Greetings. We are creating a web site for individuals and agencies that work in Haiti, a convenient, one-stop site on which most of the information you need to make day-to-day decisions may be found. We are considering what types of information and services would be of greatest value to you and your overseas personnel. You may help us by completing this short survey. If you will enter your name and/or email address at the end, we will keep you informed of our progress. (Web Version)
When you have filled in the required answers, please hand it to the proctor, fax it to (801) 605-1715, email it to (survey AT aftrain.com) or mail it to My Haiti Survey, P.O. Box 123 Zeeland, MI 49464-0123.
1) How often do you use the World Wide Web to find information and services to aid you in your work in Haiti? [ ] Daily [ ] Every couple of days [ ] Weekly [ ] Once in a while [ ] Seldom 2) Which choices best describe your affiliation with an agency or mission? [ ] Agency director [ ] Agency volunteer [ ] Agency employee [ ] Long-term missionary [ ] Short-term missionary [ ] Committed donor [ ] Fund raiser [ ] Journalist [ ] Friend of an agency [ ] Interested person 3) If you work with an agency, is your agency... [ ] A Christian mission? [ ] A humanitarian agency / mission? [ ] An individual or family work? [ ] A governmental agency? [ ] Another kind?
4) Which categories of INFORMATION would you consider to be most valuable in helping you to make day-to-day decisions about your work in Haiti IF such information was available to you? (Choose the most valuable to you. You may choose more than one.) [ ] Detailed information about other agencies, missions and members. [ ] Listings of people and services available to help in problem solving and decision-making. [ ] News specific to Haiti and updated daily, summarized from a variety of sources. [ ] Contact information for funding sources: grants, loans, agencies, large donors. [ ] Sound recordings of recent meetings, conferences, interviews, speeches, essays. [ ] Manuscripts, books, essays, reference material, reviews, texts available on demand. [ ] Maps, directions, history, statistics, details, land use, agricultural info. [ ] Photo montages of landmarks, people, scenery, villages, areas, ministries, works-in-process.
5) Which categories of SERVICES would you consider to be most valuable in helping you to make decisions about your work in Haiti IF such information was available to you? (Choose the four most valuable to you.) [ ] Technical courses, technical help, computer help & consulting, freeware, forms, procedures. [ ] Language services and resources, translating, Creole commentaries, curriculum. [ ] Advertising - help wanted, volunteers needed, goods needed, goods available, surplus. [ ] Electronic bulletin board for posting comments, opinions, blogs, photographs, field reports. [ ] Video and other promotional material from your agency and other agencies. [ ] Opportunities to serve others as a paid employee or volunteer.
6) If money was not a factor, which of the following services would be most helpful to you now? (Choose the two most valuable.) [ ] You could provide me with a website so I can let others know what we are accomplishing. [ ] You could distribute our newsletter in digital form to a list of interested people. [ ] You could let other agencies with a surplus know that we have a need for it. [ ] You could research and apply for grants and other available funds on our behalf. [ ] You could make someone available in Haiti to check on needs of our agency in an emergency. [ ] You could produce a professional promotional DVD for our supporters. [ ] You could provide me with a list of professionals who volunteer their services.
7) What other information or services might be useful to you if made accessible on a website?
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8) If such information and services as we described in the statements above were available on one website, how often do you suppose you might access it to aid you in your work in Haiti? [ ] Daily [ ] Every couple of days [ ] Weekly [ ] Once in a while [ ] Seldom
9) What types of information might you be able to provide for a cooperative website? [ ] Journal of day-to-day ministry in Haiti, or weekly / monthly column. [ ] Manuscripts, tracts, maps, video or recordings on pertinent topics. [ ] Advice on training methods, horticulture, politics or 'incarnational' ministry. [ ] Photo arrays, photos of your ministry, ministry / agency address and stats. [ ] Surplus items for sale or trade, services you could render, services or info you need. [ ] Computer / technical help: typing, programming, scanning, web design. [ ] Field expertise, troubleshooting, advice. [ ] Other information / services. [ ] None.
10) If you answered 'Other information / services,' what?
11) Any other suggestions? _________________________________________________________________________
12) We are planning to make most of our services free to you. We would like to keep you updated, and have access to the information and services you might be able to provide.
Please enter your email address in the following blank. (Your address will not be used in any other way than to contact you about this project.)
13) You could also enter the name and city of the agency you serve.
14) And may we have your name and contact information?