<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Good afternoon everyone!</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">As some of you know, I am taking over the position of Baronial Chatelaine. I first want to thank Lady Amyon for all of her fantastic hard work and enthusiasm throughout her time as Chatelaine!! <span> </span>I hope that I can use my experience and energies to continue her hard work in assisting the Barony with recruitment.<span> </span>In addition to recruitment, I also plan to focus my attention on the subject of membership retention, so that we not only bring in new members to the Society, but also keep hold of valued members.</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Getting started - I have a couple of survey-type questions that I would like to ask you regarding how you got into the SCA, what interested you about the SCA, and why you stay (or don't stay) around!<span> </span>Please feel free to email me your answers off-list. Rest assured that I will certainly keep anything you say private should you wish to be completely candid.<span> </span></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Hopefully this information will assist me learning more about who Cynnabar's target audience is, the demographics of our core membership base, what parts of the SCA originally interested our members, what keeps out members active or in-active, and what we can do to improve both member recruitment and membership retention.<span> </span>Again - I appreciate the help!!<br>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">1. How long have you been involved in the SCA?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">2. How did you first learn about the SCA and what circumstances caused you to get involved?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">3. Would you consider yourself an active or inactive member?<span> </span>How many hours per/week do you feel you spend participating in SCA activities?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">4. If you are not active, but are still a member of the Society, what keeps you from participating?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">5. If you are involved, what types of activities do you participate in?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">6. What types of activities are you interested in, but don't participate in?<span> </span>Why?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">7. How do you feel your local group could recruit more effectively?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">8. If you are no longer an active member, but once were, what changed?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">9. Are their activities or other situations which would cause you to get more involved again?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">10. What do you feel your local group could do to retain members more effectively?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">11. Do you have children and if so, does this affect your ability to participate in SCA activities?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">12. What is your age? Gender? Occupation?</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Feel free to not answer any question you do not feel comfortable with.<span> </span>However, the more detailed information I receive the better informed I (and the group in general) can be about recruitment and membership retention planning.</font></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Thank you so very much!!</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Yours,</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Giovanna</font></font></p>