Quote Originally Posted by Bill Greenwood View Post
Chad, I have been an EAA member since 1982, probably longer than most on this forum, and I don't recall ever having seen any such survey. So when you say that you "run surveys frequently" , there must be some disconnect between Osh and my mailbox. EAA can sure find my mail box with the multiple requests to renew my membership when the current one still has months to go, but I don't believe that I have ever seen any type of general survey.
I know a specific mailing may be an expense, but it may be worth doing or even a return type card in the magazine.
And I have been to about 25 conventions and don't recall ever being given any sort of survey form when I register there. All this takes is the printed sheet that the member or even public could fill out and drop in a box, doesn't have to have any mailing cost.
But , of course one can point out that this would not reach people who are not at the convenion, therefore not a perfect survey so a good excuse not to do any survey.


At the very least, it could list our 4 or 5 divisions and ask the member to rank where he wants the most attention.
A longer survey is even better with more real choices.

So if EAA has done surveys, who and what was asked, how were the members contacted, and what were the results?
Having some contract opinion business tell you what members think, based on a small sample, is not really the same thing.
They are electronic email surveys and I have had about 3 in my 25 plus years. However, I am a lifetime member but I 'm not sure that matters.