Home / Spring Semester Wrap Up Survey Home / Spring Semester Wrap Up Survey Spring Semester Wrap Up Survey School Name(Required)Group Type(Required) High School College/University Non campus, community-based youth group Other City(Required)State(Required)Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Phone(Required)What is your role in the group?(Required) Group Coordinator / President / Co-President Another leadership role in the group Group member Faculty Advisor How long have you been involved with AIUSA? Less than 6 months 6-12 months 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years More than 8 years Do you have a leader designated for the group for the 2025-2026 school year?(Required) Yes, I will be the leader next year Yes, the leader is someone other than me No, but we plan to by the end of the school year No, and we aren’t sure when we’ll have a leader designated Our group will not be coming back for the 2025-2026 school year Other Great! We will automatically renew your group for next year and you do not need to complete the renewal form.What is your expected year of graduation?(Required)Please tell us about your group’s Faculty Advisor:Name First Last Email PhoneWhat grade(s) and classes does this person teach?Great! We will automatically renew your group for next year and you do not need to complete the renewal form. Please tell us about next year’s Group Coordinator: Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) PhoneExpected year of graduation?(Required)Please tell us about your group’s Faculty Advisor: Name First Last Email PhoneWhat grade(s) and classes does this person teach?If your group is not coming back for the 2025-2026 school year, please tell us why not, including any support you might need in order to keep your group active.How many people are in your Group? Please make your best guess at “active members”, not just those on your email list or social media.(Required)Does your group maintain an online or social media presence? Please share links to your pages.Have you had any issues with your Instagram account being shut down? If so please list the handle(s) below and we will help troubleshoot.Which of the AIUSA priority human rights issues has your group worked on this past year?(Required) Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territories Crisis Ukraine Crisis End Gun Violence Refugee & Migrant Rights (including Dismantling the Mass Deportation Machine campaign) End Gun Violence Death Penalty Individuals at Risk (including Urgent Action Network and case commitments) Abortion and reproductive rights 2024 Elections Sudan Crisis Stopping forced evictions in the DRC National Security and Human Rights Other Other(Required)Which specific AIUSA initiatives did your group take part in during the past year?(Required) Write for Rights World Day Against the Death Penalty (around October 10) Human Rights Day (around December 10) Banned Books Week National Week of Student Action (March 3-7) Attend a Regional Activism Conference (Sept/Oct) Attend the AIUSA Hybrid Annual General Meeting (February) What kinds of activities did your group host or organize in the past year?(Required) Public events (film screening, guest speaker, concert, etc.) Letter-writing Phone calls / “power hours” Fundraising Lobbying in your district Outreach for new members Work with other organizations, coalitions or partners Demonstrations, vigils, or marches Tabling Other Other(Required)Do you have any pictures, videos, posters, flyers you designed, or other things you’d like to share with us? We love to see (and share!) things that your groups are doing. Please upload files here. Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 100 MB. If you uploaded any files, do we have permission to share them? This might be on social media or shared with other chapters to give them ideas. YesWhich of the following resources has your group used this year?(Required) AIUSA Youth Slack AIUSA Youth social media (@aiusayouth) Requested materials for your group (www.amnestyusa.org/materials) Activism Calendar (in Slack and/or via Google calendar) Skills training / webinars (issue briefings, back to school webinar, etc) Campaign toolkits Monthly membership calls Worked with an SAC (Student Activist Coordinators are student organizers for Amnesty) Worked with other Member Leaders (Country Specialist, Area Coordinator, Legislative Coordinator, etc) Worked with AIUSA Local Groups (Local Groups are community-based chapters of AIUSA) Worked with other AIUSA Student Groups This year, we held regular online trainings for student groups on the following topics: Running Your Group, Recruitment & Retention, Taking Action and Wrapping Up Your Year. Did your group attend any of these trainings?(Required) Yes No If you didn’t attend any trainings, what kept you from doing so?(Required) Didn’t know about them Not interested in the topic Unable to attend the times they were offered Other Are there any resources you wish you had when running your group this year? This could be things you’ve seen other organizations or groups have, or just something you’d find helpful. Dream big!Have you faced any of the following challenges in your work with your student group? Select all that apply. Pushback or restrictions on your group from school administration Hostile interactions with peers or community members Group members aren’t interested in the topics AIUSA is focused on We would like to do actions or events that are outside of AIUSA’s policies Recruiting new members Effective partnership with other groups or organizations Fundraising for our group Other Other (please describe):Please tell us more about your experience.Which issues are your group members more interested in?What types of actions or events are you interested in doing that are outside of AIUSA’s policies?We are currently planning AIUSA’s next Youth Strategy. Would you be open to answering a few more questions about your experience with AIUSA to help inform this work? (Choose one option) No, I’d like to submit the survey now! I’ll answer a few more questions Has your group worked with other groups or organizations on Amnesty projects, events, or campaigns? Yes No What are the names of these groups / organizations?AIUSA has several national leadership roles for youth, such as Peer Trainers, Student Activist Coordinators, and Social Media Managers. Have you considered applying for one of these roles? Yes No What has prevented you from considering a leadership role outside of your group? Check all that apply. I’m not aware of these roles The roles don’t appeal to me I don’t think I’m qualified I don’t have time for another role Other OtherWhy do you choose to stay involved with AIUSA (ex: a certain campaign, role, etc)? Check all that apply. Opportunities for professional development Opportunities for personal development Friendships/relationships Interest in a particular campaign or area of work Being a part of a like-minded community Feeling like I make a difference Learning about human rights issues Other (please describe):Please reflect on your time with AIUSA and provide your opinion on the following statements:AIUSA is an organization that makes a difference for human rights Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree I get to work on the human rights issues I care about under the umbrella of AIUSA Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree I know how to stay engaged with AIUSA during educational transitions, such as after I graduate high school or college Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree AIUSA has offered me ample opportunities to stay involved Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree I’ve found AIUSA to be easy to navigate as a student activist Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree I’ve found AIUSA to be welcoming and inclusive Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree If you would like to add any additional insight to the reasoning behind your responses please do so here:Amnesty is a member-led organization, which means that individual members make decisions about how the organization is run, the work Amnesty does, and who sits on the Board of Directors. People become members either by making a financial donation of $15 (minimum) or requesting a waiver of dues. Membership is valid for one year from time of donation or dues waiver. Are you currently a member of AIUSA? Yes No I don’t know Have you been a member of AIUSA in the past 5 years? Yes No Why aren’t you a member? Select all that apply. Financial hardship Prefer not to spend money on an Amnesty membership No longer involved with Amnesty I don’t know what membership is I don’t know how to become a member Not interested in Voting Plenaries or Board elections Don’t feel like my voice is heard as a member Don’t have time to be a member Don’t see the benefit to becoming a member I need more information before deciding to become a member Other Other (please describe):What would have convinced you to become a member?Why did you become a member? Select all that apply. To participate in a Voting Plenary or Board election Financially support Amnesty’s work I was required to Other Other (please describe):How did you hear about Amnesty membership? Peer (student group member, SAC) Staff Email Teacher Website Social media Conference Slack Mail Please select all that apply: I don’t know what membership is I don’t know how to find my membership status I don’t know when to renew my membership I don’t know who to contact Other Other (please describe):Have you ever voted in an AIUSA Board election or resolutions voting plenary? Yes No Why not? Select all that apply. I was not a voting member I was not interested in the process I was not aware we hold Board elections or that I could vote on resolutions I did not know how to vote I didn’t know anyone else who was up for election I didn’t care about the topic of the resolution Other Other (please describe):How did you hear about the election or resolutions voting plenary? Select all that apply. Slack Email notification Personal reminders and connections AIUSA website Other Other (please describe):AIUSA, and all non-profit organizations, is governed by a Board of Directors. AIUSA’s board is made up of human rights leaders as well as activists and members, and they are elected by the membership. This year, members passed a resolution that will create a seat on the Board designated for a youth member between the ages of 18-24! Would you have any interest in running for the Board of Directors? Yes No What factors would prevent you from considering running for the board?How often do you feel overwhelmed or stressed from your activism with AIUSA? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always Bias is defined as prejudice in favor of or against a person or group in a way that could reasonably be considered unfair. In your experience at AIUSA, have you personally witnessed or experienced bias? Please check all that apply. Witnessed Experienced Neither witnessed nor experienced Please specify the types of bias (as defined above) you have witnessed or experienced at AIUSA in the past two years: (Please check all that apply.) Ageism Classism and elitism Gender expression and identity Homophobia and transphobia Immigration and xenophobia Physical, mental, and learning disabilities Race and racism Religion and religious discrimination Sexism Other (fill in below) None of the above Other (please specify)Optional: Please check the option that best describes your gender identity: (choose only one) Genderqueer or genderfluid: A person whose gender identity and/ or expression may not correspond with social and cultural gender expectations, or that varies over time. Cisgender Female: a woman who was assigned female at birth and identifies as a woman Cisgender Male: a man who was assigned male at birth and identifies as a man Non-binary: someone who does not identify with the binary definitions of either “female” or “male” Transgender Female: A woman whose gender identity does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth Transgender Male: A man whose gender identity does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth Prefer to self-describe (fill in below) Prefer not to answer Prefer to self-describe:Optional: Please select the option that best describes your racial and ethnic identity: (choose only one) African American—For examples, African Diaspora, Jamaican, Haitian, Nigerian, Ethiopian, Black. Asian—For example, Asian American, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese. Hispanic or Latin origin—For example, Mexican or Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Colombian. Indigenous—for example, American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nations, Native Hawaiian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Middle Eastern or North African—For example, Arab-American, Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, Moroccan, Algerian, Iraqi, Somalian, Sudanese. Pacific Islander—For example, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, Marshallese. White—For example, European American, German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, French. Mixed race and ethnicity (fill in below) I prefer to self-describe (fill in below) I prefer not to answer Mixed race and ethnicity:I prefer to self-describe:CAPTCHA Δ
