SURVEY OF FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA

Dear participant,

This survey questionnaire was developed with the view of identifying the needs of Filipino community centers and other organizations in organizing or providing relevant programs and services for the overseas Filipino community. The survey also intends to surface the expectations of centers and organizations from Philippine Foreign Service Posts and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, in terms of support and assistance to activities initiated by the Filipino community.

Your response to the questions will help the organizers determine the appropriate program and agenda for a proposed Conference of Filipino Community Centers and similar organizations in Canada. Thank you for your valued cooperation.

 
(Please type or print legibly)
Name:
Name of the Organization:
Position in the Organization:
Address of the Organization:
Email Address of the Organization:
Contact Nos. of the Organization:

Tel. Nos.:

Fax Nos.:

No. of Officers: No. of Members:
How long has the Organization been in existence? If incorporated, please refer to the date of incorporation:
Years: Months:
Describe the place where your Organization usually conducts its programs/activities:.
Does your Organization own its activity center?
Yes No
   
A. Organizational Issues and Concerns:
1. What type of programs/services does your Organization provide? (Check as many as applicable)

Post arrival services for newly arrived Filipinos
Political empowerment
Cultural Visibility (exhibits, celebrations, festivities, etc.)
Teaching of Filipino language
Business / Investment promotion
Assistance to the Philippines
Others (please specify)


2. On an average, how many Filipinos participate in your programs yearly?

Less than 100
100 to 500
500 to 1,000
1,000 or more
3. In your opinion, what are the needs of the Filipino community that you serve?
4. From where does your Organization get funding for its programs and services? (Check as many as applicable)

Membership contributions
Donations from private sector
Public sector grants
Fund raising events
Others, please specify

5. What are the usual difficulties you encounter in the conduct of you Organization's programs?
Lack of funds
Marginal participation of members
Management problems
Lack of support from the community
Others, please specify
6. How do you overcome these difficulties?
7. Have you collaborated with other Filipino Organizations in the past in the conduct of your programs?
Yes No
8. If yes, how often do you collaborate with other Filipino Organizations in the conduct of your programs?
Very often Occasionally Seldom
9. How do you perceive such collaboration with other Filipino organizations in the conduct of your programs?
Positive Negative Neutral
10. What strategies do you use to communicate your programs to your target audience? (Check as many as applicable)
Personal (face-to-face) approaches
Telephone campaigns
Distribution of leaflets, flyers, brochures
Posting of ads in newspapers or message boards
Radio and/or TV announcements
Group email
Others, please specify
11. In your opinion, how effective are your programs based on initial goals and expectations of the organization and participants?
12. In what ways do you assess the impact of your programs?
Formal surveys
Informal surveys
No impact assessment
Others, please specify
13. Generally, what best describes the impact of your programs in the community?
Long term, efforts are sustained continously and participants maintain active partnerships with the organizers and the program itself
14. How important is it for your organization to have the support of the Philippine Embassy / Consulate and / or the Commission on Filipinos Overseas in the conduct of your programs and services?
Very important Important Fairly important Not important
15. What form/s of assistance or support does your organization expect from the Embassy / Consulate or the CFO?
16. List three most important Filipino community concerns that you wish to be included in the agenda of a proposed conference fo Filipino community centers in Canada.
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17. List three most important organizational concerns that you wish to address during the proposed conference of Filipino community centers in Canada.
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18. Is your organization inclined to attend the proposed conference if it will be held in:
the last quarter of 2008?
the first quarter of 2009?
B. Migration and Development Projects in the Philippines
1. Are you involved in any activities which provide assistance and services to Filipinos in the home country?
Yes No (please proceed to no. 14)
2. How do you undertake the activities?
Personal undertaking Through involvement in my association
3. What forms of assistance do you extend to the Philippines? (check as many as applicable)
Livelihood assistance
Relief and calamity assistance
Support to infrastructure projects
Donation of medical equipment / supplies
Conduct of medical missions
Scholarship grants
Donation of educational equipment / supplies / books
Technology and skills transfer
Other, please specify
4. Kindly indicate the estimated cumulative total value of your assistance (in dollars).
5. Who are the recipients of said assistance? (check as many as applicable)
Indigent communities Teachers
Elderly Cooperatives
Government agencies Tribal / ingenious communities
School children and youth Women
People with disabilities / illnesses Hospitals
Nothing specific
Others, please specify  
6. How do you determine / identify prospective beneficiaries? (check as many as applicable)
Based on provincial / regional / local ties
Based on school / university ties
Based on government statistics / inputs
Based on proposals submitted
Based on investigations / research of organization
Based on media reports
Others, please specify
7. Do you use conduits / channels in reaching out to beneficiaries in the Philippines?
Yes
 No
If yes, what are these?
Church / religious organizations
Government agencies
Socio-civic groups
Business entities / groups
Non-government organizations
Academe
Others, please specify
8. Where are your conduits / channels based?
Based in the Philippines
Based in my country of residence
Based in other countries
9. In what projects do you think should overseas donors channel their assistance to in order to create a substantive impact?
Education Investments
Poverty alleviation Advocacy
Community advocacy Infrastructure development
Entrepreneurial development Livelihood sector development
Health sector development / program
Others, please specify  
10. What problems have you encountered in implementing or supporting development projects in the Philippines?
Bureaucratic requirements / red tape governing duty free entry of donations
Bureaucratic requirements / red tape in acquiring government permits
Absence of feedback / monitoring system for donations sent to the Philippines
Private sector / NGO partner failed to carry out commitment
Beneficiary failed to fulfill conditions / terms of assistance
Graft and corruption in government regulatory agencies
Loss of Donation
Misappropriation of Donations
Others, please specify
No problem
11. Are channels / partners in the Philippines necessary to assist in the donation process?
Yes No
Why or why not?
12. What measures should the Philippine government introduce to facilitate the flow of assistance from Filipinos overseas to their home country?
Establish express / one-stop clearing house

Strengthen / expand government representations for migration-and-development initiatives

Create quasi-government / private sector foundation for migration-and-development initiatives
Exempt donations from government duties and taxes
Rationalize regulations on the practice of profession in the Philippines by former Filipinos or dual citizens
Others, please specify
13. Do you intend to continue or expand you projects in the Philippines in the future?
Yes No
If yes, please specify in what areas?
14. Do you intend to support or undertake socio-civic projects in the Philippines in the future?
Yes No
15. How can the Philippine government encourage the participation of more Filipinos overseas in the development process?
By enacting relevant laws
By providing incentives
Through a more aggressive campaign overseas
Through reforms in government and in public services
Through greater support for migration-and-development initiatives
Others, please specify
Other Comments / Suggestions: