Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. For more insights on branding, messaging, strategy, print and web design, sign up to receive Bureau for Good’s once-monthly articles here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. CircuitEditor regularly hosts Twitter Chats on the subjects of social change and philanthropy in Africa.

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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. Scalability.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

As our users’ lives have dramatically changed, our approach to understanding them must also change. Audience research is changing—along with a changing world—to help us on our quest to better understand audience behavior, needs, frustrations, and successes and ensure products and services are successful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But if your current website doesn’t get as much traffic as you’d like and the visitors you do get don’t stick around long, there’s a good chance that you need to make considerable changes. Having access to Google Analytics for your website is key to getting to the roots of the problem. Give it a try!

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But for nonprofit fundraisers like me, it’s a day for the time-honored traditions of repeatedly refreshing Google Analytics, double-checking that all of the 12/31 emails launched, and applying final optimizations to make sure our fundraising ads shine. For ads tracking and more, we highly recommend Google Analytics. ROAS < $0.95.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I tested out the five phases of falling in love with measurement. Given the topic was measurement, I couldn’t help but go a little meta and play with incorporating learning analytics into the instruction. This blog post shares some insights about those two somewhat disconnected ideas. Learning Analytics.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Across industries, organizations have been investing heavily to integrate analytics throughout every aspect of their company to capture a portion of the $9.5 trillion value that the McKinsey Global Institute estimates advanced analytics can enable. trillion to $15.4

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VisionLink

JULY 19, 2013

If the answer is no, make changes until you can say, "yes!" Want to get some ideas for testing your organization''s site? Do a user test of the VisionLink website and see how we are utilizing tips from this post to improve our organization''s site! Best, Georgina Douglas Marketing Operations Manager VisionLink'

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The Analytics team at Blackbaud has been playing around with ChatGPT over the past few months and we thought it might be helpful to share our observations. ChatGPT’s real value lies in its ability to reduce uncertainty in ways that introduce system-wide change, prompting creativity as we reimagine old ways of doing things.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Before you commit to a complete overhaul of your nonprofit’s branding , make sure you understand what a rebrand entails: Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change. Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change. Focus your efforts on changing aspects of your brand that your supporters find less appealing.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 15, 2015

If you’ve initiated a Google search anytime recently, you may have noticed a new designation underneath the listed results: “mobile-friendly.” To begin, check your site through Google’s “mobile-friendly test.” Secondly, see how much mobile traffic is arriving at your website by using Google Analytics.

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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. Content: What content (e.g.,

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Ever since, Salesforce has been testing, launching and expanding those AI capabilities, giving organizations using the platform more and more insight and efficiency, so they can make the most of every opportunity and deliver the best customer, donor or membership experience. AI capabilities designed specifically for your organization.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Design your template. By having the goal of your newsletter in mind, and all of your content in hand, you are ready to start designing your newsletter’s template. Get a good sense of who your email is being sent to, then design your strategy around catering to what will resonate with that specific population. Add in content.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

And while I’m usually able to offer some general guidance, nonprofit website design best practices have never been my area of expertise. Recently, I sat down with TJ Nicolaides and Allison Hossack of Think Company , a Philadelphia based design firm specializing in research, strategy, development, and design. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

When a well-designed mobile application is published, staying connected creates an endless amount of possibilities and the exciting part for nonprofits is to keep the content new and fresh. Gamification is a great motivator when research, information technology, and graphic design- all align. Play, Test, and Iterate.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

To test the speed of your current webpage, you can use Google’s Page Speed Insights tool. There are also more tools available on the internet to test speed and gain information on how to speed up your webpage. If running a WordPress website, these changes can be done easily by utilizing plug-ins like WP Rocket and ShortPixel.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The data shows Blackbaud Luminate Online customers have made great strides in engaging constituents, but new privacy changes implemented by Apple are likely only the start of a new focus on authentic email engagement through clicks and actions. This trend is unlikely to change. increase in email conversion rate.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. While ChatGPT isn’t designed specifically for fundraising, its tools are easy to learn and can be used for free. What is AI?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

Use A/B testing to assess the effectiveness of your CTAs. You also have to be strategic with each CTA’s design so that it catches supporters’ attention while meshing with your organization’s branding. . When it comes to digital design, white space is your best friend. Your CTA design is no different.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

They offer services in five main categories: planning and strategy; campaign and development management; data analytics, systems, and research; training and leadership development; and crisis management, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changing Our World, Inc. focuses on building collectives and community for social change.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

A well-designed, professionally executed direct mail conveys professionalism and legitimacy. Steps in the Direct Mail Fundraising Process Designing a direct mail fundraising campaign involves many moving parts, from conducting intensive donor research to enlisting marketing strategists who will develop messaging frameworks and concepts.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It’s a comprehensive, cloud-based solution designed to help nonprofits manage their operations more effectively and advance their mission-driven work. Stage 3: QA & Testing Approximately 4-6 weeks During this step, we conduct some quality assurance testing and double-check that everything is working smoothly.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The consultant you partner with can provide insight that significantly changes your organization’s technical toolkit and your team’s approach to technology. To ensure this change is a positive one, dedicate time to researching and assessing each potential consultant. Explore a few of our past web design projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2019

When we think about applying AI to philanthropy and fundraising, we have to ask this question: What data-based analytical tasks are not yet automated or could be done on a larger scale and that would free up time for the nonprofit staff to focus on the human interaction with the donor? There are two sides of the design process.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The world’s most talented designers are inspiring others, provoking change, and even saving lives for nonprofits. In my new series Designing for Good , we’ll chat with these innovators about their inspirations, challenges, and favorite tools. Pratima: I’m the Graphic Designer. My favorite tools for design?

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Virtual event platforms are designed to allow for connectivity, networking opportunities, streamlined integration, analytics, and smart web hosting all in one program. Within each booth, the exhibitors would be able to post a video highlighting the product, showcasing unique design functions, use cases, and testing procedures.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

Of course, this is how any organization wants to treat its stakeholders – but these requirements are nearly impossible to manage at scale without software designed to support these needs. So, make sure you understand how your software is designed to help you meet these requirements. How will you help us navigate future change?

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There are two new major online privacy policy changes coming in 2020, the CCPA in California and SHIELD act in New York. If you have no privacy policy language, or language doesn’t include any of the Google Analytics, Facebook, HubSpot or other tracking software being used. If your privacy page has no contact info for DSAR messages.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 22, 2017

From backing up your files to keeping on a schedule of updates to your theme, plugins and other programs to remembering to always change your passwords, there are lots of ways to keep your site purring along and, more importantly, to make it safe from hackers, malware and the like.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

They offer services in five main categories: planning and strategy; campaign and development management; data analytics, systems, and research; training and leadership development; and crisis management, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changing Our World, Inc. focuses on building collectives and community for social change.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

I have a little secret to share about designing a mobile website. At Convio Summit, our Art Director, Michael Chang, and I led the Mobile Homepage Design Slam session where we developed some mobile homepage layouts on the fly for audience volunteers. We outlined and demonstrated a simple 5-step process for mobile design: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

Click to Test Your Web Site Now. You can test your web site here and find out if you passed the test and if you flunked it, there is some advice on what and how to fix it. My blog passed the test! So, that’s why in 2012 I opted to invest in the programming time for responsive design.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are both excited and proud to see that Forum One has been awarded in nine categories for our work in website, video and mobile application development and design. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design. AARP Livability Index.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We are both excited and proud to see that Forum One has been awarded in nine categories for our work in website, video and mobile application development and design. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design. AARP Livability Index.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

Zoetica designed and is delivering the six-month program for Theatre Bay Area , with support from the Wallace Foundation, Grants for the Arts, the San Francisco Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation and the Koret Foundation. It doesn’t have to be a static content either, it can change according to your organization’s activities.

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