Media Cause

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Keep an open mind when receiving feedback . To learn more about our design work, click here. The post Nonprofit Illustrations: Understanding the Design Process appeared first on Media Cause. Before we proceed to the final illustration, any and all major changes must be addressed in the sketch phase.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2015

By leveraging the innate processes of the human mind, it’s possible to greatly increase the odds that a recipient will click on your message and show interest in your group’s potential, whether it’s changing the world or just making a small piece of it a little better. In a word: psychology.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Website navigation is inextricably part of the site’s visual design and brand. The paths in Canyonlands have no doubt been around for years—millenia, in many cases—and been refined most recently by skilled park rangers with visitors in mind. Their digital counterparts would be content experts, web writers, and design professionals.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you aren’t a designer yourself, the design process can seem like a mystery. It can also grow your understanding of design. It can also grow your understanding of design. That’s why I’m sharing my design process with you. Additionally, I keep accessibility top of mind. But it doesn’t have to be.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you aren’t a designer yourself, the design process can seem like a mystery. It can also grow your understanding of design. It can also grow your understanding of design. That’s why I’m sharing my design process with you. Additionally, I keep accessibility top of mind. But it doesn’t have to be.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Equity , the new book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. She says her hope is that her book will open a door in your mind – a new way of seeing how we can design our organizations and why equity is so critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Equity , the book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. She says her hope is that her book will open a door in your mind – a new way of seeing how we can design our organizations and why equity is so critical.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Equity , the new book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. She says her hope is that her book will open a door in your mind – a new way of seeing how we can design our organizations and why equity is so critical.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Equity , the new book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. She says her hope is that her book will open a door in your mind – a new way of seeing how we can design our organizations and why equity is so critical.

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Double the Donation

JULY 22, 2022

A good logo is one that stands out, sticks in your supporters’ minds, and represents your mission. At the end of the day, people expect logos from every business, organization, and nonprofit. Having a good logo is integral to your nonprofit’s branding, just like your organization’s name. In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and […].

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But when I think about what distinguishes an association from a for-profit organization, it’s still the idea of belonging to a group of like-minded people. Outreach to our communities can be swift, targeted, and designed for the highest impact. Our teams are critically important.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. In fact, it could take anywhere from a few months to a few years to get everyone onboarded.

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Classy

AUGUST 19, 2021

Today, we continue on that path by welcoming Eric Pannese as our new Senior Vice President of Product Management & Design. . He will lead our new product development, keeping the nonprofit top-of-mind. From there, see what’s on the minds of today’s recurring donors in our 2021 Recurring Donor Sentiment Report.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s a critical page, yet it’s often designed last, with very little thought. Component #2: A short paragraph that nudges the donor toward giving Once you’ve hooked people in with your headline, it’s time to fan the flames you’ve kindled in their heart with a very short paragraph designed to pull them in even closer. Keep it fresh!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

From day one, you should collaborate with a design or marketing firm experienced in branding. In many cases, you’ll have to employ a bit of “institutional psychology” to probe the hearts and minds that shape your organization. Bright Kind Reassuring.

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Donor Search

APRIL 11, 2019

When you start to think about designing (or redesigning) your nonprofit website, you need to make sure to keep your main purpose in mind. Therefore, you’ll want to frame your design approach around the experience you want supporters to have with…

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. BoardSite is a comprehensive platform designed specifically for boards. If you’re not communicating regularly, board duties end up out of sight, out of mind. BoardSite’s board portal software is designed with security and compliance in mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2011

If a dashboard fails to tell you what need in glance, then you’ve wasted all that data collection time. What if you married with the power of a dashboard with visual design? It has been around for a while, and it was actually fun to read – as well as having beautiful visual design. 1) No Scrolling.

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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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Because golf events have unique components—like handicaps, flighting, hole assignments, scoring—having a platform that’s specifically designed for golf is crucial. Get your event on donors’ minds early and in front of sponsors amid annual budget planning. Send Save-the-Dates.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2011

Synchronistically, later in the week I listened to a free call with Jennifer Louden , Bridget Piloud, Marianne Elliott , Tara Gentile, and Tara Sophia Mohr , about Self-Care, Mindfulness and Social Media. My number one mindfulness tip is to be aware of social media envy. spruce up your own blog's design, use more photos in your posts).

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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. How can your organization embrace the speed and power of low-code development and still have the peace of mind that your data is protected ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

To stay top of mind when the world is chaotic, you have to push your creativity and your marketing efforts a little bit outside your comfort zone. As a designer, I can attest that organizations need real experts to communicate with their audiences. Until you do, you’ll never know how far you might go. Strategy is vital.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery guest post by Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 23, 2021

The web designer finds a great image that embodies your nonprofit’s mission exactly. The web designer downloads the image from a website of a nonprofit that does similar work, and the other nonprofit has provided an email saying they don’t mind if you use the image. Your nonprofit is building a website. True or false: […].

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Designate a point person for your new software implementation. Keep in mind that while it’s important to prepare your data for migration to new software, data hygiene is not a one-and-done activity. Here are seven simple, effective ways to prepare your organization for an upcoming software implementation.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

And perhaps most notably, 2013 was also the beginning of responsive design (Mashable). As a result, website experiences have had to change significantly—from the way websites are designed and developed to the Content Management System (CMS) used and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. What is responsive web design?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 2, 2014

Sadly, most of these places are not intentionally designed to bring us together. Public space is designed for neutrality. But what if we designed public space for community? What if we designed spaces and interventions to bring people together? Design that brings strangers together. Bonding is crowded.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’re new to web design and development, creating a homepage that accurately reflects your nonprofit’s mission and values can feel difficult. Create a simple design Research suggests that a website’s homepage has 50 milliseconds (0.05 seconds) to convince visitors to stay on your homepage. Be mobile-friendly.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The reason for this is that it gives the charity a good reason for contacting donors for general operating funds as opposed to asking for designated dollars, and it is a great opportunity to cast a wide net through an easily scalable medium (direct mail). Write professional drafts with A.I.

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Donorbox

MARCH 15, 2022

All great nonprofit websites use typography, design, and content elements to put across a clear message.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

To find it, keep your unique goals in mind as you explore this guide to determine what’s possible. Never underestimate the value of services that are designed to ensure you’re set for success from the moment you purchase your software and beyond. Goals can include: Gain insight into donor data through reporting and data analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? Why Use One? Notes from the presentations as well as photos can be found here.

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