Electronic Frontier Canada
Member Survey

August, 1999

Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and the right to privacy as new computing, communication, and information technologies are introduced into Canadian society. Through this survey, we want to get your feedback so we can develop our priorities for the coming year.

If you would like to join EFC as a supporting member, or if you would like to renew your supporting membership for 1999, please fill out the EFC Membership Form at www.efc.ca/join and then mail in your cheque.

If you would like to join (or leave) one of our mailing lists, please send email with the word subscribe (or unsubscribe) in the body message to efc-announce-request@efc.ca and/or efc-talk-request@efc.ca. You do not need to be a supporting member to join these lists. We would welcome your interest and participation.

Please answer all questions in the survey and then click on the Submit button on the bottom of the form. You may choose to leave some questions blank (other than your name). Anonymous surveys will not be included in the results. Personal information will only be used to compute summary statistics for this survey and to update EFC's internal membership records and will not be used for any other purpose and will not be disclosed to any other party.

Please be sure to respond before noon on September 1, 1999.

1. Personal Data

Name:
Email:
Occupation: 
Date of Birth:  (format: 01jan1999)    
Residence:
Town/City: Postal Code:

Who are you?

I am an EFC Supporting Member and I joined/renewed in 1999.
I am an EFC Supporting Member, but I haven't sent in my cheque for 1999.
I am not an EFC Supporting Member, but I am interested in helping EFC in other ways.
I am not an EFC Supporting Member, but I am interested in following EFC-related issues.



How do you stay in touch with EFC?

(check all that apply)
I visit WWW.EFC.CA occasionally.
I am on the EFC-ANNOUNCE mailing list.
I am on the EFC-TALK discussion list.
I phone/email some of EFC's Board Members from time to time.

If you would like to join (or leave) one of our mailing lists, please send a "subscribe" (or "unsubscribe") message to efc-announce-request@efc.ca and/or efc-talk-request@efc.ca.

About the EFC web site.

What do you think of the EFC web site?
(check all that apply)

I think it has some useful information on it.
I find it easy to navigate.
I think it needs to have more French content.
I think it sucks!

I think the following web site (for a similar kind of organization) is a good example of how the EFC web site should be orgainzed:

I would like to make the following constructive comments about the EFC web site:

What do you think of the EFC mailing lists?

(check all that apply)

I think the news and discussions on EFC-TALK are useful/interesting.
I like that EFC-TALK is a moderated list.
I think it would be useful to have a separate list (EFC-NOISE) that is not moderated at all.

EFC Fund Raising.

(check all that apply)

I think EFC should spend more effort on:

getting more supporting members.
getting government grants.
getting corporate donations.
selling cool EFC stuff like T-shirts, mouse pads, coffee mugs, buttons, etc

EFC Activities/Events

Keeping in mind the limited resources available and our reliance on volunteers, I think EFC should spend more effort on:
talking to the media on important issues.
speaking to community organizations about important issues.
speaking to industry groups about important issues.
speaking to government committees about important issues.
speaking at Free Speech / Privacy conferences.
creating informative web pages related to free speech/privacy in Canada.
developing position papers on important issues.
organizing Free Speech / Privacy conferences.
organizing informal meetings or workshops for EFC members across Canada.
organizing/supporting PGP keysigning workshops.
working more closely with related organizations on issues of common interest.
putting advertisements / public interest announcements on web sites.
putting advertisements / public interest announcements in print media.
putting advertisements / public interest announcements on radio.
putting advertisements / public interest announcements on television.

The Future?

Please look into your crystal ball and make a prediction about the future. What do you anticipate will be the most significant EFC-related events in the news in the coming year?

EFC Issues?

Please tell us what specific issues you think EFC should focus on in the coming year. Please identify issues related to freedom of expression, access to information, privacy, computer security, where you think EFC could make a difference.

The results from this EFC Member Survey will be summarized and sent to the EFC-MEMBERS and EFC-TALK mailing lists.

If you have any questions, please contact Brett Dixon, brett@efc.ca.