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The needs assessment survey was designed in 2012 to understand what alumnae interests and practices when it comes to the Palmer Society. 111 Palmer alumnae, representing classes from 1940 – 2011 participated in a needs assessment survey. These results reflect the overall survey statistics and general alumnae interests.
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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.)