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SPOTLIGHT - The Healthcare Navigation Project
SPOTLIGHT - THE HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION PROJECT Meet Lauren Kopsick, Founder of the 2022 Charity of the Year Winners - The Healthcare Navigation Project. Not only is Lauren passionate, articulate and effective leader in the non profit arena but a momma who lived health navigation. Lauren shares her keen insight and profound knowledge below. Check it out!
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!
MERCH/MATTERS - SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM
We thought we would use some time on the blog to go in depth with all of our Merch That Matters products. So… let’s dig into my MERCH THAT MATTERS that supports EARTHJUSTICE.
Let’s explore this fun design, the unique products + see how your purchase helps their cause.
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.
MERCH/MATTERS - SUPPORT LITERACY
We thought we would use some time on the blog to go in depth with all of our Merch That Matters products. So… let’s dig into my MERCH THAT MATTERS that supports BOOK AID INTERNATIONAL.
Let’s explore this fun design, the unique products + see how your purchase helps their cause.
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!
MERCH/MATTERS - SUPPORT ST JUDE
We thought we would use some time on the blog to go in depth with all of our Merch That Matters products. So… let’s dig into my MERCH THAT MATTERS that supports ST JUDE.
Let’s explore this fun design, the unique products + see how your purchase helps their cause.
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!
THE CHARITY DESIGN CO - ON SQUARESPACE MARKETPLACE
This week is going to be a bit more personal. A closer look into my world as a designer, contractor and champion for nonprofits.
The past few weeks have been a lesson in self advocacy professionally and I just wanted to share a major win for The Charity Design Co. 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.
SQUARESPACE UPDATE TO 7.1 EDITOR | FLUID ENGINE
The web designer world has been a BUZZZ with news about this Fluid Engine update. This is a new upgrade/update that Squarespace is rolling out to newer 7.1 sites. So to all my clients who are on 7.1 or any internet browsers… let’s discuss the what this means and how to buy some time as bigs get sorted out.
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.