We Want to Hear from You | Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions

We appreciate your participation in this survey. Your feedback is crucial in helping us understand how we can continue to provide value through our community and better support you in your efforts toward responsible seafood.

Your anonymous responses will be kept confidential and used to improve our programs, events, and resources to better align with your needs. We’ll review all feedback carefully and use it to guide future enhancements to the community experience.

Please complete this community survey by Monday, September 30, 2024.

Thank you again for your time and for helping us shape the future of our community. We’re excited to implement your insights and share the results soon!

Which of the following best describes the sector in which you work?

Non-governmental organization or nonprofit

Industry organization or business

Independent consultant

Academic or researcher

Precompetitive platform

For how many years have you been working in the responsible seafood movement?

Less than one year

1-5 years

5-10 years

10-15 years

More than 15 years

When did you last log into the Alliance’s online member platform?

Less than one week ago

Less than one month ago

Within one year

Don’t recall

Never

What was your primary reason for joining the Alliance? (choose one)

Connecting with others in responsible seafood

Access to resources I need for my job

Opportunities to participate in working groups

Keeping up on movement developments

Identifying potential project collaborators

Access to Alliance events

A north star for the movement

Opportunity to share/amplify my organization’s work

Has your membership in the Alliance made your job easier or more productive?

Yes

Somewhat

Has your membership in the Alliance allowed you to meet people you might otherwise not have met?

Yes

Somewhat

Do you have access to useful information through your membership in the Alliance?

Yes

Somewhat

Do you use the Business Guidance document in your work?

Yes

It doesn’t apply to our work.

Why don't you use the Business Guidance document in your work?

What improvements or changes to the Business Guidance document would encourage you to do so?

Do you use the FIP Guidelines document in your work?

Yes

It doesn’t apply to our work.

Why don't you use the FIP Guidelines document in your work?

What improvements or changes to the FIP Guidelines document would encourage you to do so?

Do you have suggestions for other guidance documents you'd like to see created by the Alliance?

What is the current primary benefit to you, personally or professionally, in your Alliance membership?

Keeping up on movement developments

Connecting with others in responsible seafood

A north star for the movement

Opportunities to participate in working groups

Access to Alliance events

Identifying potential project collaborators

Access to resources I need for my job

Do you feel you are getting value from your membership in the Alliance?

Yes

Somewhat

What is the value?

What is missing for you?

What do you suggest could be improved about the Alliance that would make it more valuable to you?

Which of the following Alliance event types have you attended in the past two years?

Alliance Conference

Webinar

Virtual Lightning Round

Network meeting

In-person networking event (receptions in Boston or Barcelona)

Have you ever served on the Alliance Board or an Alliance Working Group?

Yes

Would you be interested in doing so in the future?

Yes

The Alliance currently convenes small group Networks focused on the following topics: aquaculture, DEI, Latin America, and social and environmental integration. Are you a member of an Alliance Network?

Yes

How satisfied are you with your experience as a Network participant?

Very dissatisfied	Dissatisfied	Neither dissatisfied or satisfied	Satisfied	Very satisfied

Please share what would improve the Network experience for you.

If there is a Network you would like to be a part of that doesn’t yet exist, please share which topic(s) you’re interested in.

What activities would you like to see more of? (check all that apply)

Topic-specific peer groups/convenings

Regional-specific peer groups/convenings

Virtual events

Virtual networking

In-person networking

In-person events

Capacity/skill-building opportunities

Movement-level dialogue

Development of guidance documents

Calls to action

Other, please describe

Please describe any activity you would like to see more of.

On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your experience in the Alliance?

Very dissatisfied	Dissatisfied	Neither dissatisfied or satisfied	Satisifed	Very satisfied

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