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Web Survey Tools

Surveys can be conducted in a variety of ways, by mail, telephone, email, online, or faceto- face. Each of these methods has advantages and disadvantages. Online surveys are becoming increasingly popular because of their convenience and low cost. Negative aspects of online surveys include potential issues of confidentiality, non-random sampling errors, and low response rates. The following are resources about creating online surveys:

Creating Online Surveys for Your Non-profit Organization
(www.tsne.org/site/c.ghLUK3PCLoF/b.3524717/k.767D/Articles__Online_Surve ys.htm)
Survey Research
(www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/survey.php)

There are many online tools for conducting surveys. The following list includes some of the most popular and readily available.

Insite Survey Systems (www.insitesystems.com/surveys/)
Respondus (www.respondus.com/)
Checkbox (www.checkbox.com/features/overview.aspx)
Zoomerang (www.zoomerang.com/)
SurveyGizmo (www.surveygizmo.com/)
SurveyMonkey (www.surveymonkey.com/)
QuestionPro (www.questionpro.com/)
SurveyGold (www.surveygold.com/)
eSurveysPro (www.esurveyspro.com/)
SuperSurvey (www.supersurvey.com/)