On this page, you will find sample text for newsletter blasts and other outreach methods. Please feel free to edit the text in a way that makes the most sense for your community. There is also information about resources that are available to you in order to administer the survey if you incur costs or if you need to print paper forms. (Paper form link & Spanish language materials coming soon from the ConnectALL office.)
You can download flyers here. Please replace the ConnectAll branding with your own logo. If you are going to distribute items with the ConnectAll Office logo, you will need to get permission first.
To post to listservs, send to members and/or partners
Dear [colleagues, members, partners],
As you may know, New York State’s ConnectALL Office recently launched a statewide Digital Equity Survey [bit.ly/connectall-survey] to better understand the needs of New York residents when it comes to internet access and digital equity.
This important survey will help inform the State’s investment of historic funding to provide improved connectivity for all New Yorkers, increasing access to education, healthcare, civic engagement, economic, and other opportunities. [Your organization's name] is working with the ConnectALL Office to promote this survey to ensure that Hudson Valley residents’ voices are heard and that the State’s plans reflect the unique challenges in our region.
The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete HERE [bit.ly/connectall-survey]. I hope you will consider completing the survey to share your thoughts and encouraging your friends, colleagues and community members do the same.
[Insert details on additional opportunities for support with completing the survey (specific to each region’s distribution plan). Example: To assist community members with the survey process, [Regional Partner Name] will be offering the following Group Survey Sessions so that community members can complete the surveys together, with support from our staff. ]
Thank you for supporting this important process!
[Your name]
For use in partner newsletters or email campaigns
New York’s ConnectALL Office has launched a statewide Digital Equity Survey to better understand the needs of New York residents when it comes to computers and internet access.
This important survey will help the ConnectALL Office to develop a comprehensive Digital Equity Plan for the state and ensure that all New York residents can fully experience the opportunities that come from having the access and skills to use computers and the internet in their everyday life.
It is critical that Hudson Valley residents respond to this survey so that our voices and perspectives can be included in the State’s plans. On behalf of [Your organization's Name] we encourage you to:
Complete the online survey HERE [bit.ly/connectall-survey] (about 10 minutes)
Share the link with your friends, colleagues, and community members
[Insert details on additional opportunities for support with completing the survey (specific to each region’s distribution plan). Example: To assist community members with the survey process, [Regional Partner Name] will be offering the following Group Survey Sessions so that community members can complete the surveys together, with support from our staff. ]
Thank you for supporting this important process!
Sample Tweet
Help ensure the voices of Hudson Valley residents are included in New York State’s Digital Equity Plan. Complete the ConnectALL Digital Equity Survey – and share with others in your community! [bit.ly/connectall-survey]
Sample Facebook Post
New York State’s ConnectALL Office has launched a statewide Digital Equity Survey to better understand the needs of New York residents when it comes to computers and internet access. If you have struggled to access or use high-speed internet access, we want to hear from you! Complete the brief survey here: [bit.ly/connectall-survey]
Southeastern NY Library Resources Council can repay funds for direct costs that partner agents incur while administering the digital equity survey. These funds are limited, so please complete the form below to request funds before they are spent!
We have limited amounts of funding to help you administer the Digital Equity Survey to your community. If you need $1, $5, $50, $100 or more to pay for postage, printing, refreshments, or other incidentals, please put in a request here so we can approve your reimbursement right away.
The kind of receipts we can reimburse are for direct costs: postage, food, copies, etc. These funds do not cover items like staff time or travel costs. Uncertain if your costs qualify? Please email Carolyn first: carolyn@senylrc.org.
The deadline for requests is June 15, 2023.
The deadline for funding reimbursement requests is June 30, 2023.
If you have completed paper surveys, you can send them back to our office to be inputted into the survey form. We can reimburse you for postage or printing. We would appreciate you sending the surveys no later than June 15, 2023 to give us time for processing.
Send scanned forms to: carolyn@senylrc.org
Mail paper forms to:
Southeastern NY Library Resources Council
attn: Carolyn Bennett Glauda
21 S. Elting Corners Rd.
Highland, NY 12528
Based on the size and demographics of the Mid-Hudson Region, CAO has developed the following minimum response target for the Digital Equity Survey within the region:
Overall Response Target: 138
Response Targets per Covered Population:
In addition to the survey, CAO has asked us to convene focus groups to get direct feedback from individuals within specific covered populations. These groups are being formed by special invitation and the information here is posted for your reference.
As specified in CAO’s Subawardee Scope of Work, Regional Partners are responsible for recruiting and convening at least 3 focus groups with members of specific Covered Populations. Focus groups will supplement data gathered from the Digital Equity Survey, reaching populations who may not be well reflected or reached by the survey and providing rich data about the lived experience of people experiencing digital inequity to inform the State’s BEAD and Digital Equity plans.
Partners in the Mid-Hudson Region will host a series of focus groups for targeted populations. They are being held in the following locations:
Monday, 6/5/2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Kingston Library
55 Franklin St
Kingston, NY 12401
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Finkelstein Memorial Library
24 Chestnut Street
Spring Valley, NY 10977
Thursday, June 8, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Action Toward Independence
309 E Broadway, Suite A
Monticello, NY 12701
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Mid-Hudson Library System
103 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601