The Moraga Education Foundation surveyed the community this January.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS.
Survey Results include:
  • Opportunities that Inspire
  • How You Prefer to be Listed
  • Where MEF Communications Need to Improve
  • How You Get Your Information
  • Who Responded
RESULTS: Opportunities That Inspire
Which of the following programs would MOST motivate you to donate to MEF? Check all that apply.
Elementary Schools and Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School
Respondents with children in elementary schools and respondents with children at JM were motivated to donate to some extent by all listed programs. The top three most motivating for both groups were: STEM, academic support, and music classes.
DID YOU KNOW: YOUR DONATIONS TO MEF THIS YEAR WILL HELP FUND NEW SCIENCE TEACHERS IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR!
DID YOU KNOW: YOUR DONATIONS TO MEF THIS YEAR WILL FUND SCIENCE SUPPLIES AT JM (ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR PARENTS TO DONATE SEPARATELY) AS WELL AS JM STEM ELECTIVES NEXT YEAR!
Campolindo High School
Respondents with children at Campolindo were also motivated to donate to some extent by all listed programs. The top three most motivating were: Academic Support, College & Career Center, and STEM.
DID YOU KNOW: YOUR DONATIONS TO MEF THIS YEAR WILL FUND 18 ADDITIONAL CLASS SECTIONS NEXT YEAR - MORE THAN EVER BEFORE - ALLOWING FOR AN IMPRESSIVE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS OFFERED AT ALL LEVELS OF STUDY AND SMALLER CLASS SIZES.
RESULTS: How You Prefer to Be Listed
How do you prefer to be acknowledged in the MEF Annual Report?
We broke these responses down by donor level:
For Honor Roll Donors ($4,000 and above), over 82% of respondents said they would prefer to be listed by donation level or had no preference. Fewer than 8% of respondents said they preferred to be listed without their donation level.

For our other donors, over 67% of respondents said they would prefer to be listed without their donation level or had no preference. Fewer than 13% of respondents said they preferred to be listed with their donation level.

For non-donors or occasional donors, over 82% of respondents said that they preferred to give anonymously or had no preference. Among the rest, it was evenly split between those who wanted to be listed by donation level and those who preferred to be listed without donation level (8.8% each).
DID YOU KNOW: THIS YEAR, MEF LISTED HONOR ROLL DONORS BY THEIR DONOR LEVEL, BUT ALL OTHER DONORS WERE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY. THESE SURVEY RESULTS CONFIRM THAT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH HOW THE MAJORITY OF OUR DONORS PREFER TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED IN THESE TWO CATEGORIES.
RESULTS: Where MEF Communications Need to Improve
Please rate how much you agree or disagree with these statements.
Based on the results above, it seems that our respondents generally understand the impact MEF donations make on their child's experience, the fact that Moraga public schools are underfunded by the state, that MEF is the primary fundraiser for our schools, and where to find information about MEF. The area where MEF can improve its communications is in explaining what MEF donations fund at the Moraga School District and Campolindo.
DID YOU KNOW: INFORMATION ON WHAT THIS YEAR'S MEF GRANTS FUNDED IS AVAILABLE FOR THE MORAGA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CAMPOLINDO ON OUR WEBSITE.
DID YOU KNOW: MSD AND CAMPO ARE CURRENTLY BUDGETING AND DEVELOPING THEIR MEF GRANT REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR. NEXT YEAR'S GRANTS ARE WHAT YOUR CURRENT DONATIONS WILL FUND. WHILE NEXT YEAR'S GRANTS WILL COVER MUCH THE SAME GENERAL CATEGORIES THAT THEY COVERED THIS YEAR, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, MEF IS HOPING TO INCREASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT GOING TO EACH BENEFICIARY.
DID YOU KNOW: IF MEF IS ABLE TO RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS TO INCREASE ITS GRANTS TO MSD AND CAMPO NEXT YEAR, WE CAN CREATE EVEN MORE POSSIBILITIES AT OUR SCHOOLS:

  • MSD WILL HIRE ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHERS AND ALLOCATE SOME OF THE GRANTS TO EACH SCHOOL SITE TO MEET SCHOOL-SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES.

  • CAMPO WILL OFFER ADDITIONAL CLASS SECTIONS, INCREASE THEIR DEPARTMENT GRANTS, AND IMPROVE STUDENT SUPPORT AT BOTH THE WELLNESS CENTER AND THE COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER.
RESULTS: How You Get Your Information
How do you get information about MEF? Check all that apply.
The most common way respondents get their information about MEF is through emails from the MEF office.
DID YOU KNOW: YOU CAN RECEIVE EMAILS FROM THE MEF OFFICE BY SIGNING UP FOR OUR MAILING LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR HOMEPAGE. OUR WEBSITE IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY MEF EXISTS AND THE IMPACT YOUR DONATIONS HAVE ON OUR SCHOOLS. YOU CAN ALSO FIND A PROGRESS BAR THERE SHOWING HOW THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN IS GOING. CHECK IT OUT AT MORAGAEDUCATION.ORG.
RESULTS: Who Responded?
The number of respondents are down this year.
Three hundred and twenty-one (321) people responded to the 2022 MEF Survey. This is down from the last two years (415 in 2021 and 577 in 2020). One hundred and seven (107) of the respondents have a child at Campolindo, one hundred and twelve (112) have a child at JM, and one hundred seventy-two (172) have a child in elementary school. Forty-eight (48) of the respondents don't currently have students in our local public schools.
What best describes you as a donor? Pick all that apply.
The majority of our respondents are regular donors to MEF.

16% of the respondents are Honor Roll Donors. 5% of the respondents are not current donors.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about these results or anything else, please reach out to the MEF office at MEF@moraga.k12.ca.us.

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