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Palmer Alumnae Leadership Council

Needs Assessment Survey 2012

Survey ParticipationLeadership Council Focus

Alumnae-Active Relations and Support

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Who Participated

Southern California- Whittier Neighborhood, 23, 21%

Southern California- Rest, 14, 13%

Southern California- LA County, 13, 12%

Southern California- Orange County, 13, 12%

Mountain Region, 11, 10%

South, 10, 9%

Pacific Region, 8, 7%

Northern California, 7, 6%

Mid-West, 5, 5%

Northeast, 4, 4%

Outside the United States (including US territories), 3, 3%

Decade TOTAL ELIGIBLE

Total Participants

SurveyParticipation

Rate

1940-1944 19 1 5.3%1945-1949 29 1 3.4%1950-1954 50 5 10.0%1955-1959 50 3 6.0%1960-1964 53 8 15.1%1965-1969 73 3 4.1%1970-1974 56 4 7.1%1975-1979 63 10 15.9%1980-1984 46 10 21.7%1985-1989 40 9 22.5%1990-1994 39 8 20.5%1995-1999 39 11 28.2%2000-2004 26 11 42.3%2005-2009 45 14 31.1%2010-2014 35 12 34.3%

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Who Participated: Decade/Location

decade

Southern California-

Whittier Neighborhood

Southern California- LA County

Southern California-

Orange County

Southern California-

RestNorthern California

Pacific Region

Mountain Region Mid-West Northeast South

Outside the United States

(including US

territories) Grand Total1940-1944 1 11945-1949 1 11950-1954 3 2 51955-1959 1 1 1 31960-1964 1 1 1 4 1 81965-1969 1 1 1 31970-1974 1 1 2 41975-1979 3 2 1 1 1 2 101980-1984 7 1 1 1 1 111985-1989 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 91990-1994 2 1 1 1 2 1 81995-1999 1 2 2 4 2 112000-2004 4 2 1 1 2 1 112005-2009 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 142010-2014 5 4 2 1 12

Grand Total 23 13 13 14 7 8 11 5 4 10 3 111

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Leadership CouncilParticipation and Focus

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What are you most interested in seeing the Palmer Society Alumnae Leadership Council do? Rating scale of 1 to 5

Decade

Community Building-

social

Community Service

Opportunity

Networking

(Professional)

Mentoring (Professional/Leader

ship)Publicity

For EventsCommunic

ation

Endowed Scholarshi

p Oversight

Endowed Scholarship Growth

Resource To Actives

Providing Institutional Memory

Number of Participant

s1940-1944 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 11945-1949 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 11950-1954 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 5.0 4.0 3.3 31955-1959 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 31960-1964 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 51965-1969 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 31970-1974 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 31975-1979 3.6 3.4 4.1 4.2 2.7 3.8 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.9 101980-1984 3.7 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.0 4.0 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.2 101985-1989 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.1 81990-1994 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.3 3.3 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 2.9 81995-1999 3.4 2.9 3.5 4.0 3.0 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 112000-2004 4.1 3.4 4.0 4.1 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.2 112005-2009 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.4 3.9 3.6 142010-2014 4.0 3.8 4.6 4.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.5 11Average 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.2 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.4 102

1 Low Interest23 Neutral4

5High Interest

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Are you interested in serving on the Palmer Leadership Council or as an Alumnae Volunteer, for example, as Alumnae Sponsor or on a special project of your own design?

Yes; 10; 12%

Yes, if a mechanism for out of area

alumnae to partici-pate was worked

out; 17; 21%

Yes, someday. Just not now; 22; 27%

No, not now; 32; 40%

Decade Yes

Yes, if a mechanism was worked

outYes, someday. Just not now No, not now

1940-1944 11945-1949 11950-1954 21955-1959 1 21960-1964 21965-1969 21970-1974 1 21975-1979 4 4 11980-1984 2 5 21985-1989 1 1 1 41990-1994 1 1 31995-1999 2 2 52000-2004 1 1 1 42005-2009 1 9 3 12010-2014 3 4 Grand Total 10 17 22 32

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Leadership Council Terms of Service

biennial basis; 12; 27%

triennial basis; 7; 16%

yearly basis; 26; 58%

I would be willing to serve on the council depending on the commitment evaluated on a Agree; 21; 43%

Disagree; 28; 57%

A dues requirement would prevent me from participating in the Leadership council.

Agree; 26; 53%

Disagree; 23; 47%

Tiered dues based on participation level is at-tractive.

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Check all that Core Leadership Council Groups that you are interested in participating in-

Decade

Mission, Strategic

Plan/ PolicyCommunication-Publicity

Scholarship-Fundraising

Community Service

Community Building

Networking and

Mentoring At-large1940-1944              1945-1949              1950-1954             11955-1959     1        1960-1964              1965-1969              1970-1974 1   1   1 1  1975-1979 1   1 1   2 21980-1984   2   3 1 2 31985-1989   1 1 1   1  1990-1994 1 2 2 1 1   11995-1999     2 1   2 12000-2004 1   1 1 1 3 12005-2009 6 3 2 6 5 10 12010-2014 4 2 2 2 1 5 2Grand Total 14 10 13 16 10 26 12

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Alumnae Sponsor Support

No; 39; 75%

Yes; 7; 13%Yes, if the

responsibility was shared

by more alumnae (3 or more); 6;

12%

Are you interested in being alumnae sponsor?

no; 24; 51%yes; 23; 49%

If you are uninterested in being a sponsor, would you willing to be a "guest sponsor" or fill-in sponsor

on an as needed basis, perhaps once or twice a year?

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What are you most interested in seeing the Palmer Society Alumnae Leadership Council do? Active-Alumnae Relations

Resource to undergraduate organization (actives) Providing institutional memory on an advisement basis

Decade

High Interes

tInteres

tNeutra

l

Less Interes

t

Low Interes

t Blank1940-1944   1        

1945-1949         1  

1950-1954   1 2     2

1955-1959 1   1   1  

1960-1964   1 2   1 4

1965-1969   2     1  

1970-1974 1 1 1     1

1975-1979 4 3 2   1  

1980-1984   6 2 2 1  

1985-1989 1   5 1   2

1990-1994 1 1 3 2 1  

1995-1999 3 2 5 1    

2000-2004   2 8     1

2005-2009 2 6 5 1    

2010-2014 1 4 6     1Grand Total

14 30 42 7 7 11

Decade

High Interes

tInteres

tNeutra

l

Less Interes

t

Low Interes

t Blank1940-1944   1        

1945-1949         1  

1950-1954   2       3

1955-1959   2 1      

1960-1964 1   3   1 3

1965-1969   1 2      

1970-1974   2 1     1

1975-1979 3 5 2      

1980-1984   4 4 2 1  

1985-1989 1 2 3 1   2

1990-1994 2 2 4      

1995-1999 3 1 6 1    

2000-2004 3 5 2     1

2005-2009 5 4 4 1    

2010-2014 5 4 1   1 1Grand Total

23 35 33 5 4 11

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Palmer Society Active-Alumnae RelationsFund Raising for Palmer Society Projects/Needs

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Are you willing to consider financially supporting Palmer Society interests other than the Palmer Society Endowed Scholarship?

Decade No Yes BlankGrand Total

1940-1944 1 11945-1949 1 11950-1954 3 2 51955-1959 3 31960-1964 2 6 81965-1969 1 1 1 31970-1974 2 2 41975-1979 4 4 2 101980-1984 4 5 2 111985-1989 4 4 1 91990-1994 3 3 2 81995-1999 5 5 1 112000-2004 4 6 1 112005-2009 4 10 142010-2014 5 4 3 12

Grand Total 46 44 21 111

No; 46; 41%

Yes; 44; 40%

Blank; 21; 19%

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Rate your interest in providing a platform to support the following causes: -

Decade

Verified need base support of dues for Actives in financial

need

Verified need base support

of Little Sister

mentoring by Actives in financial

need

Special projects

(pledge pins, jewelry

molds, one-time/occasional expenses

etc)

Community wide

communications, postal

Society storage

Event specific

needs (Rush, sponsor a guest at

Rush, sponsor an Active at

Homecoming)

Financially Support Palmer

Alumnae Leadership

Council projects

Participants

1940-1944               0

1945-1949               0

1950-1954               0

1955-1959               0

1960-1964               0

1965-1969 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1

1970-1974 4.0 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 2

1975-1979 3.5 3.3 4.3 2.0 1.8 2.8 4.0 4

1980-1984 3.0 2.4 2.8 2.8 1.8 2.2 3.2 5

1985-1989 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.8 4

1990-1994 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3

1995-1999 3.4 2.6 3.6 2.0 2.0 3.6 3.0 5

2000-2004 3.8 3.8 3.6 2.0 2.0 3.6 3.4 5

2005-2009 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.8 1.8 3.8 3.4 10

2010-2014 4.0 4.2 3.8 2.8 3.0 4.0 2.6 4

Average 3.5 3.3 3.4 2.6 2.2 3.3 3.3 43

1 – no support2  3 – neutral4  

5– strongly support

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Preferred methods for growing our funds especially for projects like those listed above (check all that apply) Assume any fundraising would be accompanied with transparent reporting (incomes and expenses) -

Decade

Small event fundraising – car

washes, restaurant events, etc.

Fundraising at Alumnae events– silent auction or

raffle

Call to support as needed from the

alumnae

Proceeds from a service or event,

e.g. limited edition gear, wine

tasting, etc.

Annual voluntary contribution

separate from Scholarship

efforts1940-19441945-19491950-19541955-19591960-19641965-1969 1 1 11970-1974 2 2 1 21975-1979 1 2 3 3 21980-1984 2 4 3 2 31985-1989 1 2 2 21990-1994 3 2 2 3 21995-1999 1 2 1 4 32000-2004 1 5 3 5 42005-2009 7 9 3 8 72010-2014 5 5 3 3 3Grand Total 21 34 20 32 29

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Stats, Council Focus, and Alumnae-Active Relations Summary

• In 2012, 111 Palmer alumnae, representing classes from 1940 – 2011 participated in a needs assessment survey• Both out-of-area and local respondents expressed some interest in

providing service to Palmer alumnae. Respondents were split on whether they would contribute financial support for alumnae needs (events, communications needs, etc.)