I've been organizing tons of volunteers this fall and I just found Google Forms. Google Forms lets you quickly put together a professional looking form, email it out and gather data. The best part is that the answers to the questions in the form are compiled in a Spreadsheet! So no more tedious data entry for organizers! It truly has been a great timesaver. And for iGoogle users, you can even add a gadget to your homepage that allows you to track responses to your Google Forms... Very cool. Just make sure you have a Google account, go into Google Documents and choose "New" then "Form." Check it out - there are so many ways you could use it! Highly recommended!

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