This survey from the Palmer Alumnae Leadership Council assessed interest in growing an endowed scholarship. Most respondents expressed support for expanding the scholarship by offering more/larger awards annually. They preferred growing the endowment through a 3-5 year fundraising campaign with a target goal, rather than small event fundraisers. Reviewing applications and mentoring applicants also had significant support. The survey provided data on preferences by graduation decade.

1. Palmer Alumnae Leadership
Council
Needs Assessment Survey 2012
Endowed Scholarship
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2. What are you most interested in seeing the Palmer Society
Alumnae Leadership Council do?
Endowed Scholarship
Oversight
Decade
1940-1944
1945-1949
1950-1954
1955-1959
1960-1964
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1984
1985-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
Grand Total
Growth
High
Interest
1
Interest
Neutral
Low
Interest
Less
Interest
Blank
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
1
4
3
3
1
1
1
4
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
1
1
3
5
1
1
1
3
7
4
6
3
2
26
33
30
1
2
8
12
Decade
1940-1944
1945-1949
1950-1954
1955-1959
1960-1964
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1984
1985-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
Grand Total
High
Interest
Interest
1
Neutral
Less
Interest
Low
Interest
Blank
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
3
5
2
7
6
1
8
3
1
33
38
21
1
3
1
2
1
1
5
3
11
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3. For the Palmer Alumnae Endowed Scholarship are you willing to:
Contributing to a discussion on
scholarship criteria and format annually
Yes
29
33%
Reviewing applicants
(written or interview)
Yes
38
44%
No
58
67%
Providing mentoring to applicants
pre-deadline
Yes
21
25%
No
48
56%
No
64
75%
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4. Rate your relative support for the following potential goals for the
Endowed Scholarship (1-5)
The Scholarship Currently offers an award $1,000-1,500, one time per year.
Decade
1940-1944
1945-1949
1950-1954
1955-1959
1960-1964
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1984
1985-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
Average
Grow to offer a
Grow to offer a
greater number Grow to offer
scholarship
of awards
more money every semester Participants
2.0
2.0
2.0
1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1
4.5
4.0
3.0
1
4.3
4.0
4.0
2
4.0
1
4.5
4.5
4.0
2
4.0
3.5
3.0
4
4.3
3.9
3.7
7
3.6
4.0
3.6
10
3.0
2.7
2.7
7
3.5
3.7
3.3
6
3.8
3.2
3.3
10
3.4
3.7
3.4
9
4.1
4.1
3.9
14
4.1
4.1
4.1
9
3.8
3.7
3.5
84
1 – no support
2
3 – neutral
4
5 – strongly support
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5. What is preferred amount for the Endowed Scholarship Award:
Decade
1940-1944
1950-1954
1955-1959
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1984
1985-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
Grand Total
$1,000-2,000 $2,000-3,000 $3,000-4,000
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
4
2
3
6
1
1
3
7
2
2
4
1
34
20
11
>$5000
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
13
Grand Total
1
2
3
2
3
8
9
3
4
10
9
14
10
78
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6. Preferred methods for growing our Scholarship endowment
(check all that apply) Decade
1940-1944
1945-1949
1950-1954
1955-1959
1960-1964
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1984
1985-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2014
Grand Total
Promote a campaign
(3-5 yr) to reach a
Focus on repeat giving
goal amount
Focus on increasing
the number of
participants giving
1
Small event
fundraising – car
washes, restaurant
events, etc.
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
6
7
5
5
1
2
5
5
4
5
9
6
12
10
2
2
6
6
3
2
5
3
8
6
1
42
61
48
27
1
2
3
2
1
3
8
6
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7. Endowed Scholarship Summary
• Growing and overseeing the endowed scholarship has strong support
from the respondents
• People would prefer to grow the scholarship through a renewed
giving campaign with a target goal rather than hosting small event
fundraisers.
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