If we were to purchase the platform each spring, is there a way that we would use the same form template without having to recreate it each year?

  Yes, you can create a new event using your past event data. Event data includes everything in your current event. From contacts to orders. Forms to email templates. Abstracts to reviews. You have the option to choose which event data you want to copy to the new event. It takes only one click to copy your past event.