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A Short, Recent History of Nonprofit Website Design and Online Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008. In 2008 (and years previous) websites were aligned left and more narrow since computer screens were smaller.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website. Schedule tweets in advance.

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7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

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Implementing more modern tools—especially major software, such as customer relationship management (CRM) or fundraising software—can provide your organization with new efficiencies and new capabilities to improve fundraising , marketing, volunteer management, and ultimately do even more to power your purpose.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Must Prioritize the Mobile Web in 2014

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. Texting is a tool still not mastered.

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Free and open source tool #5: WordPress

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #5: WordPress January 24, 2008 It seems like a good day to talk about WordPress. Here is yet another amazing free and open source tool getting a lot of good attention.

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See a problem? Throw a website at it!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Throw a website at it! website that is designed to: "create a unified place for nonprofits and experts to share their experience, pain, achievements, and discoveries. website that is designed to: "create a unified place for nonprofits and experts to share their experience, pain, achievements, and discoveries."

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Free and open source tool #6: Joomla!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.