Skip to content
Internationals »Are you an international student?  Get connected here »
  • Select location
    • Ann Arbor, MI
    • Arlington, TX
    • Athens, OH
    • Austin, TX
    • Boise, ID
    • Boston, MA
    • Buffalo, NY
    • Champaign-Urbana, IL
    • Chicago, IL
    • Cincinnati, OH
    • Cleveland, OH
    • Columbus, OH
    • Daejeon, South Korea
    • Dayton, OH
    • East Lansing, MI
    • Gainesville, FL
    • Grand Rapids, MI
    • Houston, TX
    • Indianapolis, IN
    • Kent, OH
    • Lancaster, PA
    • Minneapolis, MN
    • Muskingum, OH
    • New York City, NY
    • Norman, OK
    • Ohio Wesleyan University
    • Peoria, IL
    • Raleigh, NC
    • Rochester, MI
    • Rochester, NY
    • Salem, OR
    • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Tempe, AZ
    • Tiffin, OH
    • Toledo, OH
    • West Lafayette, IN
    • Youngstown, OH
International Friendships, Inc (IFI) Logo International Friendships, Inc (IFI) Logo International Friendships, Inc (IFI) Logo
  • Home
  • About
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Give
    • Donor Portal
    • National Ministry Fund
    • Staff Support
    • Location/Program Support
    • Smart Giving
    • Legacy Giving
    • In Honor/Memory of
    • Other Ways to Give
Board Owners Surveyrfinke2025-07-03T07:12:05-04:00

Step 1 of 4

25%

A Letter from the IFI Board of Directors

Hello!

It is our privilege to serve God and the ministry of International Friendships, Inc. (IFI) as the Board of Directors.  We meet quarterly to pray together and to guide and guard the ministry, enabling IFI to accomplish the plans God gives the ministry with creativity, skill, unity of purpose, and integrity.

One of our primary responsibilities as a Board is to represent YOU, the Christian donors, churches, and volunteers who tangibly contribute to this ministry.  In a very real sense, your investment of time, prayer, funding, and other resources makes you an “Owner” of the ministry.  As a Board, we ensure that your values and concerns are heard and help direct the ministry together.

We hope you will take 15-20 minutes to thoughtfully respond to the following survey. This fall, we will invite you to participate in a follow-up virtual town hall event as well.

Our desire is to position IFI’s ministry to international students to be thriving, healthy, and fruitful, now and in the future. We are trusting God to speak through you and to guide IFI further into His good plans for international students. We are grateful in advance for your prayerful insights and suggestions.

Whether you pray, serve, or give, we thank you for your contributions to IFI’s ministry.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Serving with you, 

    

The IFI Board of Directors

Board Owners Survey

The purpose of this survey is for you as an IFI “Owner” to provide the IFI Board your assessment of IFI’s success in achieving its purposes and to ensure your values and concerns are represented. We invite you to enter into this survey prayerfully, asking God what words He wants to speak through you to IFI. We promise to humbly accept your feedback and - with God’s help - direct the future ministry together.

The survey is in three parts:

A. Demographics: getting to know you
B. Objective feedback on IFI’s ministry
C. Written feedback

We encourage you to answer as many of these questions as you can. Thank you!

A. Demographic Questions

In what ways have you engaged with IFI’s ministry over the past 18 months? Check all that apply
How often do you engage in IFI activities?
Age
Sex

B. Objective Feedback

From what you have observed in your participation with IFI, rate IFI’s effectiveness in fulfilling its purpose / mission, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best. You may choose N/A if unknown or not applicable to your level of involvement, and you may share additional comments related to any question at the end of each section.
N/A12345
feel welcomed by the IFI community
participate in IFI regular and special events and experience warm Christian hospitality
have the opportunity to experience warm Christian hospitality by spending time with a Christian family in their home
are growing in their understanding of the Bible, who Jesus is, and what the gospel is through participation in IFI activities
are becoming Christ followers because of their involvement with IFI
are engaging with local communities of faith as they mature as Jesus’ disciples
are making disciples who make disciples because of their engagement with IFI
N/A12345
is aware of IFI’s presence and ministry on local university campuses
has a favorable view of internationals because of their engagement with IFI
is regularly providing volunteers to support IFI’s activities
is financially supporting IFI’s ministry / staff
is making their facilities and other resources available for IFI activities
is growing in their global Kingdom vision and being mobilized to reach international students because of their involvement with IFI
is intentionally involving international students in their community because of their partnership with IFI

C. Written Feedback

We welcome your responses to any or all of the following questions.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Sign up for our newsletter
Find a Location 2024 Impact Report

Sign up for our newsletter

Receive regular updates about IFI's ministry nationwide, cross-cultural tips, and stories of how people like you are impacting international students' lives.
  • Choose a location so we can send you relevant information.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Make An Impact

Give

  • Donor Portal
  • Accountability
  • Leadership
  • Our Team

About IFI

  • Mission
  • Locations
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • IFI Team Login
PRIVACY POLICYSITEMAPREPORT WEBSITE PROBLEM  REPORT INCIDENT OR INJURY
© INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS, INC   |   ALL RIGHTS RESERVED   |   1520 OLD HENDERSON RD. SUITE 200. COLUMBUS, OH 43220

Report Website Problem

  • (If this is not a website issue, please contact us)
  • Pictures will help us troubleshoot the issue quicker.
    Max. file size: 98 MB.
  • We may contact you if we have questions.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Welcome to International Friendships. This site uses cookies to improve your experience. You can opt out at any time or find out more by reading our privacy policy. Find out more.
Go to Top