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Nonprofit Illustrations: Understanding the Design Process

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Making sure that our visions align is crucial, and success depends heavily on communication: asking the right questions from the start and helping whoever the request is coming from to articulate their needs when they might lack the creative language to do so feasibly. Do the research! Understand the client’s vision.

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Nonprofit Web Design Process Part 5: Visual Design

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Purposes for the Visual Design phase include: Agreeing on a creative vision and personality for the web presence. Defining styles for different elements of the website including headlines, links, buttons, photos, form fields, promo items, etc. User Research. Methodology. Methodology. Other Posts in this Series. Introduction.

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What’s a Persona?

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When they’re based on solid user research, personas can be great tools for helping your internal stakeholders truly understand your audiences. User Research. Each phase will vary a lot depending on the type of project, timeline, budget, etc. To put it simply, a persona is a fictional representation of one of your constituents.

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Nonprofit Web Design Process Part 3: Content Strategy

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Content for your website includes your headlines, body copy, photos, captions, graphics, videos, audio clips, etc. Articulating content priorities for your homepage and other key pages/sections of your web presence. This phase is where the new web presence starts to take shape with a Sitemap and Wireframes. User Research.

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Nonprofit Web Design Process Part 2e: Personas

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When they’re based on solid user research, personas can be great tools for helping your design team and internal stakeholders truly understand your audiences. Purposes for personas include: Help synthesize and articulate what we learn about constituents through user research. User Research. Character description.

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4 Things to Do Before Announcing Your Capital Campaign

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If your nonprofit is in the early phases of a capital campaign, you may be wondering exactly how long this period should last. You’ve already set your fundraising goal, done initial prospect research , and solicited a few major gifts from board members and major donors. The answer isn’t always straightforward.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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Additionally, it’s important to articulate your goal in your marketing plan so you can communicate your goal to your donors through social media posts and your donation page. ( According to our research , 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation. How is it relevant to your larger mission?