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Timeline for The National Community Survey' <br />The NCS process begins <br />Mailing materials and <br />survey instrument are <br />finalized <br />Data collection begins <br />Data collection closes <br />Open participation <br />survey begins <br />Report available on <br />Polco <br />Feb 27 <br />Mar <br />26 <br />Apr 9 <br />Apr 30 May <br />14 <br />Jun 11 <br />Item Date <br />Preparing for the Survey - Average of 6 Weeks <br />Project Manager sends The NCS instrument for review Feb 27 <br />Send Project Manager drafts of custom questions to add to the survey Mar 12 <br />Mailing materials and survey instrument are finalized Mar 26 <br />Project Manager generates sample of representative households in your community Mar 26 <br />Polco prints materials, prepare mailings and sets up the survey online Mar 26 to Apr 9 <br />Survey Administration, Analysis, and Reporting - 11 Weeks <br />Data collection is open for The NCS - track real-time responses on Polco! Apr 9 to May 14 <br />Postcard invitations to online survey sent Apr 9 <br />Packet with printed survey, cover letter, and postage -paid return envelope sent Apr 16 <br />Open participation survey begins (Project Manager will provide link) <br />Data collection closes for the random sample survey and open participation survey <br />Apr 30 <br />May 14 <br />Send Project Manager final count of returned postcards May 14 <br />Survey analysis and report writing May 14 to Jun 11 <br />Project Manager provides link to report on Polco Jun 11 <br />After the Survey <br />After your community has completed The NCS, stay engaged with your community members by posting additional <br />surveys and polls on Polco! <br />