Survey for Charity website

In this Survey I am going to include many different styles of questions in order to establish the public’s views on the homeless. Firstly I am going to base much of the content on facts about the homeless in questioned styled for agreeing, being unsure or disagreeing. This will then indicate whether the average total of those taking part and considering this the average person, is aware of the truths about homelessness.

  In my previous survey for my preliminary website I had made the mistake of not including a ‘don’t know’ option in my block questions therefore I am going to include this in the Charity Website Survey for more accurate results of the audiences knowledge.

I am also going to use a physiological technique with this survey to try and make the person answering do so more honestly than usual. I will do this by using questions that may not be so relevant to the subject therefore people will not expect what I am going to be asking from knowing what the research study is concerning and will answer more truthfully.

Please fill in the details information below.

Gender:	Male	Female	**********	**********	**********	**********
Age:	11-16	17-20	21-30	31-40	41-50	51+
Title	Mr	Mrs	Miss	Ms	**********	**********
Postcode(only first three characters needed)		********** ********** ********** **********	********** ********** ********** **********	********** ********** ********** **********	********** ********** ********** **********	********** ********** ********** **********

Thank you for agreeing to take part in this study. The intention of this survey is for research purposes on creating an effective charity website to suit a wide audience.

1.)

Rate these charities according to which you think is the most widely known and supported. Use numbers 1-5 to do so with 1 being the most widely known and supported. You may only use each number once.

Cancer research UK	Help for Heroes	RSPCA	Help the Homeless	NSPCC

These questions require a choice to be made on a scale of whether you strongly agree or strongly disagree with the statements below.

2.)

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Don’t Know	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
People who are homeless only have themselves to blame for their misfortune.
Having a home is just about having a roof over your head.
Homelessness in England is due to a lack in affordable accommodation.
People turn to drugs and alcohol when they become homeless.
Homeless persons have no rights in society.

3.)

In your opinion, rate these everyday essentials in order of importance using number 1-5 with 1 being the most important. You may only use each number once.

Food and drink	Shelter	Clothes	Support from others	Money

The next set of questions requires a yes or no answer (Y/N).

4.)

Would you be willing to help a homeless person?

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Do you think everyone has the right to a home?

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Would you be willing to donate your time to help the homeless?

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Do you think homeless people are hygienic?

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Do you think you will to unforeseen circumstances ever become homeless in your lifetime?

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Would you be willing to participate in events and fundraisers for a charity supporting the homeless?

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Mark the boxes below in reference to the question.

5.)

Which aspects of a website do you feel are of most importance for the audience, you can mark up to four boxes.

Sophisticated layout	Simple and easy to use structure	Simple fonts	House style e.g. same colours used throughout	Factual information

Circle your choice of answer for each question below.

6.)

How often do you visit charity websites each month?	Always	Sometimes	Never	Don’t know
When do you visit your local community Shopping Centre?	Always	Sometimes	Never	Don’t know

How often do you see homeless people in your local community?

Always

Sometimes

Never

Don’t know

7.)

Do you have any suggestions for what would make a good charity website that is promoting Help for the Homeless?

Thank you for completing this survey.

If you would be willing to participate in further survey’s concerning this research please fill in the contact information below.

Address:

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Contact number:

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Email:

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Photo plan

Preparing photos for Street Heat

We have begun planning photographs for our charity website and have had to discuss whether we take pictures of real homeless people, or if we stage the images by using normal people pretending to be homeless. We have decided to use real homeless people so that the photographs are authentic however it may be difficult to find someone to agree. We are considering offering food or blankets to the subject as a thank you for their time.

Conventions of charity websites

Planning and preparation

This is the link to the page with everything for Planning and Preparation: this is 20% of your mark, ie two whole grades.

http://web.me.com/morrmedia/MORRMEDIA/Website_planning_and_preparation_list.html

Make sure everything is ticked off. There are also lists on the wall in the media room.

On Monday you should have shotlists, storyboard (for your video), survey completed, six annotated pages completed.

HM

Brief for charity website

The website we are planning to create is specifically focused on a charity of our choice. It must be fully functional and offer conventions relevant to the subject. To create an effective website we will look at others which have a similar intention being the promotion of a charity and use a parallel structure. The website must include:

-Information relating to the charity such as its history and its purpose.

-Upcoming events to get involved in for support of the charity.

-Somewhere to donate to the charity.

-A way to contact the organization for any queries

Eight pages for website:

The history of the charity

Upcoming Events

News

Donation

Contact Us

About Us (homepage)

Gallery

Find Us (centre)

Key conventions of charity websites incorporated to our domain

We will keep a clean and sophisticated colour scheme and layout throughout to show house style and that we have well executed organizational skills within the association.

It is clear that all charity websites that we have annotated have included simple and bold fonts to deliver the important information to the audience. Colour is also a key factor to use in order to create visual interest and to give a positive atmosphere about the domain. Images are just as important as text to convey the message of supporting the charity and are a fun aspect which lightens the mood.

A logo is needed as a feature that offers recognition of the charity to the viewer and helps them to become familiar with this for future reference.

The layout must adhere to the targeted audience which will be established once surveys have been completed however it is almost a certainty that the website will need to be conventional to suit all audience types.

 Our initial ideas for the charity website are to help the homeless on the streets by providing them with essentials such as blankets, food and clothes. We are considering naming our charity 'Street Heat' as this relates directly to our campaign with a catchy play on words. We are aiming to target people of any age, however people ages 25+ are more likely to give to charity. Our target audience will have a steady income and can afford to give money to help others.


We are thinking of using warm colours for our website such as red and orange; this relates to the word 'heat' in our name, and the fact that we are providing heat (and other essentials) for people who are not fortunate enough to live in a safe and warm environment.