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. Your site has a flat structure. Content: What content (e.g.,

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

“Headless” and composable architecture, which de-couples the front-end design from the content structure, is increasingly our recommended solution for this ever-changing technology space. This flexibility, in turn, allows space to prioritize creative, visually interesting, and attention-grabbing designs at a much faster pace.

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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. This unique website structure, coupled with bold and direct calls to action, grabs the attention of visitors right away. CTAs encourage your visitors to show their support and inspire a specific action that can help your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

If your site doesn’t have a responsive design (meaning it displays well on computers, phones, and tablets), it’s time for an upgrade. View your nonprofit’s website on a computer, tablet and phone and test these important actions: Complete an online form. So how do you tell if your website works on different devices? Give it a try!

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. Use A/B testing to determine which images are most effective for engaging visitors. Simplify your page structure to make your site easier to navigate. ? A compelling “why.”. Let’s dive in!

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

During the Type 1 audit, businesses are evaluated on their hiring and data management systems, and the SOC 2 auditors determine if their design meets the trust principles. With the support of the information systems team, the talent team worked to document internal processes, procedures, and company structures in order to satisfy the audit.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

I recently published the last post in my series about the nonprofit web design process and thought it would be helpful to have a final summary for the entire series. Stakeholder Discovery : How we structure stakeholder meetings, what topics we discuss and some tips for leading discovery conversations. User Research.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

The key, I’ve found, is approaching collaboration with empathy and testing your assumptions. Empathy provides the foundation of deep and authentic understanding between collaborative partners and experimentation tests the behaviors you need to see in order to achieve success. Testing Your Assumptions. Collaboration in a Crisis.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Every membership program needs a structure that appeals to its intended audience. Membership Models: The What and Why A membership model is an organizational structure where a nonprofit offers a valuable set of benefits in exchange for a recurring membership fee. Smooth and easy” can be subjective—ask a few people to test the process.)

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2012

Guide Creative is Blackbaud 's new design agency. Join us for a four-day series in which we’ll review creating a solid strategy, organizing and designing for your audience, and creating a strong visual framework. designed for the organization’s audience. August 29: Engaging Visual Design. Eastern time.

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Testing changes to your donation form to improve conversion rates. Some tests we’ve loved recently are improving page load speed, adding additional payment options, and adding a “nudge” toward a monthly donation. Optimizing for mobile (even more than you already do). ROAS < $0.95. And there you have it.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What makes a successful Fonteva implementation Designing and building a tech solution is only one part of making a successful Fonteva implementation. You also need one who can bridge the gap between the system and the business outcomes it has to achieve, and design a solution that leaves nothing on the table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community. Test and improve. This is not the only social design toolkit.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Note: This is the eighth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Your sitemap is a visual representation of the structure of your website. Card Sort tests are a very helpful input to help determine which groups make the most sense for end-users of the website. Usability Tests. Visual Design.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One tried-and-true method that has stood the test of time is the brick fundraiser. These personalized elements are then assembled in a designated space, creating a meaningful and lasting tribute that becomes an integral part of the chosen location.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

Having a clean and organized email account structure can be helpful when sending more tailored content to segmented audiences. Take Our Survey Now Thank you, PowerPoetry Team #MobyTip: Always remember to utilize a/b testing to optimize your email strategy and discover your audience’s best preferences.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Card sorts are a form of usability testing that help us understand how users group and label content. A navigation structure that requires 3+ clicks to get to any substantial content. This is known as “showing your corporate underpants”.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Use a minimalist design. Create unique designs. Test out different shapes. Before you start designing new fundraising flyers, let’s lay the groundwork for what you need to know before designing your new fundraising flyer. Tip 4: Use a minimalist design. Feature relevant images. Try different fonts.

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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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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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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Note: This is the ninth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. It’s best to get buy-in on wireframes first so we can truly focus on creative look and feel during the visual design phase of the project. These are the basic wireframes you’ll need to provide for the visual design to commence.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. Content or Outline When asking ChatGPT to generate an outline, it helps to direct the structure.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are designers and researchers, communications professionals and developers. Through an internal compensation review, as well an external one to benchmark against market rates, we are actively evaluating our current salary structures to ensure that they are equitable across the organization. DEIA is also about what we do.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing. How does this make any sense, and why don’t we acknowledge that we, too, are testing hypotheses, and we need the skills, resources, and flexibility to test them?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It can be uncomfortable to admit, but many web designers, myself included, first learned about digital accessibility as a regulation. It’s not a way to design—it’s simply design. The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process. Focus on content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

One valuable section of the report is a catalog of common project designs across different sub-areas of the social change sector, including: Crisis Response, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment, Equality and Inclusion, Health, and Public Sector. Organizations want to prioritize responsibility but don’t know how.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Quote from Kristina Halvorson) It’s an essential step in the Web Design process that’s often overlooked or skimped upon. Do not let looks deceive you though as these are possibly the most important deliverables in the Web Design process!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Why This Fundraising App Made Our List The Bloomerang app is designed to support donor management from wherever you are. Qgiv — Top Fundraising App for In-Person Giving Qgiv’s Virtual Terminal is a fundraising app specifically designed to help fundraisers record and accept donations on the go. The first is designed for event attendees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Writing and Blogging: I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2013

Note: This is the first in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. No matter how big or small the design project, Stakeholder Discovery is always the first step. To transfer information from the client team to the design team. Now, if your nonprofit designs something in-house, purpose #3 is null and void.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. Consider factors like data modeling, schema design, data integration processes, and data governance. What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Ad creation and keyword research: A Google Grants manager will structure your account properly and create ad campaigns that target valuable keywords. Account management and reporting: A properly-structured Google Grant account will run 3-5 campaigns at once to drive conversions. A/B testing. Ongoing account hygiene.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Furthermore, while NXT Insight Designer has matured, it will not be a full replacement for CT clients because it is limited to NXT data only. . This level of commitment starts at the top but also needs to be rooted in the organization’s structure. . Would You Like to Learn More About How Cloud for Good Can Help You?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The third post in this series, 10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits , provides detailed advice, but its worth reiterating that the first step in being successful in online fundraising is having well-designed, data-driven donation pages. Please see 10 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits for further inspiration.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Essentially, digital disruption occurs when new technologies cause business- and industry-shaking changes at a pace and magnitude that upset the established way of doing things such interacting with each other, altering time-tested business models and, in general, just aggravating the way we think (and have always thought).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." The tests included using video chats, which failed; and text messaging, which was successful.

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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.

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