10 Easy-to-Use Web Polling and Survey Tools

Polls can be a great way to engage your supporters and to get their feedback about topics related to your mission. The Wild Apricot blog has assembled a roundup of their top 10 Web poll and survey tools you can customize and implement with limited design and technology skills.

Here are the top contenders; for links and additional information, see the full blog entry:

1. Poll Daddy
   Free, customizable, and versatile, with instructions for embedding the HTML code into a variety of blogging platforms. Results can be accessed via RSS feed.
2. Cool Web Toys
   Easy to use and customize; generates results quickly. Free with registration.
3. Vizu.com
   Easy to use and customize; allows you to choose categories and keywords, making your poll easier to find via search engines. Free with registration.
4. Blog Flux
   Once you create a poll, results can be mapped on Google maps. Free with registration.
5. Quimble
   Allows you to create polls in two steps, but users will need to sign in to participate.
6. SurveyMonkey
   The free, basic service allows up to 10 questions and 100 responses per survey. Customizable and easy to use.
7. Zoomerang
   Subscription-based surveys that allows for free surveys for up to 100 respondents (some discounts available to nonprofits). No technical expertise required; easy to create, start, and send surveys.
8. Survey Gizmo
   Allows you to generate multiple reports from data generated; free for up to 250 responses per month.
9. Ballot-Box
   Customizable; results can be made public or kept private. Can create up to 25 polls with a free account.
10. Easy Poll
    Easy to customize and free; can create a yes-or-no or multiple-choice polls.

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