CBFWA Organization and Staff Satisfaction Survey 2010 Wildlife Advisory Committee Results

Background CBFWA performed a satisfaction survey from February 4- 14, CBFWA Members and Non-members were invited to participate Participated in CBFWA meetings Visited the CBFWA website Sought assistance from CBFWA staff 96 Participants completed survey (56% of invitees) 55 CBFWA members (57%) 17 Other natural resource oriented organizations (18%) 15 NPCC/BPA staff (16%) 9 Former CBFWA members (9%)

Wildlife Advisory Committee Results A total of 23 survey participants indicated participation in WAC in 2010: –14 Members of CBFWA –8 Never been a member of CBFWA –1 Former member of CBFWA

How satisfied are you with the CBFWA meetings (WAC)? N = 23

How highly do you value the following CBFWA coordination services? N = 23

How highly do you value interactions with and support from CBFWA staff? N = 23

How would you rate your overall experience with CBFWA? N = 23

How does CBFWA compare to other coordination organizations of which you have been involved? N = 22

If CBFWA’s coordination services were terminated, what impact would it have on your organizations ability to coordinate, at a technical- and policy-level, with fish and wildlife entities from throughout the basin to address or participate in NPCC Program issues and processes? N = 23

Have you contacted the CBFWA office in the past 12 months? N = 23

Did the CBFWA staff handle your request to your satisfaction? N = 19

If you contacted the CBFWA office, how would you rate the service you received? N = 19

How satisfied are you with the extent to which the CBFWA staff keeps you informed on important activities that affect fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin? N = 14

How satisfied are you with the quality of work of the CBFWA staff? N = 14

In your opinion, please rate the effectiveness of the staff in meeting the needs of the membership. N = 14

How satisfied are you with the CBFWA effort to implement the 2010 CBFWA Workplan? N = 14

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The 2010 CBFWA Annual Workplan provided opportunities to develop useful technical documents for my agency/tribe that support BPA requirements and NPCC Program processes. N = 13

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The 2010 CBFWA Annual Work Plan provided opportunities to address policy-oriented issues associated with BPA funding and the NPCC’s Program. N = 13

How would you rate the value of your membership in the CBFWA? N = 14

Comments –I feel that the measures of this survey will focus survey takers on the diminished capacity of CBFWA as it stands now rather than how it has performed in the past when it was funded and capable and operating at a higher capacity. There should be some measure of before and after to provide perspective. Thanks for asking. –The need for all F&W managers to be able to come together through a common organization will always be a high priority. Only CBFWA serves this purpose. The need and general purpose will not change but annual scope of work should be adaptive based on changing priorities. –SOTR report very weak in the Wildlife portion.

Summary –The CBFWA organization serves a small, but diverse, community of wildlife managers and non-managers –The CBFWA Organization is doing a good job of serving its members and the larger community –A few members are dissatisfied for unspecified reasons –CBFWA staff appears to be doing a good job –Nothing in the survey indicates that a major shift in direction is needed at this time