HOW ARE YOUR RATINGS?An Essential Evaluation Tool For Clubs

HOW ARE YOUR RATINGS?An Essential Evaluation Tool For Clubs

1. Club Name or Number: ________________________________________________________________________________

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY IMPORTANCE

2. When it comes to volunteer activities, how important to you are each of the following statements?

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A Raising funds for various charitable projects

B Providing valuable services that directly help others

C Encouraging many members to take leadership roles

D Having regular meetings with other members to allow us to socialize

E Having regular meetings with other members to plan upcoming initiatives

F Providing networking opportunities that can help me with my career/business

G Incorporating a sense of fun into the service activities

H Ensuring that the activity helps the local community where I live

I Ensuring that the activity helps people beyond my local community

J Offering opportunities for both men and women to participate

K Offering opportunities for individual members to receive awards for a job well done

L Finding ways to involve the children and families of members

M Infusing a sense of formality and decorum

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Not At All Important

Very Important

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SATISFACTION WITH YOUR LIONS CLUB

3. How much do you agree that the following statements describe how you feel about our Lions club?

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Do Not Agree At All

Agree Completely

A Is something that I really enjoy

B Gives me a sense of pride

CGives me a real sense of accomplishment in the services that we provide

DMakes me feel as though I am doing something positive to help others

E I would not hesitate to recommend that friends and/or family join

F Has become an important part of my life

G I have a real influence in my club

H I am respected by other people in my club

II plan to continue being an active member in my Lions Club for the foreseeable future

JI am very satisfied by the rewards that I receive for my investment of time and money

Your participation in this survey to evaluate our club is

greatly appreciated. Your answers will help us to see our

club’s strengths and weaknesses and to develop a plan

to improve what we are already good at or address

problems that need attention.

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MEETING SATISFACTION

4. How much do you agree that the following statements describe how you feel about our meetings?

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Do Not Agree At All

Agree Completely

A The club president follow an agenda

B Meetings start and end on time

C The club provides interesting and varied programs

D Guests are properly introduced

E Meetings are interesting and lively

F There is a friendly atmosphere during club meetings

G Speakers are given enough time for their presentations

H The meeting place is adequate

IClub members have the opportunity to participate and communicate

JThe minutes of the previous meeting and the board of directors meeting distributed and approved

KThe treasurer gives monthly reports regarding the club’s financialstanding

L My time is respected and used wisely

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5. How often would you like to meet?

c More Often

c Just right

c Less often

6. How frequently do you prefer to have in-person

club meetings? Please choose one answer.

c More than once a week

c Once a week

c Three times a month

c Two times a month

c Once a month

c Less frequently than once a month

c Never

7. What day of the week do you prefer the

meeting to take place on? Please rank in

order of preference.

c Sunday

c Monday

c Tuesday

c Wednesday

c Thursday

c Friday

c Saturday

8. What time of day would you ideally like to have

meetings? Please choose one answer.

c Morning

c Lunchtime

c Evening

9. Do you prefer for club meetings to include a

meal? Please choose one answer.

c Yes

c No

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EVALUATION OF YOUR LIONS CLUB

10. How well does our club do the following?

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Does Not Describe at All

Perfectly Describes

A Raises significant funds for various charitable projects

B Provides valuable services that directly help others

CEncourages each member to take a leadership role at some point during their membership

D Has regular meetings with other members to allow us to socialize

EHas regular meetings with other members to plan upcoming initiatives

FProvides networking opportunities that can help me with mycareer/business

G Incorporates a sense of fun into the service activities

H Ensures that the activity helps the local community where I live

IEngages in activities that help people outside of my local community

J Offers opportunities for both men and women to participate

KOffers opportunities for individual members to receive awards for a job well done

L Finds ways to involve the children and families of members

M Infuses a sense of formality and decorum

NProvides opportunities to socialize with other members whom I enjoy

O Is very welcoming and makes me feel as though I belong

P There are many cliques within our club that I do not feel a part of

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LION WISHES/FRUSTRATIONS

11. How much do you agree that the following statements describe any wishes or frustrations that you may feel toward our club?

OTHER COMMENTS

12. Use this space to provide other comments:

Please return your survey to the person who will be tabulating the results.

AThe leaders of my club allow me to be as active in the club as Idesire

B Our club is at an optimum size for our current activities

COur club equally involves men and women in club activities andleadership

D Our club allows women to serve in leadership roles

E Sufficient protections exist to ensure club funds are used properly

F Sufficient protections exist to ensure club elections are run fairly

G Mentoring is available to members who desire it

H I would appreciate having a mentor to help explain things to me

IWelcomes diversity in our membership (e.g. ethnicity, socio-economically, gender)

JEmbraces technology whenever possible (e.g. has a website, uses the Internet to report member activities)

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Do Not Agree At All

Agree Completely

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