[CRNMC] Suggested survey for Measure S participants

[Charles Cresson Wood]

Hello CRNMC friends and associates,

While memories of our fall Measure S campaign are still accessible in our minds, I suggest that we set-up a Survey Monkey questionnaire. It’s free, and it could compile a great deal of useful information from many people, then organizing that information in a way that can be used by CRNMC’s future leaders. Does someone know how to use that system, someone who would be willing to set up such a survey?

https://www.surveymonkey.com/

Here’s a start on the content for such a survey directed at those who participated in the Measure S campaign in one way or another (I suggest 10 questions only).

/s/ Charles

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1. Why did you participate in the Measure S campaign? (choose most relevant answer)
(a) wanted to stop fracking
(b) wanted to establish rights of nature recognized in law
(c) wanted to block excessive rights of corporations
(d) wanted to increase the power of local citizens
(e) wanted to hang out with those who were on the campaign
(f) other (provide answer ___________________________)

2. If you were to participate on another campaign with CRNMC, why would you do that?
(choose most relevant answer)
(a) want to stop ecological damage or some other abuse
(b) want to establish rights of nature recognized in law
(c) want to block excessive rights of corporations
(d) want to increase the power of local citizens
(e) want to hang out with those who were on the campaign
(f) other (provide answer ___________________________)

3. If you have decided not to participate on another campaign with CRNMC, why not?
(a) last effort took too much of my time 
(b) the group was too disorganized
(c) there were too many internal political battles
(d) the group didn’t focus its message sufficiently
(e) group had inconsistent philosophy that is in opposition to that of another group that I work for
(f) other (provide answer ___________________________)

4. How did you first hear about CRNMC?
(a) Paul Cienfuegos
(b) Global Exchange 
(c) CELDF
(d) WELL
(e) Transition Towns
(f) Grange
(g) other (provide answer ___________________________)

5. What future causes/projects do you think CRNMC should pursue?
(check as many as are relevant)
(a) anti-corruption act (get money out of politics)
(b) Mendocino County charter amendment
(c) Mendocino County public bank
(d) land preservation and conservation
(e) “hack and squirt” (banning logging pesticides)
(f) alternative energy system zoning
(g) freedom of speech and surveillance 
(h) freedom to grow your own food
(i) local currency system and barter system
(j) other (provide answer ___________________________)

6. How can CRNMC improve its operations?
(check as many as are relevant)
(a) hold more rallies and/or in-person meetings
(b) set up boycotts or business alliances
(c) set up more social networking systems
(d) make conversations more mobile device friendly
(e) set up an organized system for donating time
(f) set up an organized system for donating money
(g) set up more communications with government officials
(h) clarify its management structure and operations
(i) more clearly identify who is in charge of what tasks
(j) develop and use a conflict resolution procedure
(k) other (provide answer ___________________________)

7. In which other local community activist groups do you participate?
(check as many as are relevant)
(a) Transition Towns
(b) Alliance for Democracy
(c) Ocean Protection Coalition
(d) Occupy
(e) Noyo Food Forest
(f) Mendocino Institute
(g) Mendocino Land Trust
(h) other (provide answer ___________________________)

8. What is your gender?
(check one)
(a) male
(b) female
(c) decline to state
(d) other

9. In what age range do you fit now?
(check one)
(a) 10-19 yrs old
(b) 20-29 yrs old
(c) 30-39 yrs old
(d) 40-49 yrs old
(e) 50-59 yrs old
(f) 60-69 yrs old
(g) 70-79 yrs old
(h) 80+ yrs old

10. What type of work did you do on the campaign? (check as many as are relevant)
(a) signature gathering and compilation
(b) distributing literature and getting the word out to the voting public
(c) legal work and writing the ordinance
(d) government liaison and procedural matters
(e) management of the team, organizing events, etc.
(f) internal communications among team members
(g) other (provide answer ____________________________)