1. Zonta International is grateful for your participation in this research study. It is important that every Zontian has the opportunity to provide feedback during this process. The results will be used to provide information to the Zonta International Board for their strategic planning discussions.
Your answers are confidential. All data will be used taken together, and no one from Zonta International will see your personal response to this survey.
Please use this link to access the Zonta website, where you can find a downloadable PDF translated into the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. If you need any additional languages, you may use the Google Translate button on this webpage. This survey is in English, and these translations are to allow you to follow along in the language with which you are most comfortable.
There is skip logic in this survey, so please use the question numbers for reference, but don’t be surprised if some numbers are skipped.
2. Have you held an elected position within your club, district or Zonta International in the last five years?
Yes [Move to Q3]
No
3. Which best describes your volunteer relationship with Zonta? Choose all that apply.
Current club president or board member [You will see Q22-29]
Former club president or board member within the last five years
Current district or area board member
Former district or area or board member within the last five years
Current international officer, board member, or committee chair or member
Former international officer, board member or committee chair or member within the last five years
None of the above
4. In what year were you born?
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5. Do you participate in your local Zonta club or e-club activities?
Yes [GO TO Q6]
No [GO TO Q8]
I do not have a local Zonta club or e-club [Go to Q7]
I do not know if there is a Zonta club or e-club near me [GO TO Q7]
6. What are the 3 most important reasons for participating in your local Zonta club or e-club? Select up to 3.
Socializing with women in my community
Working on local service projects
Participating in mentoring activities in my community
Raising money for local service projects
Participating in district/area activities
Raising money for local scholarships
Improving my leadership or professional skills
Participating in my club’s social activities
Recognition within my local community
Creating a professional or business network
Learning about local issues impacting women or girls
Improving public awareness of our club’s activities
Raising money for international projects and scholarships
None of the above
7. What are the 3 most important reasons for participating at the worldwide level of Zonta International? Select up to 3.
Socializing with other women around the world
Contributing to Zonta International global policy and strategy
Representing my local area at a global level
Working on global initiatives
Raising money for global initiatives or scholarships
Supporting efforts by the UN to advance women and girls
Learning from other women leaders
Creating a global professional or business network
Learning about the global issues impacting women or girls
Improving public awareness of Zonta International’s mission
None of the above
8. Why do you not participate with Zonta?
There is not a Zonta club in my area
I do not know how to get involved
My family responsibilities limit my time
I do not have the money to participate
Participation requires too much travel
I do not know any person involved in Zonta
I do not feel welcome at Zonta meetings
I do not understand what Zonta is trying to accomplish
I participate with other local groups
I participate with other national or international groups
I prefer to donate money instead of my time
The local service projects do not interest me
None of the above
9. When you think what Zonta International might do to advance women or girls, what are the three (3) most important areas? Select up to 3.
Service Roles – providing international or local services helping women or girls.
Education Roles – providing information on the issues impacting women and girls.
Networking – bringing people together to discuss issues and share ideas.
Advocacy Roles – Bringing attention to the issues impacting women and girls to the public or political, education or business leaders.
Educational Funding Roles – providing scholarships or financial support for women in certain business sectors or career paths.
Fund-raising Role – raising money to fund Zonta International’s service projects or scholarships.
Other (please specify)
10. The next series of questions includes an evaluation of the role of Zonta International and Zonta clubs.
11. During the past 12 months, how often have you participated in or accessed resources provided by Zonta International (for example, the Zonta website, magazine, mobile app and Remarkable Women series) and your local club in any way?
12. How important is Zonta International and your club to the overall success of the mission of empowering women and girls?
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14. Do you feel your Zonta club is set up to be successful over the next 5 years?
Yes
No
I don’t know
15. Do you feel welcomed to contribute positively to your Zonta club?
Yes
No [Go to Q16]
I don’t know [Go to Q16]
16. What is the reason for your answer?
17. Do you feel Zonta International is set up to be successful over the next 5 years?
Yes
No
I don’t know
18. Do you feel welcomed to contribute positively to Zonta International?
Yes
No [Go to Q19]
I don’t know [Go to Q19]
19. What is the reason for your answer?
20. Zonta International defines advocacy as: “the expression of support for or opposition to a cause, argument, or proposal. Advocacy may include influencing laws, legislation, or attitudes. Zonta advocacy is an action taken in the public interest for the greater good with respect to advancing the status of women and girls and their human rights.”
21. What are the 3 biggest challenges to your participation as an advocate on behalf of Zonta International?
Select up to 3.
I do not know what “advocacy” means
I do not know who to talk to in order to have an impact
I do not know enough about the issues affecting women/girls
I have not been asked to participate in my club’s advocacy efforts
I do not know how to participate in Zonta International’s advocacy efforts
I do not feel comfortable acting as an advocate
I do not understand how my club’s advocacy supports the Zonta mission
I think advocacy is too politically motivated
None of the above
22. As a Zonta club leader, how satisfied are you with the support you receive from Zonta International?
Extremely satisfied
Satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Strongly dissatisfied
Not applicable
23. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding Zonta International?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Not applicable
Zonta International …
Is a reliable communicator
Acts consistently with its public statements
Is effective as an organization
Is a transparent decision maker
Incorporates clubs effectively into decisions
Effectively supports clubs and their leaders
Is accountable to Zonta club leaders
Is accountable to Zonta members
Is a welcoming organization that is open to all women and those allied with women
Is a cost-effective way for me to participate in empowering women and girls
24. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding Zonta International’s education awards (Amelia Earhart Fellowship, Women in Business Scholarship, Women in STEM Scholarship, Young Women in Public Affairs Award)?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Not applicable
My club participates every biennium promoting Zonta’s educational awards in our community.
My club doesn’t know enough about the educational awards to promote in our community.
The targeted areas (engineering, public affairs, STEM, business, etc.) are important areas to focus Zonta International scholarship dollars. [If you choose Strongly disagree/Disagree, move to Q25]
The amount of each scholarship is appropriate for what it would cost to pursue that degree.
The educational award deadlines don’t align with the school calendar in my club’s country.
My club provides its own scholarships in different fields of study to women in our community.
The Zonta awards program should be streamlined so more clubs participate.
25. What are the areas Zonta International should target with its scholarship dollars?
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26. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding Zonta International’s service projects?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Not applicable
Zonta International’s involvement in service projects is valued by my club’s members.
I know what projects Zonta International is funding this biennium.
Zonta members in my club feel we have a voice in what service projects Zonta International funds.
Zonta International service projects compete for funding with our club’s service projects.
Zonta International does not need to work with other entities besides the United Nations on service projects.
27. What percentage of your club’s fund-raising efforts are provided from each of the following?
Note: Total must equal 100%
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Internal sources (such as members’ donations and fund-raising activities)
External sources (such as corporate sponsorship, grants)
28. What percentage of your club’s fund-raising is sent to Zonta International?
Less than 10%
11% to 20%
21%-30%
31%-40%
41%-50%
51% or more
29. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding fund-raising for the Zonta Foundation for Women?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Not applicable
Zonta clubs should donate a certain percentage of their funds to the Zonta Foundation for Women.
Zonta Foundation for Women should seek funding from external sources, such as corporate sponsorships.
Zonta Foundation for Women should allow people to contribute to its work without joining as a member.
Many of my fellow club members find the fund-raising goals of our club to be burdensome.
Zonta Foundation for Women should pursue a wider variety of funding options and allow clubs to do so also.
Many of my fellow club members do not understand how the Zonta Foundation for Women is using the funds.
30. Select the top 3 issues facing women and girls over the next 3 years in your local area.
Lack of access to education
Lack of access to employment
Lack of opportunity caused by family or traditional gender roles
Lack of access to banks/financial services
Lack of personal financial freedom
Lack of access to family planning resources
Fear of gender-based violence
Fear of child marriage
Fear of impact of climate change
Fear of female genital mutilation
Lack of access to water or sanitation
Lack of gender equality under the law
Lack of political participation or leadership
Lack of access to technology
None of the above
31. What are your top 3 priorities for Zonta International over the next 3 years? Select up to 3.
Help women or girls live, travel, or work freely outside their home or country of residence.
Improve women’s freedom to work or participate in their local or national economy.
Help women improve, invest in, or sell their own property.
Help women independently access banks or financial institutions.
Improve women’s recognition as a person under the nation’s laws.
Support educational opportunities for women and/or girls.
Improve job or economic opportunities for women and/or girls.
Help women participate in government or politics.
Protect the individual or human rights of women or girls.
Help create a healthy and safe family or community life for women and/or girls.
Support women’s leadership in political, business, or educational positions.
None of the above
32. Zonta International is exploring alternate options of how people can participate with Zonta in the future. As you consider the variety of ways people might want to participate in the mission of empowering women and girls, how do you view the following engagement models?
Very desirable
Somewhat desirable
Neutral
Somewhat undesirable
Very undesirable
Current International/Club Membership: Individual pays the current membership fee for the existing form of Zonta membership and the access and services currently received.
Zonta International Membership Only: Individual pays a fee directly to Zonta International to access the Zonta magazine, e-newsletter, and Remarkable Women series and other ZI programs or services without Zonta club access.
Zonta Service Participant: Individual selects their choice of local, national, or international service projects and customizes their membership paying a corresponding fee based on the choices.
Donor: Individual donates to Zonta Foundation for Women but does not participate in any Zonta activities or have access to club or Zonta International programs or services.
Advocate: Individual selects their choice of local, national, or international advocacy projects that educate the public or government officials and customizes their membership paying a corresponding fee based on choices.
33. Thank you for completing this survey.
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