Google Forms is an efficient, fast way to gather information from people (donors, sponsors, volunteers, friends, staff) and have it organized neatly in a Google Spreadsheet.
Internally, you can use Forms to gather information, plan events, or just to find out how your co-workers' days are going. Externally, it's a great way to survey people. (Check out how we used a Google Forms survey.)
To get started, this video gives you a run-down of how to create a Google Form.