Online Survey

Submitted by anna on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 12:51.

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Online surveys can help you gather information and feedback to assist with project design, monitoring and evaluation, gather feedback on issues, campaigns, strategic planning - almost anything you can think of where you need to consult your network members, constituencies or the broader public.

The Women's Resource Centre used one online survey tool - 'Survey Monkey' - in their ground breaking research on the state of the rape crisis sector (March 2008).

"For the first time, we had a comprehensive picture on finances, staffing, service users and service provision across affiliated centres in England and Wales. Gathering the data, especially since it was so detailed, was an enormous task for both us and the centres we surveyed.

The WRC found Survey Monkey quick to set up a survey, user friendly and cheap. However, for more complicated research, such as the Rape Crisis survey, they found that had to use a combination of Survey Monkey and a spreadsheet application (MicroSoft Excel)for 'cleaning up' information to make it usable.

Tender (formerly known as ‘Until the Violence Stops’, used an online survey tool called 'Wufoo' to conduct a national online survey in collaboration with Hollyoaks (the popular TV soap drama) to get young people thinking about what constitutes a healthy relationship. The survey, developed by a 14 year old young woman working with Tender, was designed to raise awareness of domestic violence and spousal rape. Tender found Wufoo to "accessible & quite youth friendly."

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In this resource from TechSoup, Yann Toledano looks at features to consider when choosing an online tool and at the steps involved in conducting an effective online survey.

SurveyMonkey enables anyone to create surveys online quickly and easily. A basic subscription is free, but limits you to 10 questions and 100 responses per survey; a fee-paying subscription offers advanced options.

From the Wufoo website: Wufoo strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet. Our HTML form builder helps you create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so you can collect the data, registrations and online payments you need without writing a single line of code.

Zoomerang is a tool for developing online questionnaires. A free version permits 100 or fewer respondents and 30 or fewer questions. Various fee-paying options are also available, including special rates for educators and non-profits.

The campaign is organised by 'Take Back the Tech uk', a national initiative based on the APC WNSP international 'Take Back the Tech' campaign launched in 2006.

Take Back the Tech uk is organised by a group of women's rights activists from various UK organisations who are committed to ending violence against women, and in this campaign, are supporting and encouraging women to reclaim and use information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their work to stop violence against women.

*CopyLeft. 2006 APC Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP)*

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