IVCA Members Survey - Results
IVCAs First Independent Survey Of Membership
In December last year the IVCA commissioned the first independent survey of its membership. The aim of this survey was to invite IVCA stakeholders to tell us what their aims and ambitions are for IVCA membership, to assess the effectiveness of the work we do and to invite comment on what the IVCA should be doing. The results as you will see provide an extremely clear assessment of what the IVCA does well, where improvements are needed and additional activities the membership would like to see undertaken.
I know that it is unusual for unedited results to be made public but I fundamentally believe that to develop a fully member focused organization key ingredients are openness and honesty. There are some uncomfortable issues for us to face as an organization but also some extremely positive points. This survey is part of a process which will continue into the next year. We are currently working to develop a 3 year strategy for the IVCA which will be intimately informed by the results of this survey. This strategy will also be made available to you.
With any survey such as this the initial results are of course useful but the real benefit comes with tracking trends over time, so we will be carrying out further surveys, as well as providing more opportunity for members to feedback directly.
My thanks to those members who were able to complete the survey, I appreciate that December was a busy month for many. If having seen these results you have any comments or issues you would like to raise, whether you were able to take part or not, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Many thanks also to Woodnewton Associates who waived their usual fees to undertake and analyze this survey for us.
