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Partnership for a Nation of Learners (PNL) Survey of Applicants
1. Welcome!

Dear Partnership for a Nation of Learners Applicant,
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
thank you for your application to receive a Partnership for a Nation of Learners Community Collaboration
grant in 2005 and/or 2006.
This survey, which is being sent to all applicants, is an opportunity for you to provide feedback on the PNL
application process. In addition, IMLS and CPB are interested to hear about what you learned through the
application process, your current partnering activity, and what PNL opportunities and resources you are
interested in learning more about.
CPB and IMLS will use your valuable comments in their continuing efforts to promote and support
collaborations between libraries, museums, and public broadcasters through the PNL initiative. Their hope is
that these collaborations will occur more frequently and more effectively in the future and that continued
improvements to PNL will promote those outcomes.
This is the only survey we will send you about your PNL application. Your completion of the survey, which can
be done in 15-20 minutes, is voluntary. Your individual response will ben seen only by CPB's contractor for
this survey. All information that you supply will be aggregated with information from other respondents to
help us understand our applicants' experience.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration. If you have any questions about this survey, please
contact Karen Motylewski, IMLS Evaluation Officer, at 202-653-4686, [email protected]
OMB Clearance No.__________________________
Expiration__________________________________

2. General Information

1. What is your organization's zip code?

2. Which of the following best describes your organization?
Library
Museum
Public Broadcaster
Historical Society
University/School
Other (please specify)

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3. Which of the following describes your title and/or department? (Check all that apply)
Administration
Development
Director
Education
Executive Director
General Manager
Librarian
Marketing
Outreach
Production
Programming/Curator
Public Programs
Other (please specify)

* 4. Did you apply for a Round I PNL grant in Fall 2005?
Yes
No

3. Round I Follow-up

5. If yes, how many applications did you submit for Round I?
1

2

3

4

5

More than 5

Not sure

More than 5

Not sure

4. Round II

* 6. Did you apply for a Round II PNL grant in Spring 2006?
Yes
No

5. Round II Follow-up

7. If yes, how many applications did you submit for Round II?
1

2

3

4

5

6. Writing the Grant Application

8. Which of the following describes your role in your organization's PNL application process? (Check all that
apply.)

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Primary grant writer
Contributing grant writer
Developed project idea
Cultivated partnerships
Developed project budget
Other (please specify)

9. Compared to other grant application processes, please rate the level of difficulty for your organization of
the following aspects of your PNL application process:

1 - Easier
than work
for other
applications

2 - Of
average
difficulty
for a grant
application

3 - More
difficult
than an
average
application

4 - N/A, I
have
never
done this
kind of
work for a
grant
application
before

Locating and using application forms
Understanding the program requirements
Deciding which organizations should be involved in the partnership
project
Planning and defining the scope and scale of the project
Assigning roles for project participants
Validating and expressing community need
Defining project outcomes
Developing a project management plan
Developing the project budget
Completing the project narrative in response to program criteria

7. PNL Application Partnership

10. With how many of each of the following types of organizations does your organization currently have
partnerships?
Number of
Partnerships
Museum
Library
Public Broadcaster
School
College/University
Social Service Organization
Faith -based Organization
Historical Society
Other

11. Did the partnership in your organization's PNL application exist prior to PNL?
Yes, the full partnership existed before PNL
Sort of, we had established partnerships with some of the other organizations before PNL, but not all of them

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No, the partnership did not exist before PNL

12. Is this partnership pursuing the same project for which you applied to PNL?
Yes, with all of them
Yes, but only with those with whom we already had established partnerships
No, not with any of them
Other (please specify)

8. Partnerships

13. Is this partnership pursuing your PNL application project?
Yes
No

9. Partnerships

14. How is your PNL application project being funded? (Check all that apply)
Funds from individual partner operating budgets
A different grant
Special project fundraising
Other (please specify)

10. Partnerships

15. Is your organization pursuing a new project through a partnership that is different from your PNL
application project?
Yes
No

11. Partnerships

16. How is this new project different in its development, design, goals, partners, and/or needs served from
your PNL application project?

12. PNL Resources

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17. How influential have the following resources been in developing new projects or in maintaining your
original PNL application project?
Very
Influential

Influential

Not Very
Influential

N/A

Feedback from PNL panelists
Re-reading PNL guidelines
Content on the PNL web-site

18. Which PNL professional development programs have you utilized since Round I of PNL? (Check all that
apply)
PNL Videoconferences
PNL interactive session
PNL website
Other (please specify)

19. In which of the following areas of partnering and project development did you gain new knowledge as a
result of your participation (if applicable)?
Community needs assessment
Project design
Understanding the assets of participating organizations
Evaluation of intended results and community impacts
Planning for disseminating project results
Project management
Partnership development
Other (please specify)

20. In which of the following areas of partnering and project development does your organization need to
gain new knowledge?
Community needs assessment
Project design
Project resources
Evaluation of intended results and community impacts
Planning for disseminating project results
Project management
Partnership development
Other (please specify)

21. Through what formats, if any, are you interested in gaining new knowledge and skills about partnering?
(Check all that apply)
Videoconferences
Website
Case studies about successful collaborations
Discussion board
Trade magazine articles
Special in-person training

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Interactive sessions
Other (please specify)

13. Further Feedback

22. Are there other ways that PNL should seek to support partnerships involving museums, libraries, and
public broadcasters?

23. Is there further feedback that you would like to offer?

Thank You!

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