• Strategic Planning Survey

    NWBA 2009 Strategic Planning Survey Results




    Scoring Legend: S A = Strongly Agree; A = Agree; N = Neutral; D = Disagree; S D = Strongly Disagree



    Survey Question S A A N D S D
    1. The NWBA should keep its current format of 2 conferences per year 76 98 39 6 4
    2. The NWBA should seek a single "Permanent Home." 37 65 69 37 21
    3. The NWBA should seek an "NWBA Depot" for storage, and keep both northern and southern (Fairgrounds) conference sites. 39 99 65 11 3
    5. When we update the NWBA website, we should keep it Interactive, rather than Read-Only. 52 88 69 6 5
    6. It is important to include a monitored, educational forum on the new website, regardless of whether the rest of the website is Interactive or Read-Only. 58 103 55 2 3
    7. The NWBA should pursue collaborative Public Art projects, constructed or assembled at conferences. 31 78 84 15 11
    8. We need to make significant changes to the Auction format, to accomodate more items, keep it reasonably short, and provide Early Checkout. 56 87 67 11 1
    9. We need to accept Credit Cards at conferences and provide Pre-Registration. 71 98 37 14 1



    Survey Question Answer Responses
    4. The NWBA should expand its Hands-On Classes by: Holding classes between conferences. 134
    Purchasing more Tools and another Trailer. 38
    Using local volunteers for additional tools and equipment. 68
    Note: there were some with multiple answers.



    What's Important On The Website?
    Question Answer Important Most Important
    10. Please check all important website features: For Sale Postings 157 52
    Photo Albums 111 22
    Contact Info 114 22
    Forums 105 38
    Calendar 138 44
    Local Events Postings 149 40
    NWBA Store 93 7
    Library 114 16
    By-Laws 61 4
    Conference Info 155 63
    Note: there were several with more than 2 "Most Importants."