Questionnaire on associations in transition (E)

Questionnaire on associations in transition

SURVEY ON THE SITUATION AND NEEDS OF ITALIAN ASSOCIATIONS ABROAD

EMI-NEWS - ROMA (ITALY)

www.emigrazione-notizie.org

emigrazionetv@gmail.com / red@emigrazione-notizie.org

The survey is part of a wider research project supported by the C.G.I.E. (General Council of Italians Abroad) whose results will be presented in the first half of 2022.

*) Mandatory field

Name and surname of the person filling in the questionnaire *.

(Name and surname)

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Respondent's function in the association *

(Indicate whether he/she is President, Vice-President, Secretary, Coordinator, member of the Presidency, etc.)

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E-mail address of the person completing the questionnaire *.

(Indicate the e-mail address of the person filling in the questionnaire)

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E-mail address of the Association

(Indicate the e-mail address of the Association if different from above)

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Characteristics

Some data on the type, age, location of the Association/Circle or Group

Name of the Association/Circle/Group *

(Indicate the name of the Association or Circle or Social Group)

Legal nature / Association / Circle / Group, etc. *

(Please tick only one oval).

○ It is a legal entity registered with the local authorities

○ Is a de facto association without registered articles of association

○ It is a social group (on Facebook or other social network) or linked to a blog.

City of the Association / Circle / Group *

(Indicate the city of the Association/Circle or the administration of the Social Group)

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Country where the Association / Circle / Group has its headquarters *

(Indicate the country where the Association/Circle/Group is based)

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Period of foundation of the Association / Circle / Group *

(Indicate the period of foundation of the Association/Circle/Group)

Please tick only one of the options.

○ 1870-1920

○ 1920-1960

○ 1960-1980

○ 1980-2000

○ 2000-2010

○ 2010-2021

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Activities and membership

10.

Activities of the Association: Recreational activity *

Please indicate the predominant or most frequent activities (least frequent: 1 - most frequent: 5; no recreational activity=0). Please tick only one of the options.

Recreational activity

○ 0 - ○ 1 - ○ 2 - ○ 3 - ○ 4 - ○ 5

11.

Activities of the Association: Information activity *

Please indicate the predominant or most frequent activities (least frequent: 1 - most frequent: 5; no information activity=0). Please tick only one of the options.

Information activity

○ 0 - ○ 1 - ○ 2 - ○ 3 - ○ 4 - ○ 5

12.

Activity of the Association: Cultural activity *

Please indicate the predominant or most frequent activities (least frequent: 1 - most frequent: 5; no cultural activity=0).

Please tick only one of the options.

Cultural activity

○ 0 - ○ 1 - ○ 2 - ○ 3 - ○ 4 - ○ 5

13.

Activities of the Association: Welfare and protection activities *.

Please indicate the predominant or most frequent activities (least frequent: 1 - most frequent: 5; no care activities=0).

Please tick only one of the options.

Care activity

○ 0 - ○ 1 - ○ 2 - ○ 3 - ○ 4 - ○ 5

14.

Activities of the Association: Political activity *

Please indicate the predominant or most frequent activities (least frequent: 1 - most frequent: 5; no political activity=0). Please tick only one of the options.

Political activity

○ 0 - ○ 1 - ○ 2 - ○ 3 - ○ 4 - ○ 5

15.

Activity of the Association: Economic activity *

Indicate the predominant or most frequent activities (least frequent: 1 - most frequent: 5; no economic activity=0).

Please tick only one of the options.

Economic activity

○ 0 - ○ 1 - ○ 2 - ○ 3 - ○ 4 - ○ 5

16.

Number of members *

Number of associates / members of the Association / Circle or Social Group

Please tick only one of the options.

○ 5 a 10

○ 10 to 30

○ 30 a 100

○ 100 to 300

○ more than 300

17.

Average age of members / members *

Indicative average age of members / members

Please tick only one of the options.

○ 18/35 years

○ 35/60 years

○ over 60 years

18.

Percentage of women in membership *

Percentage presence of women in the association (indicate in %; e.g. 40%)

Please tick only one of the options.

○ 10-20 %

○ 20-30 %

○ 30-40 %

○ 50 %

○ more than 50 % ○ more than 50

19.

Percentage of young members *

Percentage presence of young people in the association (indicate as a percentage %; e.g. 40%)

Please tick only one of the options.

○ 10-20 %

○ 20-30 %

○ 30-40 %

○ 50 %

○ more than 50 % ○ more than 50

20.

Nationality of members *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Italian only

○ predominantly Italian

○ mainly local (nationality of country of residence)

○ of different nationalities (other than Italian and country of residence)

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Means and instruments of the Association

21.

Physical location of the association (owned/rented or not located) *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ owned

○ rented

○ usufruct

○ does not have a physical office (uses the premises found from time to time, depending on needs)

○ has only a virtual office (on the Internet - blog - or on social media - Faceboook, etc.).

22.

If the association/circle has a physical headquarters: does it have equipped premises (kitchen, classrooms for cultural initiatives, laboratory, teaching, etc.)? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

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Users or addressees of the Association

(To whom is the Association/Circle/Group mainly addressed?)

23.

Are the main activities of the Association addressed only to its members? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

24.

Are the main activities of the Association also addressed to non-members? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

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Organisation and financing

(Volunteers, employees and financial means of the Association)

25.

Is the organisation of the Association/Circle/Group based exclusively on voluntary work? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

26.

Does the Association/Circle/Group have contracted employees? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

27.

Does the Association/Circle/Group use public funding sources? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ No: no public financing

○ No: only financed from membership fees and other private sources

○ Yes: only local public funding sources (in the country of residence)

○ Yes: only public funding sources in Italy

○ Yes: both Italian and local public funding sources

28.

Does the predominant funding come from membership fees? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

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Association / Circle / Group Reports

29.

Does the Association / Circle / Group join other federations of associations? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

30.

The Association / Circle / Group collaborates with other associations in the area in which it is established (in the country of residence) *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

31.

Does the Association / Circle / Group have predominant relations with institutions in the host country or with Italian institutions? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ from the host country

○ from Italy

32.

Do you have frequent or less frequent relations with local Italian institutions (Consulate, Embassy, Cultural Institutes, Chambers of Commerce, Patronages, Companies, etc.) *.

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Frequent

○ Rare

○ None

33.

Do you have relations with other Italian institutions in Italy (municipalities, regions, provinces, etc.)?

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

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Representation and interests

34.

Does the Association follow the activities of the Committees and the CGIE? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes, a lot.

○ Yes, but rarely

○ No

35.

Does the association follow the local social, economic and political reality? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

36.

Has the Association been informed and involved in overseas voting in Italian referendums and political elections? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

37.

Has the Association's interest in Italian reality increased or decreased in the last 10 years? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Increase in

○ Decrease of

○ Stable

38.

Do you consider the care provided by Italy to your migrant community in your country/city to be sufficient? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

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Trends and developments

39.

Has affiliate activity increased or decreased over the last 10 years? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Increase

○ Decrease

○ Stable

40.

Has the number of members/subscribers increased or decreased in the last 10 years? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Increase in

○ Decrease of

○ Stable

41.

Have young people (children of migrants) become members in the last 10 years? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes, many

○ Yes, but few

○ No

42.

Have any young people recently arrived from Italy joined the Association in the last 10 years? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes, many

○ Yes, but few

○ No

43.

Have there been any new accessions of young women in the last 10 years? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes, many

○ Yes, but few

○ No

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Future prospects for the life of the Association

44.

Are the prospects for the life of the Association in the next 10 years positive, difficult or negative? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Positive

○ Difficult

○ Negative

45.

If the outlook is difficult or negative, what is the main reason?

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Declining membership numbers

○ Lack of interest of the younger generation

○ Lack of financial means

○ Lack of adequate institutional care

○ Lack of financial means

○ Lack of adequate institutional care

○ Difficulty in adapting to new needs

○ Other:

46.

Based on what you have observed in the last 10 years, do you have confidence in Italy's intervention in favour of the migrant community in your city/country? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Yes

○ No

47.

Do you think that the future of your Association / Circle / Group will be more linked to the relationship with Italy or with the country / reality of residence? *

Please tick only one of the options.

○ Italy

○ Country of residence

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Other considerations

If you consider it useful, please give your thoughts on the prospects of your Association/Circle/Group, with freedom of argument.

48.

What elements would you like to see to maintain or reinforce the activity of the association and what would you consider useful to improve the action of the association.