AWM Strategic Planning Survey Submission Form

AWM has embarked on a strategic planning process to better promote our profession and serve our members. Your feedback is critical to the success of AWM. We need your honest opinions and perceptions. All responses will be kept confidential. Please complete this survey.

Submit your survey responses via this form. Use "RESET" to clear values if needed.

1.	How long have you been an AWM member? years
2.	What category best describes your current membership?
	Student member
	Academic member (teacher/professor)
	Non-academic professional member
	Other (Please specify)
3.	Approximately how many times have you availed yourself of AWM programs or services?

4.	Please tell us what you value the most about AWM using the list below. Please mark all that apply with an "x" and number (i.e., 1, 2, 3) the top three.
	Networking opportunities
	Educational programs - workshops, lectures, conferences
	Keep up-to-date on professional trends and issues
	Looking for a job
	Grants
	Awards
	Mentor Network
	AWM’s publications (including the newsletter)
	Online Discussion Forum
	Career Resources
	Its mission
	Other
5.	On a scale from 1 to 5 please rate how satisfied you are with the following programs and services offered by AWM:
		Very Dissatisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied	No Opinion
	a. AWM newsletter
	b. Discussion Forum
	c. Workshops for grads/postdocs
	d. Special workshops
	e. Networking opportunities
	f. Travel grants
	g. Sonia Kovalevsky high school days
	h. Online Advertising
	i. Website
	j. Career Resources
	k. Mentor Network
	l. AWM student chapters
	Please explain your answers more specifically:
6.	What, if anything, has caused you concern about the value of your AWM membership or has deterred you from availing yourself of AWM programs, benefits or services? (Check any that apply). If there are no concerns or deterrents, please skip to question #7.
	AWM does not provide services I need (such as: )
	Cost versus value
	AWM does not understand my needs at this point in my career
	AWM does not provide good member service
	AWM lacks diversity or is too "cliquish"
	AWM appears stagnant, not very progressive
	Programs/services are difficult to access or offered at inconvenient locations
	We do not receive enough advance notice
	Programs and/or services are not of interest/value
	Other
	If you’ve expressed concerns, please explain to help us understand your needs:

7.	Overall, how well does AWM meet your expectations in the following areas?
		Falls significantly SHORT of my expectations	MEETS my expectations	Significantly EXCEEDS my expectations	No Opinion
	a. Overall member service
	b. Provide useful services/activities
	c. Overall value of membership
	If AWM is not meeting your expectations, please describe what the organization can do to improve:

8.	Do you feel AWM is successful in fulfilling its mission of encouraging and enhancing the participation and advancement of women in the mathematical sciences? Why or why not?

9.	What additional services or benefits would you like from your membership that AWM does NOT currently provide?

10.	Are there issues affecting women in the field or the field as a whole that you would like to see AWM address or address more aggressively? If so, what?

11.	What trends, developments, and/or technologies do you believe will have a significant impact on our field in the next few years?

	Please share anything else with us that may be of significance to the future plans of AWM.

Thank you very much for your participation in this important survey. Your responses, along with those of other AWM members, will help us set strategic directions and programs to address the real needs of our members.

You may also send a printed survey by fax or mail by December 5 to: Nancy W. Moore N.W. Moore & Associates, 811 Michigan Avenue #1N Evanston, IL 60202 Fax: 847-556-1214 E-mail: nwmoor@earthlink.net