The fundraising industry can use online forms whenever they need to collect data from their stakeholders, including donors, volunteers, and event attendees. They can use online forms on their website, social media platforms, email campaigns, and even on mobile devices. MakeForms offers form designs, share and embed options, and verified submissions, which can help your organization fundraise by sharing online forms easily and ensuring that the data collected is genuine.
Using MakeForms for your next fundraising
MakeForms offers a range of form fields, conditional logic, and workflows that can help the fundraising industry create customized and relevant online forms for their stakeholders.
7 Tips for Creating Effective Online Forms in the Fundraising Industry using MakeForms:
Avoid including too many fields in your form, as it can overwhelm users and deter them from completing it. Use MakeForms’ One At A Time or Step Forms format to break long forms into multiple steps.
With MakeForms users can share their forms with team members and collaborate by providing access and permissions to edit or view the form. They can also see a revision history of the form and can revert back to an older version if necessary.
With MakeForms’ Conditional Logic feature, you can show or hide fields based on user input, making your form more intuitive and relevant to the user.
Use MakeForms’ Custom Branding feature to match your form’s design with your organization’s branding, giving it a more professional look and feel.
Use MakeForms’ Verified Submissions feature to ensure that responses are authentic and not generated by bots or spam.
MakeForms’ Form Designs are optimized for mobile devices, but you should still test your form on various devices to ensure it is user-friendly on all screens.
The types of questions to include in a form for the Fundraising Industry.
10 Types of Fundraising Forms
A presentation that provides a high-level overview of the company and its potential, used to secure initial investor interest.
A concise summary of the company’s business plan, used to provide potential investors with a quick overview of the opportunity.
A list of questions and documents required by investors to assess the viability and risks associated with the investment.
A non-binding agreement outlining the terms and conditions of an investment, including valuation, funding amount, and equity stake.
A legally binding agreement between the company and investors outlining the terms and conditions of the investment, including any warranties or representations made by the company.
A form used to apply for grants or other funding opportunities from government or non-profit organizations.
A form used to apply for scholarships or other educational funding opportunities.
A form used to report on the impact of a company’s activities, often required by investors or other stakeholders.
A record of the discussions and decisions made at a board meeting, used to ensure compliance and transparency.
A form used to gather feedback from investors or other stakeholders after a company has been acquired or gone public, to assess the effectiveness of the fundraising process.