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Donor Stewardship & Impact Transparency Survey

Measures donor satisfaction with recognition practices, organizational transparency, and impact reporting quality to inform stewardship strategy and improve donor retention.

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22 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Thank you for taking part in this survey about your experience as a donor to our organization. This survey takes approximately 6–8 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. Your feedback will be used internally to improve our donor communications, recognition practices, and impact reporting. By proceeding, you confirm that you have read and understood this information.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the past 12 months, have you made a donation to our organization?

Q03
Long Text

Overall, how satisfied are you with the donor recognition you received from us in the last 12 months?

Q04
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How transparent has our organization been about how your donations were used in the last 12 months?

Q05
Multiple Choice

Through which channels would you prefer to receive impact and financial updates from us? Select all that apply.

Q06
Long Text

What one change would most improve how we report on the impact of your donations or our organizational transparency?

Q07
Long Text

What is your age?

Q08
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Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve our donor stewardship and transparency practices. We appreciate your continued support.

Q09
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Approximately how many separate donations did you make to us in the last 12 months?

Q10
Multiple Choice

Which of the following forms of recognition did you personally receive from us in the last 12 months? Select all that apply.

Q11
Multiple Choice

How often did you receive impact or financial updates from us in the last 12 months?

Q12
AI Interview

We'd like to understand your experience in more depth. An AI moderator will ask a couple of brief follow-up questions based on your responses so far.

Q13
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How do you describe your gender?

Q14
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describe your reasons for donating to us? Please select up to 3.

Q15
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Please rank the following recognition methods in order of your preference, from most to least preferred.

Q16
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How would you rate the clarity of our impact reports in explaining how donations were used?

Q17
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Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about your overall donor experience with us.

Q18
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Where do you currently live?

Q19
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How would you rate the timeliness of the impact updates you received from us?

Q20
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q21
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How well did our impact reports use specific data or measurable outcomes to demonstrate results?

Q22
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How well did our impact reports include real-world stories or examples to illustrate our work?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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