Region Behaviors Survey

Region Behaviors Survey
Instructions:

SIA is seeking to gather information to enhance our understanding of the member experience at the region level. This survey will aid in our efforts to do that with questions on the following topics:
- Region officers' installation practices and traditions
- The roles and responsibilities unique to the Governor and Governor-Elect of your region
- Region dues and fees assessed to members
- S Clubs
- Legacy projects
- Affiliated businesses
This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. It will be open for three weeks and will close December 29.

Please note that some questions require inputting costs in US Dollars. Please use the provided currency converter next to any questions regarding funds to ensure that you are inputting your local currency in USD.

If you have any questions, please contact SIAHQ@soroptimist.org

We are grateful for your time and input!
Basic Information
What is your region?*
What is your SIA leadership position?*

Current governorCurrent governor electRegion office staffOther
Contact First Name:*
Contact Last Name:*
Contact E-mail:*
example@example.com
Region Officers' Installation
Does your region conduct region officers' installation at your region conference following their election?*

YesNo
What does your region do at your region conference to install officers? Please be detailed in your response—include information about speeches, who provides them, if any specific traditions or activities take place, etc.?*
How does your region conduct region officers’ installation outside of your annual region conference? Please be detailed in your response—include information about speeches, who provides them, if any specific traditions or activities take place, etc.*
Please upload any documented processes or scripts in the box below or email them to SIAHQ@Soroptimist.org at your earliest convenience.*

I have documents to uploadI will email my documents to SIAHQ@soroptimist.org
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Is there any other information you’d like to share about how your region handles region officers’ installation?
Roles and Responsibilities of Governors and Governors-Elect
Some regions assign specific responsibilities and roles to the positions of Governor and/or Governor-Elect in addition to those included in the position description—for example, planning the region conference. SIA would like you to share anything specific or unique to your region that the Governor or Governor-Elect are responsible for.
Please describe specific duties that the Governor of your region is expected to fulfill. *
Please describe specific duties that the Governor-Elect of your region is expected to fulfill. *
Please indicate which region chairs report to the Governor of your region.*

MembershipPublic AwarenessProgramLive Your DreamDream It, Be ItFundraisingOther
Please indicate which region chairs report to the Governor-Elect of your region.*

MembershipPublic AwarenessProgramLive Your DreamDream It, Be ItFundraisingOther
Does your region governor choose a theme for the biennium?*

YesNoSometimesUnsure
Is there any other information you’d like to share about the role and responsibilities of the Governor/Governor-Elect in your region?
Region Dues and Fees
Does your region assess dues/fees to clubs in addition to the SI and SIA dues?*

YesNoI am not sure
How much does your region charge each club in region dues? Please answer in US Dollars (and use the currency calculator if required).
If using the below currency calculator, please enter the converted amount into the field above.
How frequently are these dues increased?

AnnuallyOnce a bienniumOther
How much does your region charge each club in additional fees? Please answer in US Dollars (and use the currency calculator if required).
If using the below currency calculator, please enter the converted amount into the field above.
What types of fees does your region charge clubs?
How frequently are these fees assessed?

MonthlyAnnuallyOther
How frequently are these fees increased?

AnnuallyOnce a bienniumOther
How do you determine the need to increase dues and/or fees?
How does your region collect these fees?

ChecksWires/ACH TransferCredit card paymentsCashOther
Are any of these fees optional, such as fundraising related fees for region scholarships?

YesNo
Please explain what the optional fees are.*
Do clubs in your region assess additional dues and/or fees to their members?*

YesNoUnsure
Is there any other information you’d like to share about how your region assesses clubs dues/fees?
S Clubs
Are there any active S Clubs in your region?*

YesNoI am not sure
Approximately how many S Clubs are active in your region? It is okay to guess if you are not sure. *
Are members in clubs that participate in S Club work completing the required background checks and procedures for working with youth?*

YesNoI am not sure
Do S Clubs in your region pay dues to participate?*

YesNoI am not sure
Approximately how much in dues does each S Club in your region pay? Please answer in US Dollars (and use the currency calculator if required).
If using the below currency calculator, please enter the converted amount into the field above.
Is there any other information you’d like to share about how your region/clubs within your region interact with S Clubs?
Affiliated Businesses
An affiliated business is best described as a club or region activity or fundraising project having one or more of the following elements:
- an ongoing activity/project without any start or stop dates; OR
- the club/region controls or shares control of the activity with another club/region or entity; OR
- has staffing/employees that are paid or volunteers; OR
- the activity supports the club/region financially or receives financial or other support from the club/region; OR
- uses the Soroptimist name, logo, or other marks.
Does your region have an existing affiliated business?*

YesNo
Does the affiliated business have its own corporate identification (i.e. EIN in the U.S.; outside the U.S. a government issued tax identification number) and separate tax-exempt status apart from the region?*

YesNoUnsure
Does this affiliated business generate revenue?*

YesNoNot sure
Do clubs in your region have existing affiliated businesses?*

YesNoNot sure
Is there anything else that you would like to share with us regarding affiliated businesses?
Legacy Projects
A legacy project is best described as having one or more of the following elements:
- a project focused on women and girls but is not focused on SIA's current mission to empower women and girls through access to education; OR
- a project established many years ago that is not focused on providing support solely to women and girls; OR
- any project that includes the name Soroptimist in the title (other than the Live Your Dream Awards, Dream It, Be It, or Big Goal Accelerator Projects).
Does your region have an existing program legacy project?*

YesNo
Which of the following best describes your region’s legacy project(s)? Select all that apply.*

Awareness raisingBeautification projects (including gardens, refurbishing spaces, tree planting)Providing women's health services/funding supportProviding support to older womenSupporting organizations that do not support women/girlsSupporting organizations that do not provide access to education for women/girlsScholarships that do not support women/girls with obstacles to their successProviding general social empowerment to women/girlsOther
How often does this/these project(s) occur?*

OngoingOnce a yearOther
Is revenue generation a component of any of your region’s legacy projects?*

YesNoNot sure
Does your region engage non-members in your legacy projects?*

YesNoNot sure
Do clubs in your region have existing program legacy projects?*

YesNoUnsure
Which of the following best describes the club legacy project(s) in your region? Select all that apply.*

Awareness raisingBeautification projects (including gardens, refurbishing spaces, tree planting)Providing women's health services/funding supportProviding support to older womenSupporting organizations that do not support women/girlsSupporting organizations that do not provide access to education for women/girlsScholarships that do not support women/girls with obstacles to their successProviding general social empowerment to women/girlsI am not sureOther
Is there anything else that you would like to share with us regarding program legacy projects?
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Region Behaviors Survey

Basic Information

Region Officers' Installation

Roles and Responsibilities of Governors and Governors-Elect

Region Dues and Fees

S Clubs

Affiliated Businesses

Legacy Projects