Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2020

We get it—a new website is a tantalizing endeavor. The reality is that there’s plenty to consider before you can get going on a new website. There’s a common misconception that everything on your existing website will have a home within the new site. Some of your content may not be relevant in your restructured website, and it also might not align with the newly architected and designed pages. What do you really need your website to do ?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

With more of your donor engagement taking place online due to social distancing guidelines, it’s a good time to take a look at your nonprofit’s website and determine if it’s doing all it can to support your virtual fundraising efforts.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

One of the most important ways to prepare for the end-of-year fundraising season is updating your website, likely the easiest and one of the most common ways that supporters and the public interact with your organization. Whether someone navigates to your donation page from your website’s homepage, a social media post, a direct mail piece, or other communication, the message and experience should be unified and cohesive. End of Year nonprofit websites fundraising

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 13, 2020

Packed with practical advice and customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will stress the importance of professional website design and strategic email marketing and fundraising. How to integrate social media into your website and email communications.

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EveryAction

JULY 25, 2018

Once a visitor reaches your website, they decide whether to stay or leave within the first ten seconds. To test the clarity of your messaging, ask a friend or family member to look at your website for ten seconds. Visitors expect a website to load in two seconds or less. The most important content in your website is your Call-to-Action or CTA, asking visitors to subscribe for updates, donate, or take an action.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2018

They both have websites that do an admirable job of showcasing their impact. Nonprofits have websites in order to fundraise. Sure, websites serve plenty of other needs?—?e.g., And how can a website make charitable giving a given? How to Make Your Website More Donor-Friendly. So your website should, quickly and compactly, trigger emotions. Beyond the homepage and donation page, each page on your website also needs a purpose.

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EveryAction

MAY 21, 2018

Donors considering their legacy often turn to nonprofit websites for information, and what they find can make a big difference in their decision to pursue a planned gift to your organization. Here are how some top nonprofits, schools, and healthcare providers have optimized their websites to attract and inform donors who are interested in Planned Giving: 1. For both of these categories, featuring this information on your website in an area that is easy to find is important.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

If you're looking to build or update your advocacy organization's website, look no further than these 10 great examples for inspiration

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Your website is the foundation upon which your digital communications and fundraising campaigns are built. How well your nonprofit’s email and social media campaigns perform depend upon how well your website is designed. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector. They have the resources to hire and consult highly-skilled website design firms and graphic designers. Maximize your website’s sidebar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Packed with practical advice and customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will stress the importance of professional website design and strategic email marketing and fundraising. Topics discussed include: • Current trends in nonprofit website design and how to launch a modern, mobile-compatible website on a limited budget. • How to integrate social media into your website and email communications. Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

No matter your mission, having a website that inspires action is crucial to the continued advancement of your cause! Does your website provide an experience that converts interest into action? Ask yourself these questions to see if a website redesign should be a part of your plans for 2017: 1. Is your website responsive? If your website is not responsive, it’s time to redesign!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. And while I’m usually able to offer some general guidance, nonprofit website design best practices have never been my area of expertise. Here are 6 questions and answers from the experts on nonprofit website design best practices: 1. What steps should an organization take to audit their nonprofit website performance?

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Wild Apricot

JULY 22, 2020

Looking to create or refresh your foundation's website? Here are 20 amazing examples and what you can learn from them

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

A nonprofit’s website is one of its most valuable assets. Your organization’s website should be fulfilling a few vital functions: Communicating your mission and work. You can probably think of other, more specific functions that your website has served for your organization, too. Let’s dive into the basics of reviewing your website and what it’s like to take on a full web design project. Frontend Elements of Your Website. Backend Elements of Your Website.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

” Organizations are always looking to attract more people to their cause and want their website and social media presence to support that goal. These terms have been so overused that they’ve lost their meaning, and I’ve found that many organizations still struggle to elevate their nonprofit websites to be more than just online brochures. So, here I am contributing my own thoughts into the blogosphere on how to “build more engagement” on your nonprofit website.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 1, 2014

At EveryAction, we know redesigning nonprofit websites can be an overwhelming process. We believe a successful nonprofit requires a strong digital presence an d that a strong website is the foundation of any successful digital campaign. nonprofit website redesign nonprofit websites

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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! 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.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 25, 2017

If you’re planning on building a membership website, here are the top ten membership website builders and their features. website builder membership website

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. Mobile: With the rise of mobile devices, websites not optimized for mobile devices could have seen fewer return visitors. First, you need to find out if your website traffic is decreasing. Or visits from other websites? For referral websites with significant declines, think about why that might be.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 8, 2017

Your nonprofit website can make or break your organization. To help other nonprofits create websites that bring in massive support, I’ve compiled the 22 features every top nonprofit website has. website nonprofit-websiteThat’s the unfortunate reality these days when so much happens online.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you're looking to create or update your nonprofit's donation website, check out these templates from Wild Apricot + examples to get you inspired

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

With a number of other responsibilities, it can be easy to overlook a simple, yet powerful tool for connecting with members: your website. For instance, a modern, well-designed website will help your association: Boost brand awareness.

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TechImpact

MARCH 27, 2014

Your nonprofit’s most powerful asset is its website. As a result, it is imperative that your website boast an intuitive navigation system to get the information your website visitors are searching for efficiently. Answers to these questions and so many more are imperative to ensuring your nonprofit’s website has an effective navigation system. Primary and secondary varies between nonprofits, their websites, and what they need.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

According to Wikipedia, a wireframe is a “visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website” If you’re going through a design project, you’ll likely see wireframes after a user research phase and possibly a sitemap phase. It’s where the information architect or designer takes pen to paper and starts sketching out actual pages of the website.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

Your higher education institution likely has several goals and requirements in mind when building and maintaining your website. Your audience is used to polished, easy-to-navigate online spaces and a mediocre website negatively affects their perception of you. It’s never been more important to nail your website’s design. 40% of people abandon a website that takes more than 3 seconds to load. Consider the experience you expect when visiting a website.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2016

You’ve got the usual list of suspects at your organization: the online engagement tool, a blog, social media platforms, and a website. Out of all of these tools, your website is getting the most visibility. A website is a bit like a car. At Firefly Partners , we do a lot of work to keep nonprofit websites functioning correctly and looking good. Here’s a roundup of a few of the best resources to help manage your nonprofit website: Down for Everyone, or Just Me? .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2017

3 Tips to Design Your Nonprofit Website for Better User Experience : 1. We make decisions based on research about who visits their website and why. Even if you think you don’t know who visits your website, you can easily make a few good guesses about it by jotting down some characteristics of the constituents you personally know. It is much easier to create content for your website once you understand who’s going to need it and how/why they are going to interact with it.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2018

released in April of 2016, incorporated some lessons learned from the Target breach in 2013 – one of those key lessons being that referring links to payment forms, or embedded payment forms served by a 3rd party could bring a website into scope of PCI. Unlike major online eCommerce retailers that leverage their own payment systems on their websites, non-profit organizations almost universally utilize external services and merchants to provide online giving.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Planning to redesign your website? We've handpicked the top 50 nonprofit websites from organizations large and small to help you create the best possible website

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

As your nonprofit starts to build a new website, you may immediately run into questions or roadblocks. How should your website be structured? Website design is important , and leveraging the right web development features will help you navigate many of these questions. Customizing your website will enable you to effectively tell your nonprofit’s story, so be sure to use a website builder that allows for some creativity and flexibility.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

There’s been a lot of talk about mobile throughout the last few years, but it seems that many of us still struggle when it comes to creating a website that can be read easily by mobile browsers. This way, you can direct mobile browsers onto your mobile optimised version, while traditional browsers can still see your website complete with it’s normal graphic enhancements. Internet Mobile #nptech websites

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EveryAction

JANUARY 29, 2015

Let me ask you a question: How does your organization''s website look? Happy with it

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 8, 2017

Your nonprofit website can make or break your organization. To help other nonprofits create websites that bring in massive support, I’ve compiled the 22 features every top nonprofit website has. website nonprofit-websiteThat’s the unfortunate reality these days when so much happens online.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Attract more attendees with a sweet Best Conference badge for your website - just email us! It's finally here! If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! These conferences range in size, location, and topic. We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Nonprofit Management. Marketing & Communications.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Looking to create or refresh your foundation's website? Here are 12 templates you can try and examples of real foundations who use them

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 6, 2017

I’ve seen some nonprofits slap a link to their PayPal account onto their website and consider the job done, but it’s often those same nonprofits who come to us wondering why they’re not seeing a boost in donations. Here are the six steps to turn any website into a donation generation machine. online-giving website donation

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AFP Blog

JULY 15, 2013

CharityGiving website is suspended : According to the Dove Trust, Framjee was meeting with a "large charity" this morning in a bid to try to "salvage the situation" and ensure charities do not miss out on funds raised for them. Framjee’s recent assessment indicates that there is a shortfall between the funds due to the charities donated through CharityGiving, and the cash held by the Dove Trust. Online reports suggest that the shortfall may be in the region of 250,000

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 7, 2019

Let’s face it—when it comes to your website, looks do matter. It only takes a split second for a viewer to decide whether or not they’ll spend time on your site, and website design is often the deciding factor. Don’t just take our word for it—we’ll use our own website design as an example. This website design is much more organized and eye-catching than the last. Yes, good design makes your website look pretty, but equally important is its functionality.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 11, 2015

In this guest post, Lamees Abourahma outlines what she feels are the common mistakes that associations make that are keeping them from realizing their website’s full potential. technology website

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Unfortunately for companies of all sizes, the five aforementioned brands are just the tip of the ADA and website accessibility iceberg. Today, despite the growth in lawsuits over several years, federal website accessibility guidelines don’t exist yet. How to Ensure Website Accessibility & Protect Your Business. But perhaps the most compelling business reason to ensure website accessibility is that it’s an opportunity to expand your customer base. Dunkin Donuts.

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VisionLink

JULY 19, 2013

This week, I attended a wonderful Denver Tech4Good session on how nonprofits can make their websites more usable and easier to navigate. Considering this information can help you better make decisions to suit visitor needs Conduct user tests at a public place Go to a local coffee shop and ask to buy someone''s coffee in exchange for a user test of your site Ask open ended questions, ones that relate to your organization''s website goals (ex: can you tell me what this organization does?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2016

“ Why is it that everyone seems to complain about them but continue to be widely used on websites? We regularly track all of our nonprofit website designs –most of which include an entry pop-up–and track the calls to action within the modal windows. Here are two reasons why: Users often come to websites to read about something specific. Remember that this could be the first time a user is coming to your website and they may be put off by a quick introduction of, “Hi.

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EveryAction

MAY 15, 2019

Acquisition is the name of the game, and nonprofits have to keep a constant drumbeat of registration on their websites, social media changes, digital ads, events, and any multi-channel activities. Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector.

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