DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
FUNDRAISING
SURVEY
PARTICPATION
Now
accepting groups for 2007
September
2007 – March 2008
I
am a
The survey is very short and even enjoyable to fill out!
This is a quick and easy way for your group to raise funds.
Groups
that I have worked with in the past include PTAs, churches, Lions Club, Little
League parents, etc. Most groups arrange for between 15 and 50 people to
take the survey.
This is an
in-person survey. I would need to come to your community hall,
church, or school to make a presentation and administer the survey. But the entire process takes only
20 minutes and it is rather fun and informative.
Further information:
► The people who fill
out the survey do not need to be members of your group. They just need to be people who are willing to help you out
and whom you can get to come to a short presentation. All survey participants must be at least 18
years old.
► If you can get 50
people to fill out the survey, that would give your group $1,000. One PTA in
► I would come to one of your meetings and administer the
survey to as many people as you could arrange to be there. I will write
your group’s Treasurer a check at the time of the survey.
► The survey is not at
all long! It consists of just 3 questions plus
background information. It takes about
20 minutes, including the presentation. The survey is actually rather enjoyable to fill out.
► The survey requires a short
introduction by me. Therefore, it has to
be filled out all at once, while I am there.
(You can’t take it home or do it on your own).
► Some groups I work with convene a
special meeting for doing the survey, other groups do it as part of a regular
meeting. Your choice.
► In addition to the payment that I make to your group, I also
have a gift for everyone who fills out a survey. Note:
This gift is better than your average gift for this sort of thing!
► I am looking for a cross-section of Marylanders. I am willing to travel anywhere in the
state. Because of the need to have a
general survey of Marylanders, I cannot conduct this particular survey with
“advocacy groups.”
If you think you might be
interested in this, please let me know by phone or email.
This survey is being
conducted starting in September 2007
and running until I run out of money.
It’s never too late to
sign up!
I am especially looking
for groups in:
Younger groups (18-30 year olds)
anywhere
If you’re not one of
these groups but would like to participate, I may still be able to use your
group. To find out, send
me an email.
January 2007 update: I am especially looking
for church
groups that would be interesting in raising money. I am also especially looking for groups (not necessarily
church groups) in urban
If your group is
interested but you do not fit in one of these categories, please contact me
anyway. It is possible that I will be
able to use your group in future research.
Once we agree to
conduct the survey, here is what you would need to do:
1. Select a time and place. (Community meeting room, school gym, church
basement, etc.) You would be responsible
for making these arrangements, though I can help.
2. You notify your membership and
friends and try to get as many people as possible to attend. (The most I can handle is around 50.)
3. That’s it!
Associate
Professor
Department
of Agricultural and Resource Economics
301-405-1273
Here’s more about who I am.