Alumni Experience Survey

Please take the next few minutes to answer questions about your experience as an alumna(us) of National Student Partnerships—be as thorough as possible where applicable! The information in this survey will help NSP to improve its current programming as well as to develop its alumni network.

This survey will take approximately five minutes to complete.

1. In which NSP office did you volunteer? (choose primary office affiliation)

Baltimore Bronx Cambridge Chicago Durham Evanston New Haven Philadelphia North Philadelphia West Philadelphia Northwest Pittsburgh Richmond San Antonio Somerville Washington, DC Other

What other office did you volunteer in?

2. If you volunteered in a second office, in which office did you also volunteer? (choose secondary office affiliation)

Baltimore Bronx Cambridge Chicago Durham Evanston New Haven Philadelphia North Philadelphia West Philadelphia Northwest Pittsburgh Richmond San Antonio Somerville Washington, DC Other

What other secondary office did you volunteer in?

3. What is your gender?
Male
Female

4. What is your race and/or ethnicity?

5. Where do you currently live (City, State)?

6. If you currently reside in the city where you volunteered or went to school, for how many years do you plan on staying (or for how many years did you stay after graduation)?

7. How many years did you volunteer or work with NSP?

8. Have you completed or are you currently enrolled in a graduate program?
Yes
No

9. If so, what type?

Law Business (MBA) Medical Education Ph.D. Public Policy (MPP/MPA) Social Work (MSW) Humanities Sciences Other Master's Other Doctorate Other

If you selected other, what was your degree in?

10. If you are currently employed, what industry most closely fits your current job?

Academic Banking Consulting Government Law Medicine Non-profit Teaching Technology Other Corporate Other N/A

If you selected other, what type of job do you have?

11. If you work in the public or social service sectors, did your NSP experience positively influence your decision to go into that field?
Yes
No
N/A

12. Have you participated in a national or regional service program (Ex: AmeriCorps, Teach For America, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, etc.)?
Yes
No

If so, which one?

13. As an alum, have you volunteered with NSP after college (ex: serve on a LAB, Alumni Board or Committee; planned a social, fundraising, or service event; helped with national events; consulted local or national offices)
Yes
No
N/A

14. What kinds of civic activities have you been involved in following graduation?
Active voter
Volunteer work (non-NSP)
Political Organizing
Advocacy/Activism
Other

15. Approximately how many hours were you involved in civic activities in the past year?

16. Narrative: Why do or don’t you value your NSP experience? How does the work that you did as an NSP volunteer affect the kinds of things you do now as an alumna(us)?

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Please answer the following questions about your connection with the NSP Alumni Association (NSP-AA):

17. Are you aware that NSP has an alumni association and do you know how to contact them?
Yes, I know about the NSP-AA and I know how to contact them.
I know about the NSP-AA but I do not know how to contact them.
No, I am not aware of the NSP-AA

18. In what year did you graduate college?

pre-1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

19. How many NSP-AA events did you attend this year?

I was not invited to an NSP event. 0 1 2 3 4 5

20. Which NSP-AA events (if held again) would you attend in the future?

Day of Service
Social
Fundraising
Local Office events
Interaction with volunteers or LAB members
Other

21. What forms of communication from the NSP-AA have you found to be effective over the past year?
Alumni e-Newsletters
Alumni Website
Alumni Wiki
Annual Appeal Letter(s)
E-mail communication from NSP-AA
None of the above
I did not receive communication

22. Through future communication, what would you like to hear more about?
What my fellow alumni are up to
What events are going on in NSP cities
Career connections
Community service opportunities
Other

23. Did you donate to NSP in the last year and if so, for what amount?

None None last year, but I have before $0-30 $31-50 $51-100 $100+

24. Please describe how else you might become involved with the NSP-AA:

25. How might NSP-AA improve as an organization?