Fundraiser questions that show what made the night worth a ticket
Ask guests how the night went, from the welcome to the moment of the ask. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What fundraising event survey questions tell you
Fundraising event survey questions ask your guests how the night went: the welcome, the speeches, the auction, the ask for donations and how close to the cause they felt. The total raised tells you how the night did. The answers tell you why, and what to change before next year's invitations go out.
Ask the morning after, by email to your guest list, or with a QR code on the table cards for guests who answer before they leave. Pick five or six questions, put the rating first and the open questions last, and save the format and ticket price questions for planning next year.
Each written answer is read as it arrives and given a category, a theme and a sentiment, so complaints about the venue and stories that moved people sit in separate themes. Give each complaint an owner in the inbox.
- Questions
- 15
- Best asked
- The morning after the event
- Industry
- Nonprofits
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 15 fundraising nights questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
How the night went
Start with one score and the grid, then what worked and how close guests felt to the cause.
- 01Stars
How would you rate the fundraising night?
A star rating for the whole night. Put it first, so even a guest who stops there leaves a score. Results shows the average and the share who rated 4 or higher.
- 15Matrix
Rate the fundraising night on each
Rates the welcome, the program, the venue and value for the ticket in one grid. The heat map shows which part pulls the night down, with an average per row.
- 13Emoji
How did the evening leave you feeling?
How the evening left the guest feeling, on a row of faces. It picks up the mood of the night, which a rating of the venue and the food alone misses.
- 05Multiple choice
Which parts worked well?
Lets guests pick every part that worked. Results shows bars per part. A low share for hearing from the people you help can mean that part came too late in the evening.
- 04Big scale
How connected to the cause did the night make you feel?
How close to the cause the guest felt, from 1 to 10. A low average next to a high rating means guests had a good time but missed the cause, so look at the program.
The ask and giving on the night
These questions show whether the ask landed, how easy it was to give and which story people took home.
- 07Multiple choice
How was the ask for donations on the night?
How the ask felt: too soft, about right or too pushy. Results shows the share of each. Read it with the total raised, since a soft ask can feel pleasant and still raise less.
- 09Customer effort
How easy was it to give on the night?
A customer effort score for giving on the night, from pledge cards to the donation page. A low score points at the payment step, a slow line or a weak signal in the room.
- 14Text
Which story from the night stayed with you?
An open question on the story that stayed with the guest. The stories named most often are the ones to tell again in your next appeal.
Who came and why
Ask what brought guests and who came with them, so you know who your next invitations should reach.
- 02Multiple choice
What brought you to the fundraiser?
Names what brought the guest, from the cause to an employer. Results shows the share of each, so you know whether to put next year's effort into personal invitations or companies.
- 03Number
How many fundraising nights have you been to?
How many fundraising nights the guest has been to. Results shows the median and the middle half. Use it to split first-time guests from regulars, who need a different welcome.
- 08Ruler
How many people did you bring with you?
How many people the guest brought, on a ruler. Results shows the median and the middle half. Guests who bring others are your best hosts, so thank them first.
- 06Text
What would make you invite friends next time?
An open question on what would make the guest invite friends. Each answer arrives with its theme, from the people most likely to fill a table next year.
Planning the next event
Use these before you book a venue or set a ticket price for the next fundraiser.
- 10This or that
For a fundraiser you prefer
A formal dinner or a casual night, a big auction or a simple ask. Results shows a split bar per pair, a quick read before you change the format.
- 11Dropdown
Which kind of fundraiser would you join?
Which kind of fundraiser the guest would join, from a run to an online stream. Results shows the share of each, a guide for which events to add to the calendar.
- 12Slider
What ticket price would you expect for a charity dinner?
The ticket price the guest would expect for a charity dinner, on a slider. Results shows the median and the middle half, so you can set a price most guests see as fair.
Tips for asking about fundraising nights
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask the morning after
Send the survey the next morning, while guests still remember the speeches and the ask. A week later, they remember the food.
- 02
Put a QR code on the tables
Print the survey's QR code on table cards or in the program, so guests can answer on their phone before they leave.
- 03
Keep it to six questions
Pick the rating, the grid, the ask, giving on the night and one open question, and save the planning questions for your regulars.
- 04
Thank guests with the total
Share what the night raised and what it will fund in the email that carries the survey, so guests see what their evening paid for.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
- 3
Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
- 4
Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about fundraising nights
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
Browse all templatesFrequently asked questions
The morning after. Usertick sends to your guest list now or on a date you schedule up to 30 days ahead, so you can set the survey up before the night and have it go out the next morning.
Five or six. Start with the rating, add the grid for the welcome, program, venue and value, then the ask and one open question.
Yes. Put the survey's QR code on table cards or in the program, and the hosted page opens on any phone. Ask about giving on the night only after the ask has happened.
Yes. Put a tag on each event's link, such as the city or the date, and every answer keeps the tag for workflows, Google Sheets and the API.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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