FOL Survey Results
Personal Identification Completion:
  • Out of the total of 98 respondents, only 2 did not provide their full name, although one did provide a mailing and email address.
  • There were only 3 cases where a full mailing address was not provided, 2 of which are based in Liberia. One responder was based in Thailand and the rest of the 94 responders reported being based in the US.
  • All but 4 responders provided an email address, although the validity of the emails can only be tested once we send mail to them.

Summary of responses:

  • Majority of survey respondents prefer receiving email (80%) over physical mail (16%). However, one would assume that members who preferred physical mail would be less involved online. Since the survey was more easily available online, requiring extra effort to acquire the paper survey, members with a preference for physical mail could simply just not be filling out the survey. It is interesting to note that a preference for email or physical mail did not seem to have an effect on whether a respondent opened the June appeal letter (Both opened at 73% and 71% rates, respectively).
  • As expected, 82% of respondents reported being 55 and over. Additionally, most respondents also come from the Peace Corps background although it’s worthy to note that 24% were from other backgrounds (only 1 reported being Liberian).
  • With a majority of respondents being involved in the Peace Corps, it’s not surprising that Education was the area of expertise specified by most respondents (63%). Writing/Editing (29%) and Healthcare (20%) also seemed to be popular. Other areas of expertise mentioned include homebuilding, women’s issues, and ceramic designing.
  • In terms of satisfaction that FOL is working towards its vision, the average response was between “Somewhat Satisfied” and “Very Satisfied”. If we assigned all responses a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Very Dissatisfied” and 5 representing “Very Satisfied”, the average was 4.2.
  • Most respondents (68%) were interested in participating in special projects, including short-term development projects in Liberia but a smaller amount (42%) wanted to serve on the board of trustees (13 people) or a committee with the Programs committee being the most popular (27%).
  • Much to the satisfaction of the board, most respondents (84%) did not care which specific projects FOL donations were used on.
  • As for motivation to donate, the most common reasons for not donating were (in no particular order) the need for reminders, financial constraints, lack of information on FOL projects/programs, and discipline. The next two pages contain comments provided by respondents on what would motivate them or others to donate.