronic)?€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?

€ Doesthetrainingcovermulching?

€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,paper/electronic)?

€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?

€ Doesthetrainingcoverstaking?

€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,paper/electronic)?

€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?

€ Doesthetrainingcoverpruning?

€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,paper/electronic)?

€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?

€ Doesanyothertrainingoftheapplicantgroupoccur?

€ Haveanyofthosestrategiesregardingtrainingchangedovertime?

€ Ifso,whenandwhy?

Inadditiontotraining,doyoueducatethegroupabout…

€ Thebenefitsoftrees?Ifyes,€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteneducation(iflatter,

paper/electronic)?€ Whenisthisshared?

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€ Doyouprovideeducationaboutgeneraltreebiologyorecology?Ifyes,

€ Doyouofferoraland/orwritteneducation(iflatter,paper/electronic)?

€ Whenisthisshared?

€ Doyouprovideeducationaboutcoordinatingandmotivatingpeopleinthegroup?I.e.,Organizingskills?Ifyes,

€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteneducation(iflatter,paper/electronic)?

€ Whenisthisshared?

€ Doyouofferanyothereducationtotheapplicantgroupsthatyoucandescribe?

€ Doyouofferthatinformationverballyand/orinwrittenform(iflatter,paper/electronic)?

€ Whenisthisinformationshared?

€ Haveanyofyoureducationalcomponentsorthewaysuchinformationisexchangedchangedovertime?Ifyes,

€ Whatchanged?€ When?€ why?

ForSt.Louis,say:Irealizeyoumaynotknow,butjustincase…

Onthedayofthetreeplanting,iseachtree…

€ Watered?€ Mulched?€ Staked?€ Pruned?€ Areanyothermanagementactionstakenforeachplantedtree?

€ Haveanyofthosestrategiesforpost-plantingmaintenancechangedovertime?Ifyes,

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€ How?€ When?€ why?

€ Ifnotaddressed:Areanykindsofsoilamendmentsdone?

€ Hasthischangedovertime?€ When?€ why?

€ Ifnotaddressed:Isthelocationofeachplantedtreerecordedandifso,

how?€ Hasthischangedovertime?€ When?€ why?

€ Doyouhelpcoordinatesocialactivitiesforthegrouparoundtheplanting

work?€ Hasthischangedovertime?€ When?€ why?

Nowlet’stalkalittleaboutthemaintenanceofthetreesafterplanting…

€ Justtoclarify,whatkindsofmaintenanceofthetreesdoyourequireofthegroup—justwatering?

€ Doyourequirethateachtreeiswateredaparticularamount/frequency/duration?(Forexample,somenonprofitssay,15gallons/weekwhenitdoesn’trainfortwoseasons.

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?€ How?€ When?

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€ Why?

€ Doyouoffersuggestionstothegroupastohowtheycanaccomplishwatering?

€ Doyougivethegroupanyequipmentinordertohelpthemaccomplishwatering?

€ Hasthatchangedovertime?€ How?€ When?€ Why?

Iftheyhavelistedotherkindsofthemaintenanceisrequired,repeatthe

underlinedquestionsforeachofthetypesofmaintenancerequiredbythe

group(replacingtheword“watered”or“watering”withtheother

maintenanceactivity).

€ Doyourequirethatsomeoneinthegroupmonitortheconditionofthetrees?Ifyes,

€ Withwhatfrequencyandduration?€ Hasthatchangedovertime?

€ How?€ When?€ why?

SoIaskedyouaboutwhetherthegroupmembershavetomonitorthetrees…

€ HowdoYOUknowthatthegroupsarefollowingthroughwiththeircommitmenttocareforthetrees?Tobeexplicit,doyoucheckonthetreesoncethey’replanted?Ifso,

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€ Doyouphysicallygolookatthetreesordoyoucommunicatewiththegroup?Ifeither,

€ Howregularly?€ Isthatrequiredofyouasanemployee?€ IsthatrequiredoftheNonprofitthroughcontractswiththe

city(orotherentity)?

€ Whatwouldhappenifyouweretofindthattreeswerenotdoingwellandyoususpected(orknew)theywerenotbeingcaredforasagreedupon?

€ Isyourresponsereflectiveofaformalpolicy?

€ Whatdoyoudoifatreediesor“goesmissing”?€ Isthetreereplaced?Ifso,

€ Bywhom?

€ Ifatreeweretobereplaced,whocaresforitandwhatistheprocessofarrangingforthatcare?

€ Ifatreeweretobereplaced,howwouldyouupdatethat

informationinyourrecords?

€ Areanyofthosestrategiesrelatedtoareplacedtreeformalizedinpolicy?Ifso,canyouexplain?

€ Haveanyofthosestrategiesrelatedtoreplacingdeadormissingtreeschangedovertime?Ifso,

€ How?€ When?€ why?

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SoI’dliketotrytounderstandhowmuchautonomyandcollaborationoccurs

betweenthenonprofitandthetree-plantinggroups.Let'sthinkofthisinterms

ofa5-pointscalewherea5meansthattheNPmakesallthedecisions,a3

meanscompletecollaboration(equalsayfromNPandgroup),and1meansthe

groupmakesallthedecisions.Makesense?Canyougivemearankingfor...

€ Planningtheplanting€ Planningthecareofplantedtrees€ Implementingthecareofthetrees€ Resolvingconflictsamongthegroupmembers

€ Wouldyousayanyofthoserankingshavechangedovertime?Ifso,

€ How?€ When?€ Why?

NowI'dliketoaskyouaboutanyeffectsyou'veobservedfromtreeplanting

projectsyou'veadministered…

Forthosegroupswithwhomyou'veworked,haveyoubeenabletoobservechangesinthegroupsthatyouwouldattributetothetreeplantingand/ortreecare?Ifso,canyoudescribethekindsofchanges?Whydoyouattributethosechangestotreeplanting/care?

Haveyounoticedparticularcharacteristicsaboutplantingprojectsthatmakethemmoresuccessful?

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…aboutgroupsthatmakethemmoresuccessful?

NowI'mgoingtoaskyouafewstandarddemographic-typequestionsor

“describe-yourself“-typequestions.Ifyoudon'tfeelcomfortableansweringany

ofthem,justsay"pass.”

Howlonghaveyoulivedinthecity?Whichbestdescribesyourgender?Male/Female?Whatrace/ethnicitydoyouconsideryourself?Canyoudescribeyoureducation/training?Areyouacertifiedarborist?Inanaverageweek,doyouget~3hoursofmoderately-intenseactivity(likebriskwalking,hiking,tennis,orbiking)?Anotherequivalentmetricis~30minutesofsuchactivityperday.Doyouconsideryourselfanenvironmentalist?That’sallthequestionsIhaveforyou.Arethereanyfinalcommentsyou’dlike

tomakeaboutthetreeplantingprogramoranythingparticularlyimportant

abouttheprogramandprojectsthatoccurredbetween2009and2011?

[allowforcomments]

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Well,thankssomuchforyourtime.ItmayhappenthatIlaterrealizeIthatI’m

missingapieceofinformation.Ifthathappens,wouldyoumindterriblyifIwere

tobebackintouchwithyou?

[allowforcomments]

Thanksagainandhaveaniceday!

[sign-off]