Community Survey about EUU Retreat Grants

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We (Tony Zamparutti, Sharon Marshall, Shulamit Levine-Helleman and Karen Kyker) are a task force created by the Coordinating Council (CC) in the spring of 2023 to investigate the effectiveness of our EUU Grant process.

We want to 1) let you know about some ideas that we have been discussing about retreat grants and 2) get a sense of what our community is thinking about retreat grants/subsidies.

Some of the questions below might surprise you! Read on, please...

Your responses will help us (all of us in the EUU community) prepare for our upcoming discussions at our CC meeting and the wider EUU Town-hall discussion on this subject in the fall, as we exert ourselves to ensure that our EUU retreats are accessible to everyone who wishes to participate.

Note: This poll is entirely anonymous unless you explicitly give your name at the end. Your email address is shown immediately below this line, but it is NOT collected in the results of this survey.

To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

not at all

very much so

It is important to review our EUU Retreat Grant policies and process.

Costs of registering for - and traveling to - retreats are increasing noticeably.

I can imagine requesting a partial or full grant to help myself attend a retreat.

To what extent do you think that some people ...

not at all

very much so

... have not attended a retreat because they weren't comfortable asking for a grant?

... lack sufficient information about the EUU retreat grants purposes, policy & procedure?

IF you believe that some people are not requesting retreat grants and therefore are not attending retreats as often as they would like, what ideas do you have that might help us get these people to the retreats they wish to attend?

Regarding WHO should receive retreat grants: To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

not at all

very much so

Only EUU members should be able to receive retreat grants.

Grants should be provided to anybody who requests them, regardless of membership status.

Membership in an affiliated local EUU fellowship should be sufficient to receive an EUU retreat grant.

Retreat grants should be available to first-time retreat attendees.

Retreat grants should be limited to once a year per person/family.

not at all

very much so

Only EUU members should be able to receive retreat grants.

Grants should be provided to anybody who requests them, regardless of membership status.

Membership in an affiliated local EUU fellowship should be sufficient to receive an EUU retreat grant.

Retreat grants should be available to first-time retreat attendees.

Retreat grants should be limited to once a year per person/family.

Regarding WHAT retreat grants should cover: To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

not at all

very much so

Retreat grants should only be used for retreat registration.

Retreat grants should be used for registration and/or travel costs, depending on the requestor's situation.

Regarding the retreat grant PROCESS: Which of the following should exist?

a 3-person grant decision-making team (current = 2: president & treasurer)

more complete details on our EUU website

an open Zoom Q&A about grants, before each retreat

where possible, local fellowship financial support of their members' retreat participation.

Other:

Regarding the financing of retreat grants, current practice is that retreat grants are covered by voluntary contributions to the EUU retreat grant fund. Retreat expenses are almost entirely apart from the General budget.

To what extent do you agree with the following statements: "Retreat grants should be...

not at all

very much so

...seen as internal social action.

...part of our general EUU budget.

...funded solely through voluntary contributions.

A variety of models of Paying for Retreats have recently been suggested. Current practice is to establish a budget based on a target number of participants and set an appropriate cost for different categories of attendees, with lower fees for children, teenagers and young adults. People then ask for grants if they need them.

Which of the following alternative models do you think should be discussed further?

automatic subsidy of registration fees for certain target groups of people, e.g. children, or young adults, depending on current situation, + a grant program (current practice).

automatic subsidy offered to everyone, with an "opt-out" option for those who are able and willing to pay the full cost, backed up by a grant program for those who need support beyond the automatic subsidy.

a sliding scale, offering several possible amounts: one at higher than actual costs; another at actual costs; another at lower than actual costs; and an option to pay as low as 10 EUR (without a grant program).

present the actual cost per person, and then allow people to pay what they wish (without a grant program).

Any of the above, with the possibility of grants for travel costs if needed.

Other:

Any additional thoughts you would like to share?

Optional: If you like, you can share your name and contact information here.

Please plan to join us at a special Town Hall Meeting on Monday, October 9 at 7 p.m. CEST, to discuss retreats and our retreat grants policy and processes. An email was sent from EUU on Sept 3 with the Zoom link for the Oct. 9 meeting. We're looking forward to hearing more from you at that meeting!

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