Need fillable pdf?

I suspect that I already know the answer to this question, but I'll ask just to confirm.  I am in a small 501(3)(c) nonprofit, and we can get Acrobat XI Pro and a very affordable price.  My goal is to create a form that my users can fill out, and then email back to me.  Another person then takes that form and fills the rest of it out.  Currently the form was created in MS Word, but I have found out that not everybody HAS Word.  I figured I could make a fillable pdf, and then everybody could fill it out with a free copy of Acrobat Reader.  From what I have read, the solution is not as easy as buying Acrobat XI Pro, creating a fillable pdf, and then having everybody download the free Reader and fill it out, correct?  Any simply solutions to this problem?
I appreciate your help.

Hmmm.  No responses yet is not a good sign... 

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