Area of Focus Survey

Summary: It is human nature to want everything. It is the purpose of economic practice to determine, in a reality of limited resources, what things we choose to dedicate our resources to. The following survey is designed to allow you, the NSA member, to indicate to the leadership and staff where you think our resources should be applied. This survey will assist in determining funding levels, staff time allocation, and other strategic decisions about what areas are the most important to pursue. Please consider your responses personally as to what you would like to see from the NSA.

Please be aware that items you do not allocate resources to may not be offered by the organization in the future. Also, some items are listed as having a minimum resource allocation percentage. This means that you must allocate that amount (or more) to that area in order to have any result.

Thank you for your membership in the NSA, and for your time in completing this short survey.

First Name

Last Name

What is the One Thing you wish the NSA would do for you?

What is the single biggest frustration you have in your professional life right now?

For the following fields, please consider you have 100 percentage points to allocate across the areas of focus. You may allocate less than 100% but you may not allocate more. These percentage points represent the association’s budget.

Scanning Information Sources and Providing members email alerts about changes to Tax and Accounting rules, policies, and regulations.

Advocacy: Acting on behalf of the membership with the IRS, Federal Government, and other regulatory bodies.

ENewsletter with information about accounting, taxation, and the community.

Live & In person events (Minimum 0% or 3%: If you want this program at all you must assign a minimum of 3% of the current NSA Budget.)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 3.

Continuing Education for members. (Minimum 0% or 5%: If you want this program at all you must assign a minimum of 5% of the current NSA Budget.)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 5.

Membership Recruitment & Management

Discount Programs

“Find a Pro” member directory

Leadership Development Programs

Practice Management

Student Programming & Support

Tax Help Desk ((Minimum 0% or 15%: If you want this program at all you must assign a minimum of 15% of the current NSA Budget.)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 15.

Income and Fees: Research and online Calculator (Minimum 0% or 4%: If you want this program at all, you must assign a minimum of 4% of the total budget for its production costs.)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 4.

Other: Examples can include: Government relations, state and local support, free software, advertising to the public, additional staff for faster responses and increased service, etc.

Governance (Fixed Costs)

Physical Office (Fixed Costs)

Administrative Expenses (Operational costs not including staff salaries) (Fixed Costs)

TOTAL

Would you like to be contacted to follow up on these questions and offer more opinions?

Yes

Please provide us with you email address