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RESEARCH
Your Feedback Promotes Innovation at NRPA
Key findings from the 2018 NRPA Membership Survey
By Kevin Roth, Ph.D.

O

ne of the most important roles NRPA Research plays at the
association is to evaluate the quality and impact of our offerings to the park and recreation profession. If you have attended the NRPA Annual Conference, participated in a webinar or
taken an online course, you have undoubtedly received a survey from us
afterward about your experience. The NRPA team takes your feedback not
only to improve our current offerings, but also to help shape new member
benefits and educational offerings. If you have taken the time to complete
our evaluation surveys, thank you.
This month's column highlights some key findings from a
recently conducted membership
survey. In December 2018, the
NRPA Research team sent randomly selected members a survey that queried not only about
their overall level of satisfaction

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with NRPA, but also what they
expect from both their membership and in education offerings.
We received responses from 481
of your peers.
Satisfaction and Expectations
Among the survey's key findings

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is that most NRPA practitioner
members are happy with NRPA
membership. Eighty percent of
survey respondents rate their level of satisfaction at either a " 4 " or
" 5 " on the five-point scale, with
another 17 percent rating their
level of satisfaction at a " 3. " Further, there is very little difference
in the level of satisfaction among
the membership, regardless of job
title or amount of time they have
been in the field.
What is of greater interest to us
is what you expect from NRPA.
When members join NRPA, they
are seeking a number of benefits
and opportunities that help them
professionally and raise the profile
of the industry to key stakeholders and the general public. Your
feedback on what is important
guides NRPA staff to make sure
our products and service offerings
meet your needs.
Large majorities of NRPA practitioner members indicate each of
these benefits/opportunities as being important aspects of their relationship with the association:
* Promoting greater public awareness and appreciation of parks
and recreation (94 percent)
* Providing professional development, education and training opportunities (93 percent)
* Identifying industry and professional benchmarks, best practices
and trends (91 percent)
* Setting standards and guidelines
that improve the quality of park



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