Update page for Briarpatch Members.

If you were a member of any Briarpatch network anytime in the past, please feel free to fill out this survey. If you already sent in an update to your contact information, then just fill out the other questions.

Rest assured this is just for internal communications within the network.

We promise not to share your information with anyone without your explicit permission.

In the future, when we want to share ideas or announce events, we'll probably use email communication or this website to make it easier.

Feel free to send an email with any comments or corrections you'd like added to the history page to claude@briarpatch.net.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Claude Whitmyer, Briarpatch Coordinator, 1982 to present

P.S. Feel free to tell other Briars about this update page.

A. Contact Information

Please fill out this section to update your contact information. None of these fields is required. However, if you wish to hear from Claude or the Briarpatch, you need to provide email and or regular mailing information.

ContactInformation.

First Name
Last Name
Company/Organization
Address 1
Address 2
Address 3
City
State
Zip / Postal Code
Home Phone
Work Phone
Cell Phone
E-mail
Website

Briarpatch. Confirm (opt-in) that you are joining the briarpatch mailing list. We promise to keep mailings to a minimum, but we do want your permission.

Yes. I want to hear from the Briarpatch Network

B. Briar Demographics

What's a Briar? Click here to find out.

If you are a Briar, please answer the following questions as of your last contact with Briarpatch:

HowLong. How long were you a member of the Briarpatch?

Less 1 year
1-2 years
3-4 years
Over 4 years

Satisfied. How satisfied were you with the support you received?

Very satisfied
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

WhyJoin. Why did you first join the Briarpatch? Choose all that apply.

Networking
Consultations/Business Advice
Workshops
Parties
Newsletter
Monthly Brown Bag
Other (specify)

EventRating. How would you rate each of the following? If you have never attended or used one of these, please mark "Not applicable“

  Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Applicable
Networking
Consultations
Workshops
Parties
Newsletter
Monthly Brown Bag
Other

DuesAmount. How did you feel about the dues? (Dues were a voluntary donation. The range was between $25 to $250 to cover 6 months. The median was $50.).

Very reasonable
Reasonable
Unreasonable
Very unreasonable

DuesMethod. Briarpatch always struggled financially. Should dues be made mandatory?

Yes
No
Maybe

DuesComments. What would a reasonable amount be for mandatory dues? What other comments would you like to make about dues?

AttendEvent. How likely are you to attend an event in the future (party or brown bag) ?

Very likely
Somewhat likely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Not sure

Recommend. How likely are you to recommend membership in Briarpatch to your friends?

Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
Not sure

Volunteer. How likely are you to volunteer to help make the Briarpatch work?

Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
Not sure

Comments. What other comments would you like to make about Briarpatch?

Demographics

Please provide the following demographic information. It will only be used to make statistical comparisons between different groups of respondents; it will not be used to profile individual respondents.

Gender. What is your biological gender?

Male
Female

Ethnicity. Please include your favorite word for your ethnicity:

Education. Which of the following best represents the highest level of education that you have completed?

Some high school or less
High school graduate
Attended some college
Associates degree
Bachelors degree
Post-college graduate

Age. Please pick the range closest to your age:

Under 20 years
20 to 30 years
31 to 40 years
41 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
61 to 70 years
Over 70 years

Review

A. Contact Information

B. Briar Demographics