EDAS Member Survey 2026: Membership, Needs and Priorities

EDAS Member Survey 2026: Membership, Needs and Priorities
Complete this 5–7 minute survey to help shape EDAS activity, member engagement and the future role of EDAS in supporting Scotland’s economic development profession.

Your feedback will help us understand what members value, the challenges facing practitioners and organisations, future CPD and skills needs, and where EDAS should place greatest emphasis through its events, training, policy engagement, communications, Future Leaders Network and wider Development Plan.

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Section 1: About you and your organisation
Which of the following best describes your organisation?

Other
What size of organisation or team do you work in?
Which best describes your career stage?

Other
What is your main role or area of work?
How long have you been an EDAS member?
Section 2: The economic development profession
What could make EDAS membership more valuable to you or your organisation?
In your view, how is the role of economic development changing?
What are the biggest challenges facing economic development practitioners in Scotland over the next 3–5 years? (Select up to 3)

Other
Section 3: Value of EDAS membership
What do you value most about EDAS membership? (Select up to 5)

Other

How would you rate EDAS in terms of the following offer for members?

Rows	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Don’t know	N/A
Professional development
Networking
Policy awareness
Peer learning
Career progression
Leadership development
Access to evidence
Advocacy

What could make EDAS membership more valuable to you or your organisation over the next three years?
Section 4: CPD, skills and professional development
Which areas would you most like CPD opportunities on? (Select up to 5)

Other
How valuable is accredited EDAS CPD be to you or your organisation?
Section 5: EDAS priorities and positioning
Which themes or areas should EDAS prioritise in its activity over the next 12–18 months? (Select up to 5)

Other
Which of these should EDAS place greatest emphasis on? (Select up to 2)

Other
Where do you think the Scottish economic development community most needs stronger shared learning, debate or collaboration? Are there any emerging issues EDAS should help members understand or respond to?
Section 6: Engagement with EDAS
How would you prefer to engage with EDAS? (Select up to 5)

Other
What prevents you from engaging more with EDAS?

Other
What would encourage you to engage more regularly with EDAS?
Section 7: Future Leaders Network

The Future Leaders Network is a branch of EDAS run for and by early-career professionals in economic development.
Are you aware of the EDAS Future Leaders Network?
Would you or someone in your organisation be interested in hearing more about the Future Leaders Network?
What would be most useful from the Future Leaders Network? (Select up to 3)

Other
Section 8: Final question and follow-up
If EDAS could make one significant improvement over the next three years, what should it be?
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EDAS Member Survey 2026: Membership, Needs and Priorities

Section 1: About you and your organisation

Section 2: The economic development profession

Section 3: Value of EDAS membership

Section 4: CPD, skills and professional development

Section 5: EDAS priorities and positioning

Section 6: Engagement with EDAS

Section 7: Future Leaders Network

Section 8: Final question and follow-up