National Survey to Past and Present Student Microfinance Club Members
Dear Student Microfinance Club Member,

My name is Linda Peng, and I am an undergraduate student at Duke University researching the potential for student microfinance clubs to help scale microfinance in the U.S. through partnerships with microfinance institutions such as ACCION USA, a leading provider of access to credit and financial education to micro entrepreneurs in the U.S. I am writing to ask if you would be willing to participate in a one-page, 5-minute survey about your experiences with your student microfinance club. I may ask you questions like “what motivated you to join your student microfinance club?” or “what resources would your student microfinance club find most useful?

For your participation, I will be giving you the opportunity to enter into a raffle for two MP3 players and two $15 Amazon.com gift cards. The first winner will be selected from the first 25 survey participants; the second winner will be selected from the next 25 participants, and so forth. Updates about my research experience and the giveaway will be tweeted @MFstudentsurvey.

The results of this online survey will be used to make recommendations for effective partnerships between student microfinance clubs and microfinance institutions like ACCION USA. This means that I will be sharing with ACCION USA some of the information I collect about your microfinance organization. I will not be sharing any personal information from this survey.

Please know that your participation in this survey is voluntary and much appreciated. Furthermore, I encourage you to skip or check "N/A" to any question in the survey that you cannot or do not wish to answer. Note that if you wish to cancel your participation in this survey, you may simply close the survey.

If you have any questions about this research, please do not hesitate to contact me at linda.peng@duke.edu. If you would like to speak to my advisor at Duke University regarding this study, you may contact Dr. Lori Leachman via e-mail at leachman@duke.edu. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a participant in a research study, you may contact the Chair of the Duke University Human Subjects Committee at (919) 684-3030.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Linda
Link to this survey: www.tinyurl.com/studentmicrofinancemembers


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Pre-Survey Raffle Opportunity
For your participation, I am giving away two free MP3 players and two $15 Amazon.com gift certificates for four randomly selected students who complete this survey. Would you like to be entered into the raffle?
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If so, what is your e-mail address?
This is an optional field. E-mail addresses will only be used for the purposes of this research.
Basic Student Information
1a. What college or university are you affiliated with?
1b. What is your major or area of study?
3. How many semesters have you been a member of your student microfinance club?
2. Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?
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3. What is/was your graduation year?
4. What are the main focuses of your student microfinance organization?
Please check all that apply.
Student Interests and Involvement
5. How did you become interested in microfinance?
Please check all that apply.
6. What motivated you to join your student microfinance organization?
Please check all that apply.
8. What position(s) have you held in your club?
e.g. regular member; treasurer; president; VP
9. What have been your primary duties as a club member?
Please check all that apply. Note: "clients" refers to community members your club may serve.
10. How much time do you dedicate to your student microfinance organization in a typical semester?
Please count all meeting and class minutes.
11a. What experiences or opportunities do you or have you hoped to gain from being involved with a microfinance club on campus?
Please rate the importance of each experience or opportunity.
low importance
minimal importance
moderate importance
high importance
extremely high importance
fundraising experience
a greater understanding of how microfinance works in the U.S.
a greater understanding of how microfinance works internationally
opportunity to meet and speak with real microfinance clients
opportunity to speak with real microfinance practitioners
opportunity to consult microfinance clients
a greater understanding of how the credit system works in the U.S.
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11b. Please feel free to elaborate on your responses to question 11a.  
E.g. What continues to attract you to microfinance?
12. How many OTHER clubs or activites on campus are you actively involved with?
13a. How useful would the following resources be to your microfinance club?
N/A
Not useful
Slightly useful
Moderately useful
Very useful
guidance on how to train students to consult with micro entrepreneurs
guidance with outreach and conducting a needs assessment in the local community
an online platform where clubs can collaborate to discuss best practices and challenges
a start-up kit for new microfinance clubs
guidance on measuring club impact
webinars on topics related to financial education
e-learning course about the credit system in the U.S.
a webinar roundtable with microfinance industry leaders
opportunities to speak to professionals working in the microfinance field
annual roundtable with other student microfinance club members
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13b. What resource would you find MOST useful to your club?
Please feel free to elaborate on your responses to question 13a.  
Miscellaneous
14. How often do you go off campus to visit a local small business?
Examples of small businesses you might find yourself visiting: local restaurants, taxicabs, daycare centers, sausage makers, clothing stores, cosmetic shops, jewlery stores, etc.
Not Often (once/month or fewer)
Very Often (many times a week)
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15. How involved is your club's faculty advisor in terms of providing time and support to the club's activities?
We barely see the faculty advisor
Our faculty advisor is very involved!
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16. How likely would you be to participate in the following activities with your club?
Please check all that apply.
N/A
Not Likely
Somewhat Likely
Very Likely
blogging about microfinance
blockwalking in your local community
helping to design a website for a microentrepreneur
coaching microentrepreneurs with ideas for strategies in marketing, sales, etc.
hosting a panel event on campus
fundraising to host speakers on campus
hosting microentrepreneurs from your local community on campus
shooting or editing a short video about an experience at an event
raising awareness about microfinance through twitter, youtube, or facebook
broadcasting a microfinance simulcast course taught by a professor from another campus
attending online webinars to establish a greater knowledge base about microfinance
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17. Approximately how many people are in your organization?
Please check all that apply.
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