APPENDIX G SECOND LETTER TO ACTIVE MEMBERS Date Name Address 1 City, State Zip Code Dear Name, The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is interested in learning about the leadership expectations and perceptions of its members. This information will be used for the development of leadership-training programs for Farm Bureau members. You have been chosen to participate in a study, which will measure what motivates individuals to participate in Farm Bureau, your attitudes towards volunteering and serving on county Farm Bureau boards. Your name was randomly selected from a list of all Florida Farm Bureau members. In order that the results of the study truly represent the thinking of Farm Bureau members, it is important that each questionnaire be completed and returned in the envelope provided. You may be assured of complete confidentiality. The questionnaire has an identification number for mailing purposes only. This is so that we may check your name off the mailing list when your questionnaire is returned. Your name will never be placed on the questionnaire itself, nor will your answers be tied to your name in any way. Per IRB guidelines, we are to notify you that no risk of physical, psychological, or economic harm to participants is foreseen. There is no monetary compensation to you for participation. Your identity will be kept confidential to the extent provided by law. Your name will not be used in any report. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There is no penalty for not participating. You do not have to answer any questions you do not want to answer. You have the right to withdraw from the study at any time without consequence. Participation in the study will be the duration for completion of the questionnaire, approximately 20 minutes. For questions about your rights as a research participant please contact the University of Florida Institutional Review Board at irb2(ufl.edu or 352-392-0433. UF IRB Approval # 2003-U-992