Minnesota Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi at the University of Minnesota
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© 2018 PENNINGTON & COMPANY FUNDRAISING, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7 o Four interviews were conducted by telephone due to location and availability of the alumnae. o Three electronic surveys were completed and returned. • Nine alumnae (10%) declined to be interviewed. • Six alumnae (6%) were unable to meet due to a variety of circumstances. • Repeated phone or email messages (an average of three per alumna) were left for 30 alumnae (32%) with no responses. • Pennington & Company attempted to locate five alumnae for whom current contact information was not available. The chart below gives the breakdown of selected alumnae by era, willingness to interview, and final number interviewed. During the interviews, participants received a pre-campaign feasibility study brochure, gift chart (Appendix B) and an alumnae directory from their era. 3. Interview notes and reports were reviewed and analyzed. 4. Personal interviews were conducted with alumnae who live in the following geographic areas: Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Edina, Excelsior, Golden Valley, Lakeville, Maple Grove, Maple Plain, Medina, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, North Oaks, Northfield, Orono, Saint Paul, Sartell, St. Louis Park, Stillwater, and White Bear Lake, Minnesota; O'Fallon, Missouri; Garden City and New York, New York; and Edmond, Oklahoma. Era Interviewed (in person and phone) Returned electronic survey Refused to interview Willing but could not interview No response to messages No response to electronic survey No contact information Total potential prospects 1940-49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1950-59 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 8 1960-69 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 1970-79 6 0 4 0 2 3 0 15 1980-89 10 1 4 5 15 4 4 43 1990-99 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 10 2000-09 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 13 2010-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 9 6 30 10 5 94