Non-Profit Event Participation & Experience Survey

Thanks so much for joining (Replace with event name) — Template note: swap in your event's name before launching! We'd love your honest feedback on how it went. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. This will take about 8 minutes and helps us plan future events.

How did you first hear about this event?

• Email newsletter
• Social media
• Friend or family member
• Our organization's website
• A community partner or local group
• Attended a previous event
• Other

What was your main reason for attending?

• Support the cause
• Attend with friends or family
• Networking or community connection
• Curiosity about the organization
• Entertainment or program content
• Other

Overall, how satisfied were you with the event?

Please rate the event on each of the following:

How likely are you to attend another event hosted by our organization?

Rank the following in order of what matters most when deciding whether to attend a future event (most important first):

1. Date and time convenience
2. Location/travel distance
3. Cost or ticket price
4. Topic or cause relevance
5. Who else is attending
6. Reputation of speakers or hosts

In the last 12 months, has anything kept you from attending one of our events?

• No, nothing has kept me away
• Scheduling conflicts
• Cost
• Location or travel
• Didn't feel personally invited
• Not aware events were happening
• Other

Reconstruct the single moment or interaction at this event that most shaped the respondent's overall impression — what happened, who was involved, and why it stuck with them. If they gave a high satisfaction or likelihood-to-return score, probe what specifically would make them tell a friend to attend next time. If the score was low or middling, probe what almost kept them from having a good experience and what would need to change for them to return.

Would you be interested in volunteering or helping organize a future event?

• Yes, definitely
• Maybe, tell me more
• Not right now
• No

How long have you been connected to our organization?

• This was my first event
• Less than 1 year
• 1-3 years
• 3-5 years
• More than 5 years
• Prefer not to say

Which age range do you fall into?

• Under 18
• 18-24
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55-64
• 65+
• Prefer not to say

How would you describe your gender?

• Woman
• Man
• Non-binary
• Prefer to self-describe
• Prefer not to say

Thank you for sharing your experience! Your feedback goes directly to our events team and will help shape what we plan next — we truly appreciate your time and your support.