Membership Survey Results

In August we conducted a survey of those people signed up for our e-mail newsletter to better plan our activities and determine how to focus the organization.

  1. What types of e-mail do you expect to receive from signing up for the e-mail list?

    A. GLASS information, invitations and announcements only - 24%

    B. Information from other GLBT organizations - 0%

    C. Periodical e-newsletter - 0%

    D. GLBT news and legislative activities - 0%

    E. Job leads - 0%

    F. All of the above - 76%

  2. How much would you be willing to pay for dues? (Keep in mind, these dues support our web site and other basic organizational needs.)

    A. Nothing - 10%

    B. $5 annually - 2%

    C. $10 annually - 28%

    D. $15 annually - 7%

    E. $20 annually - 50%

  3. What types of events would you expect GLASS to sponsor?

    A. Social (such as happy hours) - 2%

    B. Educational (such as brown bag lunches, tours, professional development) - 0%

    C. Community service (such as Pride participation, volunteer nights) - 7%

    D. Social, Educational and Community Events - 57%

    E. Social and Community Service events only - 2%

    F. Educational and Community events only - 2%

    G. Social and Educational events only - 26%

  4. Of those events, which would you be most interested in?

    A. Social - 55%

    B. Community service - 21%

    C. Educational - 23%

  5. How many events annually would you expect GLASS to sponsor?

    A. 4 - 15%

    B. 6 - 28%

    C. 12 - 39%

    D. 18 - 5%

    E. 24 - 10%

  6. Of those events, about how many would you attend?

    A. One quarter - 10%

    B. One half - 31%

    C. Three quarters - 47%

    D. All of them - 10%

  7. Would you prefer social events:

    A. On Capitol Hill - 21%

    B. In Dupont Circle - 31%

    C. In Northern Virginia - 0%

    D. In Maryland - 0%

    E. In a variety of locations in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland - 42%

  8. What type of daytime events would you attend?

    A. Guest speakers - 23%

    B. Status of legislative issues important to the GLBT community - 10%

    C. Professional development - 2%

    D. All of the above - 63%

  9. What type of evening events would you attend?

    A. Happy hours - 21%

    B. Dinners - 0%

    C. Social activities - 2%

    D. Athletic activities - 0%

    E. All of the above - 73%

  10. Would you like to see events with other GLBT organizations?

    A. Yes - 86%

    B. No - 10%