Learn More About WEBSITES for Nonprofits
Checkout these articles + discover my tips for your charity’s website
WHY YOUR NONPROFIT BRAND IS MORE THAN JUST A LOGO AND HOW TO HARNESS IT
A nonprofit brand is not just a logo. It's a story, a voice, a personality, learn how to harness it’s power.
5 EASY STEPS TO LEARN HOW TO USE SQUARESPACE NEW BORDER FEATURE
Learn the 5 easy steps to add some flair to your website, you can use the squarespace border feature to create different effects.
WHAT ARE THE FIRST 4 THINGS DONORS WANT TO SEE ON YOUR WEBSITE?
Charity digital expert and charity web designer Dani MacGregor lays out the top things donors look for when visiting your website.
4 TOP WAYS I UPDATED THIS WEBSITE TO BE DONOR FOCUSED
Charity web designer and digital expert, Dani MacGregor shows you the top 4 ways she updated the first build of 2023 and took this nonprofit’s website to donor focused in 5 weeks!
THE 1 ELEMENT CREATING DISTRUST ON YOUR SQUARESPACE WEBSITE + MAKES YOU LOOK SILLY
Learn from nonprofit designer Dani MacGregor, the 1 element on Squarespace websites that create distrust and makes your charity look silly.
EXCITING SQUARESPACE 7.1 EDITOR UPDATE | SAVED SECTIONS ARE HERE
Learn what you need to know before you use the new Saved Sections for 7.1 from Squarespace.
APPRECIATION SEASON - LAST MINUTE GIFT GUIDE
Ok, so other than your numerous efforts of saying “thank you”, showing your gratitude and impact, how else can you do to show your appreciation to your volunteers, donors and staff?
Here are my favorite last minute ways to show them you care.
IN FUNDRAISING: IT’S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT
GUEST POST - BEN CHAMBERS Ben of Team Kat & Mouse spent the last decade working across a wide range of nonprofit and public advocacy organizations. He is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) with experience working as a consultant for small nonprofits and large organizations ENJOY!
5 STEPS TO GET YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR END OF YEAR GIVING
Black Friday. Small Business Saturday. Cyber Monday and the big guy… #GIVINGTUESDAY. Giving Tuesday signals the start of the non-profit holiday giving season. If you are JUST NOW thinking and looking at your website, its ok. I Got You. Welcome to The Charity Design Co’s Blog… get comfy and nestle in for some quick tips.
YOU’VE BUILT A STRATEGIC PLAN… NOW WHAT?!
GUEST POST - AMY MAUSER Amy of Team Kat & Mouse has spent over 2 decades building and leading fundraising teams within non-profits. She always asks the right question to get everyone involved in discovering the best solution. ENJOY!
MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AND GROW THE OLD…
GUEST POST - SHARON KITROSER Sharon of Team Kat & Mouse has spent over 25 years in media sales and management. Her energy, enthusiasm, budget attainment focus, corporate expertise, and business acumen is invaluable. ENJOY!
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.
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.