VisionLink

JUNE 19, 2012

Is your nonprofit looking for ways to improve your website and increase traffic? Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Use visuals and graphics to turn complex data into easy-to-understand pictures.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Reading a report about the bells and whistles in the new website is a lot more interesting to most of us than combing through columns of figures in the audit or IRS form 990. Only include information that is needed to see the big picture. Tell your financial story. Younger members in particular may need coaching.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

After watching a few short, low budget videos, it became clear just how effective (and inexpensive) film could be when it comes to spreading your nonprofit''s story and mission. Where will it be played (on a big screen, online, website)? When is the due date and how long will it take to create? It is different for different mediums.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Pictures can be useful tools, but nothing is quite as effective as walking through a virtual war zone or experiencing what happens in late-stage dementia firsthand. Now imagine walking into its office or logging into its website to donate. Start by figuring out the story you want to tell. Virtual reality can do just that.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2021

Many fundraisers took pictures and shared updates as they went so that their supporters could see the beautiful desert they were helping to preserve. She said that “Jenna [CauseVox Customer Success] took time to help set up the website, but once I got in there it was super easy to use.”.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

They may appear on your website, in emails, at the end of social media posts, and even on direct mail materials! In this article, we’ll focus specifically on the calls to action you need for your nonprofit website. Since a call to action will directly influence your website visitor’s behavior, it’s important that it’s effective.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Heart-warming human-interest stories. You must have stories ready to share about people whose lives have been significantly impacted by the work your nonprofit does. Donors and prospects want to know that your organization makes a difference, and the best way to show that is to tell a story. Remember, facts tell, stories sell.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Now more than ever, a sleek and functional website is essential to your nonprofit’s brand. But we’ve got you covered: here are six elements that will lure donors to your website and keep them there once they arrive. So if your website isn’t compatible with every phone and tablet out there, you’re inadvertently shrinking your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

For most of these users, it’s Instagram Stories. . In just one year, the daily user count for Instagram Stories jumped from 400 million (June 2018) to 500 million. That means that more than half of Instagram’s 1 billion users look at and consume Instagram Stories – EVERY DAY! . Here are 6 ways. . Well, it depends!

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ve probably seen donation pages on popular sites like GoFundMe, but any website can host its own custom-made giving page, just like yours. How to Mold Your Donation Page Already got a website up and running? Now you just need to add a page dedicated to collecting donations.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We’ve seen crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising websites that knocked our socks off this year. So here it is: our favorite 7 crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. But she said that “Jenna [CauseVox Customer Success] took time to help set up the website, but once I got in there it was super easy to use.”

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Byte Technology

MAY 6, 2015

As a non-profit in today’s online- and social-media driven world, your website has a tale to tell. It has a message to relate to the world, a story about something needed, something neglected or something wrong that needs to be made right. Is your mission clearly stated on your website?

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2024

In addition to official data sources, our data science team pulls live data from news, websites, and social media to create both a more comprehensive and current picture of the sector. Starting with the raw 990s, they go through 20 steps to clean, process, and categorize the data to make it far more usable and meaningful.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

To make a positive first impression for visitors who land on your website, seek to introduce your nonprofit by highlighting its mission-driven work and tangible impacts in the community. Impact stories. Remember, you can always leverage Candid’s nonprofit profile to tell the story of your organization.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Look to Past Campaigns for a Fuller Picture It’s also helpful to analyze past year-end campaigns for insights. Using tools such as GivingDNA helps your organization gain a fuller picture of who people are and what they care about – and this alone can ultimately help nonprofits better drive year-end giving campaigns.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

When you highlight an individual donor, consider telling a story about why they chose to give. In each post, include relevant photos, images, or graphs, to further elevate the donor story. Use the space to share donation stories, pictures, and impactful fundraising statistics. Leverage your online community.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

However, unlike business employees, nonprofit professionals may not have the time to devote to a website strategy or the capacity to spend time mastering a complex CMS. Usually, the main goal of nonprofit websites is to gain the support of web visitors. Who do you want to see and interact with your content?

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Draw inspiration from impactful introductions like the one crafted by Jules Brown for an acquisition piece for Women’s Aid: “Could you picture, for a moment, a woman on the brink of making the hardest decision of her life?” Whether it’s a sick child or a struggling family, stories humanize your cause and make it relatable.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 2, 2023

You can also try reading Glassdoor reviews as employees can paint an accurate picture of the inner workings of an organization. Learn even more about a potential AMS vendor by looking at implementation success stories. Cultural alignment is the shared beliefs that exist between an association and its partner.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

This will give you a picture of where there is overlap with your current and prospective donors and show you specific places where your new donors may be unique. The goal is to walk away from this stage with a clear picture of who you are trying to reach. Do your current donors and prospective donors share commonalities?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2012

The August GUIDE series, free educational webinars from Guide Creative focused on the importance of strategy, visual elements, and cues in successful nonprofit websites, is open for registration! Your website is more than just a pretty picture. The number one reason a nonprofit website fails is that it’s not.

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Neon CRM

MAY 26, 2023

Show Ongoing Impact With Frequent Website Updates In the flurry to jump on the newest and flashiest campaigns, it’s all too easy overlook a very important component of your marketing strategy—your website. Consistent quality website postings and frequent updates to keep marketing fresh are critical.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 1, 2015

Below, you’ll find out why storytelling is so crucial to a nonprofit website, and how to tell stories that resonate with others. You can answer that in an engaging way through stories. Canine Partners for Life , which trains service dogs for people who need them, does a great job using people’s real stories.

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NTEN

JUNE 23, 2014

After thinking and talking about it for a long time, this year we at NTEN are finally beginning a website overhaul and re-launch in earnest. After all, the nonprofit association for people working at the intersections of tech and social change should have a website to match that mission and vision. Julia: Why a new NTEN website?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. recent racial equity funding story, so we made?a Tracking racial equity funding . a major part of the?recent

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

What goes into creating and designing a successful nonprofit website that inspires action? That said, we’ve compiled a few resources that might help you think through your next website redesign. Wireframes: Wireframes take your website from subjective to objective. Remember, your website is not just a pretty picture.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Define specific indicators to make sure that you are providing a complete picture to key stakeholders, constituents, and staff. It’s also important to have your website up to date to communicate your successes and identify areas for improvement. How do you present nonprofit outcomes? Your goal is transparency.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

GOLD – Community Website. In 2022, Forum One launched a new, redesigned Livability Index website and data explorer. GOLD – Science Website. PacSci’s new website launched in tandem with the museum’s physical reopening, successfully serving a high number of visitors on reopening weekend. GOLD – Government Website.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Picture yourself in a donor’s shoes. So, you get to work and land on one text-heavy website and another website with a prominent video that describes a nonprofit’s work, mission, and impact. Leverage your website, newsletter, social media channels, and email campaigns to reach as many supporters as possible.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Only if it’s a good picture! Bad pictures are used way too often by nonprofit folks who are trying to tell a story in a visual format. Great photos tell a story. To tell a story, you need some detail and some interesting action in the photo.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2017

An effective nonprofit website can build a strong brand, drive more donors to your site, and increase your volunteer recruitment efforts. However, many nonprofits fail to develop a strong online presence because they fail to build a useful website. Your readers are busy and have little patience for a website that’s hard to navigate.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

Did you know that organizations update their website, on average, every 2-4 years? While this seems to be quite frequent, and perhaps more often than some of you may like, if you think about your website in terms of technology, four years is a very long time! The top 3 reasons your nonprofit website needs a responsive website: 1.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Entire civilizations have been built off of, held together by and divided by stories. ” Stories have the power to bring together and to push apart –to distinguish and to extinguish. Stories are also integral parts to any nonprofit organizations and particularly when it comes to fundraising. The pictures told a story.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2011

This post was originally published July 13, 2010, and is being featured again as a part of our Sharpen Your Website campaign. One thing he said that really struck a chord with me was, "The best movements have the worst websites." What Story Does Your Nonprofit's Website Tell? Discuss This in Our Forums.

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2024

Your website: Develop a landing page dedicated to your text-to-give campaign. Share stories from your beneficiaries : Highlight impact stories from real people you’ve helped in the community to establish your organization’s credibility and emotionally appeal to supporters.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

So, Google strives to present a comprehensive picture of your company to ensure that users make informed decisions. Among other things, brand SERPs include the most important pages on your site, your most recent social activity, your Wikipedia page (if you have one), and the latest news stories about your company.

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