Byte Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2019

When you need a new website built or updates made to your existing site, a common question website owners consider is if they should hire a web design agency or an individual freelancer. Working with a Web Design Agency. Established web design agencies with proven track records have been a reliable option for many years.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Service design principles can be applied to the social sector to craft audience experiences that create positive change in the world. Overall, here are four key reasons why service design is important to nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. They are using service design to better serve their community’s changing needs.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

What goes into creating and designing a successful nonprofit website that inspires action? There are a few steps to successful audience-centric design: Identify Your Audience: Understand all of the groups your serve and find out what makes them tick. Engaging Visual Design. Testing Your Visual Story. Audience Analysis.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

As we finish our three-blog series, we hope you have a better understanding of what service design is and why it’s important for the social sector. There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype. Phase 1: Align You’ve decided to embark on a service design project!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2017

Almost four years ago, I wrote my experience as a participant n a design-thinking lab to give input on a digital strategy for a philanthropy. The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I even facilitated design labs to help with the research for my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I admit it.

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Care2

OCTOBER 28, 2022

When your current and prospective supporters want to learn more about your nonprofit’s mission and impact, they’ll likely turn to your website as a main information source.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It’s vital, therefore, that any and every website owner and administrator do periodic tests on their site to gauge speed and performance and to ensure that it’s operating at its most efficient and desirable level. Leave it to Google to come up with the industry-leading site testing app. Here are five worth investigating.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As a designer for nonprofits, I constantly reference these guidelines when making design decisions. Now that you’ve gotten familiar with WCAG, I want to share some resources that have helped me comply with these guidelines when making design decisions. These tools are a great starting point for creating accessible designs.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Within Media Cause’s Creative, Brand, and Design team, one of our favorite things to do— besides creating incredible work for our clients—is sharing inspirational and educational resources with each other: articles, POVs, webinars, classes, books, case studies, blogs, tutorials, cheese. Creative-problem solving on a small budget.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2023

By CONCAT — the first website design and development company solely led by refugees and women from countries of conflict. If the speed test fails, a good first step is to make sure your website’s images are optimized and host your videos on a third party website, such as YouTube, instead of directly on your website.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Once the team aggregated the data and they were able to form a hypothesis, test it and confirm a need. Additionally, the team was able to leverage certifications, one of which is a Workforce-ready certificate designed for members who are new to the industry.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2022

How does fashion design relate to digital design? On a basic level, all designers gather inspiration from a range of sources and many design principles are consistent across different disciplines. Designers from around the world presented work inspired by issues in their community and the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Like everything else, though, pop-up technology has evolved considerably, allowing you to segment, test, and optimize. Test out the options. Just as we test landing pages and emails, test the layout of your pop-ups too. Test different CTAs, different value propositions, timing, etc. Use p op-ups only on desktop.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The other day I attended an information session for a new initiative centered around increasing diversity in design. It was created and hosted by one of the largest design firms in the world, and because of their reputation and great PR team, the call was filled with designers, architects, and executives all ready to join the cause.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In our Service Design: Where Social Impact Meets Innovation webinar, we defined service design, described how service design fits into the social sector, and broke down how mission-driven organizations can apply it to their work. . There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype.

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

That said, not all contact forms are considered equal, especially those designed for WordPress sites where there are so many choices for customization. Lastly, once your form is completed test it thoroughly to make sure it’s working properly.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Note: This is the second in a series of posts about usability testing your website from guest author Brandon Granger, Senior Interaction Designer for Blackbaud. In the first part of this series , we talked about why you should test your website and donation form with real supporters. Makes sense, no?

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Everytime you reskin your website, or send out an email blast, you need to make sure that you take the time to test how content appears to your supporters. This may sound like a really basic step, but it’s amazing how many testing and double checking procedures fly out the door in the midst of a last minute frenzy. Your Website.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Step 1: Build the top of your funnel SImply put, building the top of the funnel means participating in activities designed to create awareness about your association. Top of funnel outreach includes channels like social media, newsletters, and blogs that are designed to establish credibility.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

Every piece of software has a software development lifecycle (SDLC) that typically involves discovery, requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Test in a Safe Environment Low-code development can be incredibly fast. The reasons? Could be the right app but at the wrong time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. That is not design thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Use human centered design principles, not your arrogance of thinking you know what works for your audience without testing. Good testing begins with a hypothesis and collecting data to understand if you are right or wrong. His creativity: I have a theory and I’m going to test it. Here’s the method.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2022

Brand guidelines expand on the decisions you have made with the design of your logo. They walk through how to use your logo, your brand colors, typefaces, and often include other assets of your design library. 5) Design Library. Look at this step as creating your first design collateral utilizing your brand guideline s.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2023

Ask your website designer if your website is verified with through Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. SFMOMA on Bing Places Our Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising program covers the fundamentals of website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 29: International Day Against Nuclear Tests — #AgainstNuclearTestsDay. September.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

For example, DoNotPay , a legal services chatbot designed to challenge parking tickets and navigate small claims courts, faced criticism for potentially oversimplifying legal issues and providing inaccurate advice. Test, test, test: Generative AI is not a pot roast; you can’t set it and forget it.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

We test our assumption by designing a targeted A/B email test for this group. Results : We measure performance of the test and roll out the most effective campaign based on registration numbers. We send a discount code vs. promoting what’s new at the next event. Predictive Analytics to focus your marketing.

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VisionLink

MAY 8, 2023

Visionlink offers the only disaster solutions that are both pre-built and completely configurable--and designed for collaboration and data exchange from the ground up. We are ready to support local, regional, or national collaborations with proven and well-tested tools. Stop by Booth #33 in the E xhibit Hall and say hello!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This is the fourth part in my series about learning how to test the usability of your online donation form and website with real donors. Part one discussed why to usability test , part two outlined crafting your test , and part three gave best practices for recruiting participants. Today, we gear up for your big test day!

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CauseVox

JULY 26, 2023

Whether you’re a nonprofit professional, a fundraiser, or a passionate supporter, this webinar is designed to provide valuable insights and practical tips to enhance your fundraising efforts. Responsive design, streamlined navigation, fast loading times, and clear calls-to-action, and how they contribute to a seamless user experience.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

When done well, UX research allows us to design in anticipation of our users’ needs rather than reactively correcting issues as they emerge. Insights like this one serve as design prompts for our teams as they create new and improved versions of our products.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

WP Engine’s one-click staging for testing plugins or new features. Multiple Staging Sites – you can make a copy of your WordPress website to test new plugins before adding them to a live site. Three “staging” environments are included, along with one-click staging for need basic plugin testing. 3) Kinesta :: kinsta.com.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Picking the right design and color is crucial, but choosing the right words is equally important. If you’re worried about cutting down the length of your call to action, use the WYLTIWLT test to make sure your call to action button will make sense to website visitors. I would like to.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

Visit the USPS store to choose a design that matches your mission. Optimize Your Design Your design doesn’t need to be fancy. At a minimum, make sure your designer: Uses 1-inch margins and 14-point type in the body text. Uses USPS address placement standards and ensures your letter set complies with the tap test.

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Achieve

MAY 6, 2015

When I first heard Ethan Marcotte speak on the topic of responsive web design in 2011, I remember the whole room being filled with a thick layer of wonder as we all mulled over what this meant for the web industry. The first website that he tested his concept on was. which was a perfect test case. The Boston Globe.

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sgEngage

JULY 13, 2021

Website design has changed a lot over the last decade, largely due to the vast availability of low-cost, templated designs that look quite stunning. Information Architecture (IA) is the structural design of a website. IA defines the navigation of the site and the layout of all the key design elements.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Designing a desktop menu is one way; it’s one aspect of navigation that informs a website’s overall structure. Interviews, usability testing, card sorting, and reviewing analytics can give you a better understanding of your audience’s needs and behaviors. Two words often used interchangeably. Navigation is what people do.”

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