PO2012 Survey Results Complete
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PROGRESSIVEOPPORTUNITIES2012SurveyResults
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#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)
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27%
23%23%
32%
20%
34%
23%
14%
28%
10% 11%
21%
14%
9%
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28%
20%
17% 16%
21% 21%
16%
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PercentageofRespondents
AttendinglistedSessions
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#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)
Session%
# Details
withArnoHesse SlowMone NorthernCalifornia
Crowdfundingforlocal(food)economies Part1 30% 21
,
Elizabeth,FinanceforFood;JennyKassan,
CuttingEdgeCapital;MaryRick,TheHoopFund
ArnoHesse,SlowMoneyNorthernCalifornia;
Elizabeth,FinanceforFood;JennyKassan,
Crowdfundingforlocal(food)economies Part2 27% 19 CuttingEdgeCapital;MaryRick,TheHoopFund
Visualizingasharingeconomy 23% 16
Janelle
Orsi,
Author
of
The
Sharing
Solution
and
Director,SustainableEconomiesLawCenterand
LawOfficesofJanelleOrsi
thesinglemostimportantcampaign Mark
Campaignfinancereform 23% 16
McLeod,SustainableBusinessAllianceof
Oakland/Berkeley;CaliforniaStateSenatorLoni
JayYoungdahl,EastBayExpressandHarvard
Fellowat
the
Institute
for
Responsible
Investment;
(Responder)EdwardChurch,Institutefor
Thenewsustainabletheoryofinvesting 32% 23
EnvironmentalEntrepreneurship
Stateandnationalsmallbusinesspolicy 20% 14
ScottHauge,SmallBusinessCalifornia;David
Bowdin,AmericanSustainableBusinessCouncil
BCorporationabetterwaytodobusiness 34% 24 AndyFyfe,B
Timothy
Yee,
Green
Retireme
SlowMoneyinvestingasiffood,farms,&fertilitymatter 23% 16 WoodyTasch,SlowMoney
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#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)
Newcommunity buildingtechinnovationpresentation 14% 10
yLoca On S a anoImran,Loca On;Davi
Tolioupov,LocalOn;ShariGodinez,Koreatown
NorthgateCommunityBenefitsDistrict;Darlene
Drapkin,UrbanTransformationandTemescal
TelegraphBID
Howcanwebuildamoreresilientsociety? 28% 20 RichardHeinberg,PostCarbonInstitute
Economicdevelopmentforourcommunities 10% 7
thepotentialofdecentralizedenergysystems Al
Weinrub,LocalCleanEnergyAlliance
Whentheeconomysrotten,sellcompost 11% 8
:trans orm ngeco og ca cr s s ntocommun ty
opportunities
KirstenSchwind,
Bay
Localize;
David
KantWofford,BayLocalize
KasperKoczab,NetworkofBayAreaWorker
Cooperatives(NoBAWC);DaveKaroly,Networkof
Workercooperativessustainableeconomicdevelopment 21% 15
BayAreaWorkerCooperatives(NoBAWC);Jenny
Kassan,CuttingEdgeCapital
,and
how
to
include
your
friends
in
the
(food)
revolution YoniLandau,Coo erativeFood
Thenonprofitindustrialcomplex,cooperatives 14% 10
,
EmpowermentDirective(CoFED)
savingmoney,energy,andtimewhilepromoting
creativityandcollaborationthroughremote,flex
space,andotherprogressiveworkplacemodels
Alternativeworkplacemodels 9% 6 MatthewBauer,BetterWorldTelecom
Financingyoursmallbusiness 14% 10
SeanMurphy,InnerCityAdvisors;KellyLovlien,
WorkingSolutions;AlejandroVelez,Backtothe
Roots
Sustainablecommunities
9% 6
advancingcleanenergy,waterefficiency,and
smartgrowthintheEastBay AndyKatz,EBMUD;
StateAssemblywoman,NancySkinner,14th
District
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#1Whichsessionsdidyouattend?(71respondents)
CarlHall,MediaWorkers;JohnLogan,UCBerkeley
LaborCenter;AndreasCluver,Buildingand
ConstructionTradesCouncilofAlamedaCounty;
KerianneSteele,Weinberg,Roger&Rosenfeld;Jay
Unionsandtheneweconomy 13% 9
Youngdahl,EastBayExpressandYoungdahl&Citti,
P.C.
andhowtojoinwithOccupytobuildpowerful
coalitionsforchangeSaraMizner,OccupyOakland;
WhyOccupychangeseverything 28% 20
P o e eSorgen,OccupyBer e ey;Maria
Gastelumendi,Rising
Loafer
Cafe
&
Bakery;
Susie
Cagle,FreelanceJournalist;ScottRossi,OccupySF
:adocumentaryfilmpreviewanddiscussionwith
thecomedytroupeandfilmmakers W.Kamau
LaughterAgainsttheMachine 20% 14 Bell,NatoGreen,MikePaunovich,EvanDonn
theeconomicargumentforkeepingitlocal Linda
Currie,TransitionBerkeley;SusanSilber,BuyLocal
Berkeley;Carolina
Miranda,
Sustainable
Business
Alliance;ErinKilmerNeel,OaklandGrown;Hut
Localizationmovement 17% 12
,
Landon,SFLocallyOwnedMerchantsAssociation
Bikenomics 16% 11
andourlocaleconomy ReneeRivera,EastBay
BicycleCoalitionGuillaumeLebleu,BernalBucks,JessicaNowlan,
Ho e Solutions Merchant Services Charlie Rebich
ComplementaryandalternativecurrenciestotheUSdollar 21% 15
,
OaklandAcorn/OaklandGrownCard;ErinKilmer
Neel,OaklandGrownCard;MiraLuna,BACETime
publicbanks,workercooperativebanks,and
progressivebankingpractices MarcArmstrong,
Alternativebankingmodels 21% 15
,
CoopCreditUnion;EstherPark,RSFSocialFinance
TouroftheHUB 16% 11 (4thFloor)between11am
Saturday'sBike
Tour 6% 4
of
Worker
Coops
in
Berkeley
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AvgRatingoutof4.0
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What did you think of the sessions?(71 respondents)
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Whatdidyouthinkofthesessions?(71respondents)
Whatdidyouthinkofthesessions? 71 res ondents
AvgRating Strongly
A reeAgree Disagree Strongly
disa ree
Whatdidyouthinkofthesessions?(71respondents)
outof4.0
Thespeakerswerewellinformedintheirsubjectmatter: 3.45 53.5%(38) 38.0%(27) 1.4%(1) 4.2%(3)IlearnednewthingsthatIcanapplyinmylife/business: 3.21 35.7%(25) 48.6%(34) 10.0%(7) 2.9%(2)Igotinspired: 3.29
51.4%(36)
31.4%(22) 8.6%(6) 7.1%(5)
Imadegoodconnectionsattheevent: 3.02
28.2%(20)
40.8%(29)
15.5%(11) 5.6%(4)
Thisconferencemademewantto 37.1% 50.0%learnmore: 3.22 (26) (35) 7.1%(5) 4.3%(3)Thisconferencemademewanttogetmoreinvolved: 3.09 27.1%(19) 57.1%(40) 10.0%(7) 4.3%(3)Iwishthesessionswerelonger: 2.57
16.9%(12)
28.2%(20)
45.1%(32) 7.0%(5)w s eac spea er a more me
totalk: 2.59 . (12) . (19) . (31) 5.9%(4)IwishIhadmoretimetoaskquestionsatsessions: 2.79 24.3%(17) 32.9%(23) 35.7%(25) 4.3%(3)
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Favorite:JanelleOrsi,VisualizingaSharingEconomyGuillaume,Mira,PollyPrattAlternativeCurrenciesBecausepersonal,passionate,playfulLeast:
Youngdahl,NewSustainableTheoryofInvestingBecausenothingnew,justwentoverold
Favorite:
Localization
&
Co
op
bike
ride
Least:
When
the
economy's
rotten
Favorite:RichardHeinberg;SlowMoney;BCorporation;Bikenomics.Igainednewinformationandinspirationfromthespeakersinvolvedinthose
sessions.Ididn'tgetmuchfromtheOccupysession overallthespeakersdidn'tseemtohaveadepthofinsightorideasabouthowtheOccupy
movementfitsintolargereconomicissuesorfutureimpactsthemovementcouldhave.Theonlyspeakerwhoseemedunpreparedandinarticulatewas
MarkMcLeadduringthecampaignfinancesession.IlefthalfwaythroughtogototheBayLocalize"compost"session,whichwascreativeandwonderful.
Favorites:Woody
Tasch
Slow
Money,
California
State
Senator
Loni
Hancock,
State
Assemblywoman
Nancy
Skinner,
Richard
Heinberg
Post
Carbon
Institute,andAlWeinrub LocalCleanEnergyAlliance.Thesewereallgoodspeakerswithaconcisemessageandlotsmoretosay.LeastFave;Yoni
Landau,CooperativeFoodEmpowermentDirective.He'saniceguyandhisheartisinagoodplacebuthispresentationwasabitspaceyandthecrowd
wastoolargeforhisactivity(Ithink).
financingyoursmallbusiness
Havingbeenintheenergy,climateandsustainabilityarenasince1994Ifoundthatoverall,thesessionsweretooshorttodivedeeplyenoughonany
topic.
I
left
feeling
more
frustrated
than
feeling
it
was
time
well
spent.
At
the
same
time
I
recognize
that
the
cross
section
of
the
attendees
makes
it
quite
difficulttochangethatformat.
HearingfromLoriHancockregardingthechallengesweareupagainsttomakeCampaignFinancereformarealityandwhatwecandoaboutit.Ialso
enjoytheslowmoneyconversationverymuchbecausethisisanareawhereIwantto"invest"mymoneyin.
Heinberg'ssessionwasmyfavorite.
HiJody,I'mtakingthissoIcanseewhatthelayoutisandwhatquestionsarebeingasked,butIdidn'tgettoattendanyothersessions.ciao, k
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#4 Whichvendorboothsdidyouvisit?(57Respondents)
#4 Whichvendorboothsdidyouvisit?(57Respondents)
Vendor Count Percent
Mills'LokeyGraduateSchoolofBusiness 10 17.50%
PresidioGraduateSchool 14 24.60%
Count
EBMUD 15 26.30%
NewResourcesBank 21 36.80%
YokayoBiofuelsOaklandGrown/Sustainable
HungryMindRecordings
.
CityCarShare 17 29.80%
RainbowGrocery 22 38.60%
EcologyCenter 24 42.10%YokayoBiofuels 10 17.50%
OnePacificCoastFoundationCityCarShare
RainbowGroceryEcologyCenter
Count
ance uy oca er e ey as
BayGreenDrinks/BayAreaGreenTours
(sharedbooth) 14 24.60%
HungryMind
Recordings 4 7.00% PresidioGraduateSchool
EBMUD
NewResourcesBank
NetworkofBayAreaWorkerCollectives
NoBAWC(2ndFloor) 21 36.80%0 10 20 30
Mills'LokeyGraduateSchool
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HowdidyouhearabouttheConference(byPercentage)
EastBayExpress emaileBlast
EastBayExpress website
32%
13%31%
23 EastBayExpress Facebook/Twitter
OaklandGrown
SustainableBusinessAlliance
9%
3%
7%
10%
0%3%1%1%
1%
BuyLocalBerkeley
SFLOMA
3%
BayAreaGreenTours
DavidBrowerCenter
RebuildtheDream/VanJones
GreenChamberofCommerce
Wordofmouth
Other
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#5.Howdidyoufindoutaboutthisconference?(71respondents)
SourcePercenta
geCount
East Ba Ex ress the a er 32% 23
#5.Howdidyoufindoutaboutthisconference?(71respondents)
EastBayExpress emaileBlast 13% 9
EastBayExpress website 9% 6
EastBayExpress Facebook/Twitter 3% 2
Oa an Grown 7% 5
SustainableBusiness
Alliance 10% 7
BuyLocalBerkeley 0% 0
SFLOMA 3% 2
EastBayGreenDrinks 3% 2
BayAreaGreenTours 1% 1
DavidBrowerCenter 1% 1
RebuildtheDream/VanJones 1% 1
GreenChamberofCommerce 1% 1
Wordofmouth 31% 22
Other 23% 16
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#6.Howoftenwouldyougotoaconferencelikethisone?(70respondents)
HowOften % Count
#6.Howoftenwouldyougotoaconferencelikethisone?(70respondents)
2.90%1.40%
2.90%
Howoftenwouldyougotoaconference.
Onceannually 35.70% 25Twiceannually 41.40% 29Quarterly 18.60% 13
Monthly 2.90% 2
35.70%18.60%
nceannua yTwiceannuallyQuarterly
Monthly
Notlikelyagain 1.40% 1Other 2.90% 2
41.40%
o e yaga nOther
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#7.Whatdidyouthinkoftheeventvenueandlogistics?(69Respondents)
Rating Response
Average Count
StronglyDisagree
#7.Whatdidyouthinkoftheeventvenueandlogistics?(69Respondents)StronglyAgree Agree Disagree
Theeventlocationworkedwellforme: 72.5%(50) 20.3%(14) 4.3%(3) 2.9%(2) 3.62 69Sundayworkedwellforme: 51.5%(35) 38.2%(26) 5.9%(4) 4.4%(3) 3.37 68Itwaseasytobuytickets: 50.7%(35) 31.9%(22) 7.2%(5) 2.9%(2) 3.41 69Findingoutinformationabouttheeventwaseasy: 40.6%(28) 44.9%(31) 10.1%(7) 2.9%(2) 3.25 69Iwascomfortableintheconferencerooms: 49.3%(34) 43.5%(30) 4.3%(3) 2.9%(2) 3.39 69Icouldhearthespeakerswell: 50.7%(35) 42.0%(29) 1.4%(1) 4.3%(3) 3.41 69Registrationwassmooth: 58.0%(40) 29.0%(20) 5.8%(4) 2.9%(2) 3.48 69T eeventprogramgui ewas e p u : 47.8% 33 34.8% 24 7.2% 5 4.3% 3 3.34 69Ifeltliketheeventwaswellorganized: 43.5%(30) 49.3%(34) 2.9%(2) 4.3%(3) 3.32 69Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithattendees: 26.9%(18) 47.8%(32) 16.4%(11) 4.5%(3) 3.02 67Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithspeakers: 23.2%(16) 42.0%(29) 27.5%(19) 4.3%(3) 2.87 69Ifoundtheeventstaffandvolunteershelpful: 40.6%(28) 47.8%(33) 0.0%(0) 5.8%(4) 3.31 69
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Registrationwassmooth:Theeventprogramguidewashelpful:
Ifeltliketheeventwaswellorganized:Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithattendees:
Ihadanopportunitytonetworkwithspeakers:Ifoundtheeventstaffandvolunteershelpful:
Therewaseasyaccesstofoodanddrinks:
RatingAverage(Outof4)
RatingAverage
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Theeventlocationworkedwellforme:Sundayworkedwellforme:
Itwaseasytobuytickets:Findingoutinformationabouttheeventwaseasy:
Iwascomfortableintheconferencerooms:Icouldhearthespeakerswell:
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8 Wh t f db k i l di i t i ld t t t ti ?
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8.Whatfeedback,includingnewsessiontopics,wouldyouwanttoseenexttime?
Westillhaveawealthofprogressivemindedcompaniesandprojectsthrivinginthebayareaforexamplealternativefuelproviders(SironaFuelsof
Oakland)sinceoilissuchahotbuttontopicthesedays.
Wouldappreciateastructuredforumfornetworking(matchmakingsession?)Wouldbegreattoscheduleabreakforlunch therewasnotimebetween
sessionsforfoodornetworking.Wasstructuredasonethingrightafteranother.
WouldsuggestincorporatingsomeOpenSpacetimewhereattendeescancollectaroundlikesubjectsofinterest.You'vegotabuildingfullofgreatminds,
sotherecouldbeanevenmoreeffectivewaytoencouragenetworkingamongtheattendees.
9 What was your overall impression of this event?(70 Respondents)
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9.Whatwasyouroverallimpressionofthisevent?(70Respondents)OverallImpression % CountIlovedit! 55.70% 39Ilikedit 37.10% 26Itwasjustokay 4.30% 3
Itwasn'tasgoodasexpected 2.90% 2
IthinkIwastedmyday 0.00% 0Other 8.60% 6
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OverallImpression
Ilovedit!IlikeditItwasjustokaytwasn tasgoo asexpecte
IthinkIwastedmydayOther