Learn More About WEBSITES for Nonprofits
Checkout these articles + discover my tips for your charity’s website
2 SIMPLE WAYS WE CAN ELEVATE YOUR NONPROFIT DIGITALLY
Learn the 2 simple ways I can elevate your nonprofit digitally from technology + nonprofit expert Dani MacGregor.
IF THE WORLD ENDS… HOW TO BACK UP YOUR SQUARESPACE WEBSITE
One of the biggest selling features of Squarespace to my clients is that is as low maintenance as you can get when it comes to website real estate. There are not any pesky updates, plugins and themes that have to be checked.
BUT, should the world end and implode and the worst possible scenario happen… take these steps below to keep your Squarespace website backed up.
THE FIRST 3 THINGS YOUR DONORS WANT TO SEE WHEN THEY LAND ON YOUR WEBSITE
Life is moving, like wicked fast. If someone is going to give your charity FREE money, you better prove your legitimacy immediately. We have discussed at length the things you should have on your charity’s homepage, the website as a whole and other ways to get your donors to open their pockets…
…but what 3 things are the donors looking for that you can do a checklist for right now?!
HOW TO MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON YOUR DONORS WITH YOUR WEBSITE
Leveraging the few moments or minutes you have a visitor on your website to make a listing impression is KEY. But how do you do it? How do you get them to remember you and come back?
Let’s chat this week about how to use your charity website to create a lasting impression for your donors.
TOP 4 DO’S + DON’TS FOR YOUR CHARITY’S HOMEPAGE
You might be going back and forth on whether or not you need your website needs an update. It’s a common back and forth that happens. Many NPOs delay and delay and never really know which direction they should lean.
So, today we will discuss the 4 signs and my checklist I use to help a nonprofit determine if their funds SHOULD even be used for a redesign at any given time.
4 SIGNS ITS TIME FOR A REDESIGN ON YOUR CHARITY WEBSITE
You might be going back and forth on whether or not you need your website needs an update. It’s a common back and forth that happens. Many NPOs delay and delay and never really know which direction they should lean.
So, today we will discuss the 4 signs and my checklist I use to help a nonprofit determine if their funds SHOULD even be used for a redesign at any given time.
5 CHARITY CALLS TO ACTION THAT YOU CAN STEAL
Sometimes you brain just “can’t” anymore. I get it. So here is some effective CALLS TO ACTION that are exclusively for non profits that get donors to CLICK.
This week, you have full permission to STEAL these CTAs for your charity! Feel free to tweak them with your keywords too for added impact.
10 PAGES YOUR CHARITY WEBSITE MUST HAVE
So you might be wondering what exactly your website needs as a charity? Well there are lots of features that we need as charities. Compliance items like Userway for ADA and Equity Statements but what about the actual meat and bones?
Let’s walk thru the MUST HAVE pages EVERY charity website needs to have on their website.
4 REASONS WHY EVERY NONPROFIT NEEDS A BANGING WEBSITE
There are many reasons why any business, entity or organization might need a website but here are the reasons a Charity or Nonprofit truly needs one.
This week, let’s walk thru the reasons you will bring to your board when asking for funding for website and digital presence.
SPOTLIGHT - PATH TO COLLEGE
SPOTLIGHT - Path To College Another redesign to go over this week! How fun is that?! I had so much fun working with dear friends and the powerhouses at Path to College. Check out how we turned the original site that I designed + they had maintained for years, into something that now has exponential growth built in. This is going to be their home and structure for many years to come.
SPOTLIGHT - ERASE PTSD NOW
SPOTLIGHT - Erase PTSD Now This Week we will go over a fun and furious redesign of a new charity that is near and dear to my heart. Check out how we turned the site from basic to a DONOR FOCUSED dream that is clarified, organized and ready to scale with the nonprofit.
7 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR DESIGNER DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT
As designers, we often pride ourselves as being EXPERT readers and intuitive listeners. We can often extract the smallest nuance from a discussion and turn it into a key aspect of a design concept, making you fall in-love with it and you don’t even know why. It’s a beautiful gift but sometimes, even us designer’s can get lost and the best communication intentions can get lost in translation.
This week I wanted to give you all the best ways to approach ANY design project when things just aren't translating well.
4 WAYS A PROFESSIONAL DONOR FOCUSED WEBSITE CAN LEVEL UP YOUR CHARITY
When I ask my clients their top three actions they want someone to take on their website…DONATE is always number 1 or #2. As a charity, there is obviously a practical reason for this but have you stopped to think more about why and how focusing your website to be donor focused will level up your visitor experience as a whole?
This week we explore the ways a donor focused website supports ALL desired actions for your charity (not just a donation).