Leadership Arts Alumni Member Survey

1. Your Leadership Arts Experience

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* 1. What year did you participate in Leadership Arts?

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* 2. Do you still live in the same town/city where you resided during the year you participated in Leadership Arts?

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* 3. Do you still work for (or are you still associated with) the same organization you worked for while you were in Leadership Arts?

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* 4. How did you learn about Leadership Arts?

Word of mouth

Alumni member

Local news media (newspaper, radio, social media)

Through my organization or workplace

Through Oklahoma Arts Council communication (newsletter, website, or social media)

From an Oklahoma Arts Council staff or board member

At the Oklahoma Arts Conference

I do not recall how I learned of the program.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please select up to 3 primary reasons that Leadership Arts interested you and you chose to apply for the program.

I saw Leadership Arts as an opportunity for professional development that could advance my career.

I wanted to become an advocate for the arts or develop my advocacy skills.

I saw Leadership Arts as an opportunity to expand my work as an artist.

I wanted to increase my knowledge on community and cultural development.

I saw Leadership Arts as an opportunity for personal development.

I wanted to learn more about how cities and communities could incorporate the arts and culture into their planning and vision.

I wanted to learn how my organization could have a greater reach to and impact on Oklahoma communities.

I wanted to learn how I could become a better advocate for arts education in my community.

I wanted to learn more about how the arts and culture can impact the local economy.

I was not previously connected to or involved in the arts, and I wanted to learn how I could become a supporter.

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Did your employer support your participation in Leadership Arts? (Select any and all that apply).

Yes, my employer encouraged me to apply for Leadership Arts.

Yes, my employer paid 100% of the costs for my participation in Leadership Arts, including travel, lodging, per diem, etc.

Yes, my employer paid for a portion of the costs required for Leadership Arts such as travel, lodging, per diem, etc.

Yes, I was given paid time off of work to participate in Leadership Arts.

I was self-employed, retired, or not employed during the time I was in Leadership Arts.

No, I personally paid for all of the costs required for me to participate in Leadership Arts.

No, I had to take vacation time to participate in Leadership Arts.

No, however, I received financial support from a third party to offset the costs of my participation in Leadership Arts.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. With the exception of Class 1 (2008), there has not been a required application or tuition fee for Leadership Arts members. However, all class members have been responsible for the costs for individual travel, lodging, and meals for all four spring class sessions as well as the Oklahoma Arts Conference. Class members are also required to pay the conference registration fee, which has ranged from $75 to $159 during the past ten years.

Similar leadership development models require participants to pay an application or tuition fee. Would you have been able to (or would you have been willing to) participate in Leadership Arts if there had been a required fee of:

	Yes.	No.	Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$50 or less	$50 or less Yes.	$50 or less No.	$50 or less Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$51 to $100	$51 to $100 Yes.	$51 to $100 No.	$51 to $100 Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$101 ro $150	$101 ro $150 Yes.	$101 ro $150 No.	$101 ro $150 Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$151 to $250	$151 to $250 Yes.	$151 to $250 No.	$151 to $250 Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$251 to $400	$251 to $400 Yes.	$251 to $400 No.	$251 to $400 Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$401 to $750	$401 to $750 Yes.	$401 to $750 No.	$401 to $750 Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$751 to $1000	$751 to $1000 Yes.	$751 to $1000 No.	$751 to $1000 Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.
$1000 or up	$1000 or up Yes.	$1000 or up No.	$1000 or up Only if my the fee was paid by my employer or a third party.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What is the cost value you would place on the Leadership Arts program?

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* 9. The current program structure requires full attendance at four different class sessions from February through May. The class sessions take place over two consecutive days (Wednesday and Thursday during the 3rd or 4th week of the month). Class members are also required to attend the Oklahoma Arts Conference during the month of October where they graduate during one of the general sessions. Please share your feedback on this structure:

I liked this structure, and it worked well for me.

I recommend fewer required class meetings.

I recommend shorter class meetings.

I recommend more class meetings.

I recommend allowing more time for each class meeting.

I recommend having the classes taking place throughout the calendar year, not just in the Spring.

I recommend that the class sessions take place on Mondays and Tuesdays.

I recommend that the class sessions take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I recommend that the class sessions take place on Thursdays and Fridays.

I recommend that the program take place on the weekends.

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Participation in the class requires travel across the state. Class meetings include walking and visiting places that occasionally present physical barriers. Do you think that the current Leadership Arts structure and activities limit the accessibility of the program? Why or why not? What recommendations you would offer to reduce physical barriers?

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* 11. In addition to the financial costs, time commitment, and required travel, please list any barriers that you feel potentially limit who applies to and participates in Leadership Arts.