May 19, 2022
This month, Christian Horizons is starting a research project to learn more about what our stakeholders, including employees, think of Christian Horizons – what we do and why we do it! Yesterday you will have received a letter that was sent to all our stakeholders, including people we support, families, donors, partners and you, our employees. In follow up to that letter, and as you are our largest stakeholder group, here are some further details.
As we transform to a person-directed model of services, we need to think carefully about how we can effectively share our values, mission, and vision of nurturing communities where everybody belongs!
We are including a lot of different people in our research so that we can learn from all different perspectives and experiences. Whether you are brand new to the work of Christian Horizons or have worked with us for many years, your voice is important to us!
We are working with a team of people from an organization called Graf-Martin Communications Inc. By working with a team outside of Christian Horizons who help people and businesses with this type of research project all the time. We are hoping that you can share what you think freely with them so we can learn a lot.
Next week, you will receive an email invitation from the team at Graf-Martin Communications Inc. to participate in an online survey to share your experience with Christian Horizons. This is an online survey and will take 10 to 20 minutes for you to complete. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your experience with us. The team at Graf-Martin will also be sending email invitations to small groups of people to participate in online focus groups to share their experiences in a more in-depth video conference discussion hosted by Graf-Martin.
This research will take place from May through July 2022. At the end of our project, Graf-Martin Communications will share what they have learned from the survey and online focus groups with the leadership team at Christian Horizons. After we understand the research, we will then share key findings and next steps with you in Fall 2022.
Your participation in this research project is optional. You can choose whether or not you would like to share your voice and experience with us. There is no consequence for not participating in this research. Should you choose to participate, what you share will be kept private and confidential. We benefit from hearing from as many people as possible so we can understand everyone’s unique experiences and perspectives. We hope you will choose to share your voice.