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A Mind on Design: Things to Avoid When Building a WordPress Blog

Byte Technology

So use ample white space (it will help your headlines and any imagery stand out better) and put the less important stuff on a linked-to page. Most people love a good tune, but auto-loaded music can be a real nuisance as well as steal a lot of bandwidth and make your page load and respond slower.

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Donor Retention: Reasons to Keep Your Supporters Giving Year Round

Greater Giving

Donor retention is also important because people who give in multiple years are more valuable than one-time donors: they’re much more likely to give again (and again) if they’ve had a good experience with your organization or cause. You can’t help but notice the negative headlines this year.

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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

Get Fully Funded

It’s the digital face of your organization and where many people interact with you for the first time. The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. Squarespace, Weebly, and Wix are do-it-yourself sites designed for people with no coding skills.

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Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. We want our donors to be advocates.

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Data in the Museum: Experimenting on People or Improving Their Experience?

Museum 2.0

Even as the reporters acknowledge that museums are trying to better understand and serve their visitors, there''s a hint of menace in headlines like " The Art is Watching You. " And now people are outraged to find out that Facebook is publishing research based on their constant tweaking. We''re trying to personalize.

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Donor Acquisition: 3 Donation Form Tweaks that will Quickly Improve Online Fundraising

Connection Cafe

There’s no magic answer to the ideal calibration of layout, copy, images, fields, offer and headline that drive the highest possible levels of donor acquisition. Some hints from Mark Montenero, Lead Client Success Manager at Blackbaud. . Don’t distract them! Take ‘donate by mail or phone’ options out of the body of the donation page.

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How to Maximize Success Stories Across Your Nonprofit’s Digital Channels

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They whisk people away from their everyday lives and connect them with ideas that can revolutionize how they think. Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. Stories are windows into new worlds.

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