Donation Form Questions

Ask custom questions using text fields, drop-down menus, radio buttons, and checkboxes.

After a donor selects their contribution amount and clicks the Donate button, the second step in the GiveForm flow asks the donor for information. These questions include basic donor info, but you can also add custom questions.

Email Address, First Name, and Last Name are always included and required, but everything else is flexible and can be configured for your needs.

To set up your questions,

Navigate to Campaigns > Form > Questions.

Campaign form settings, navigate to Questions

Personal Information

Campaign form questions, personal info

To remove the street address fields, uncheck the Ask for Address box. Or, to make the street address fields required, switch the Required toggle on.

Add the Phone Number field using the Ask for Phone checkbox.

Questions

Campaign form questions

Custom questions can help you get more insight into your donors, increase email subscriptions, or collect additional information needed for a gift. 

💡 Best Practice
Be judicious when adding questions; only ask for additional info you absolutely need. The more questions you ask, the less likely people are to complete the donation process. At least give donors the option to skip these by making them optional.

To add a custom question, click Add Question + and select the type:

  • Text Field – Allow users to enter any text as a response.
  • Dropdown – Offer a list of options that will appear when the field is clicked. Only one item can be selected. This can be tidier than using radio buttons, saving space if you have a lot of choices or the option text is long.
  • Checkboxes – Use a checkbox when you want to allow more than one option to be selected, or if there is only one option such as, “Subscribe to our email newsletter.” Checkboxes will display as a list.
  • Radio Buttons – If there are multiple options but only one can be chosen, radio buttons may be a good option. Radio buttons will display as a list.

Any of these questions can be set as Required but, as noted above, this could cause a decrease in the number of completed donations.

To reorder the custom questions, mouse over the top right corner of the question and drag it to the new spot.

Campaign form questions, drag to reorder

When finished setting up your questions, click the Save Changes button.

Save changes to campaign form questions

Donation Form Questions

Access this feature in GiveForms at:

After a donor selects their contribution amount and clicks the Donate button, the second step in the GiveForm flow asks the donor for information. These questions include basic donor info, but you can also add custom questions.

Email Address, First Name, and Last Name are always included and required, but everything else is flexible and can be configured for your needs.

To set up your questions,

Navigate to Campaigns > Form > Questions.

Campaign form settings, navigate to Questions

Personal Information

Campaign form questions, personal info

To remove the street address fields, uncheck the Ask for Address box. Or, to make the street address fields required, switch the Required toggle on.

Add the Phone Number field using the Ask for Phone checkbox.

Questions

Campaign form questions

Custom questions can help you get more insight into your donors, increase email subscriptions, or collect additional information needed for a gift. 

💡 Best Practice
Be judicious when adding questions; only ask for additional info you absolutely need. The more questions you ask, the less likely people are to complete the donation process. At least give donors the option to skip these by making them optional.

To add a custom question, click Add Question + and select the type:

  • Text Field – Allow users to enter any text as a response.
  • Dropdown – Offer a list of options that will appear when the field is clicked. Only one item can be selected. This can be tidier than using radio buttons, saving space if you have a lot of choices or the option text is long.
  • Checkboxes – Use a checkbox when you want to allow more than one option to be selected, or if there is only one option such as, “Subscribe to our email newsletter.” Checkboxes will display as a list.
  • Radio Buttons – If there are multiple options but only one can be chosen, radio buttons may be a good option. Radio buttons will display as a list.

Any of these questions can be set as Required but, as noted above, this could cause a decrease in the number of completed donations.

To reorder the custom questions, mouse over the top right corner of the question and drag it to the new spot.

Campaign form questions, drag to reorder

When finished setting up your questions, click the Save Changes button.

Save changes to campaign form questions

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