Analysis of Results and Research
Throughout the project our goal was to help identify ways in which we could help Mars Hill Charity Riders become more acquainted with other nonprofits in the surrounding areas of Indiana. Mars Hill Charity Riders is a local non-profit organization filled with riders of all ages. Their mission is to ride and raise money and awareness for different causes and charities.
With all this information in mind we collected different forms of data from students and other organizations and businesses that help and donate time to nonprofit organizations. We conducted three surveys total. One survey was dedicated to students and riders on a personal level. Information gathered from this survey helped us see what pointers will help Mars Hill reach out on a personal level and show what gets people interested in donating and volunteering with non-profit organizations. We also conducted an interview with Mars Hill charity members, this helped condense what all members agreed on what points were important to us to continue research on and move forward through the right research tool avenues. In the sections appendix A and B and the results page we have all research and tools used in separate places that will review a better and more in-depth look at all we have done throughout the course of finishing this project.
The other survey was geared towards companies and non-profit organizations. The goal was to see how long they have been active and what type of organization they are. We then looked further into what causes these organizations to link with organizations and want to have their time dedicated to volunteering and if they find any effectiveness with joint community organization collaborations. Mars Hills wants to have more people volunteer and collaborate with other community organizations to not only amplify the voice they have made for themselves through motorcycle riding but also the voices of those they can and eventually do collaborate with. These results help put an emphasis on what avenues Mars Hill should go into reaching out and collaborating with other organizations and reaching out to have an influx of volunteers to get more word about their organization out. In each graph that is labeled and listed on our site, you will see the percentage and groups, ranging from ages, volunteer types, organization type and so forth. We believe this will be helpful in not only the advancement for Mars Hill, but also for other charity organizations looking to get out further with their missions and goals.