Web Design

Over the last few years, online fundraising has emerged as an area with the greatest potential for growth. Still, it remains one of the most underutilized means of fundraising today.

Today, Web sites are like opinions — everyone has one. This is certainly true for just about every nonprofit organization in the country.

Fountain Hills, Ariz., October 23, 2009 — AssetFair.com, a leading online barter trade platform in the United States, has added a fundraising component to the company’s website.   Not-for-profit charities boasting 501-(c)-3 status are invited to post their wish list and actively solicit donations through a designated section on AssetFair.com website.

PITTSBURGH, PA, October 16, 2009 -- TowerCare Technologies, Inc., makers of the leading nonprofit fundraising software, DonorPro, is pleased to announce a partnership with Civic Science. Civic Science will provide a suite of low cost web applications for DonorPro clients to engage their prospects, donors, members and other stakeholders in high-value polling and marketing research. DonorPro clients will use the BallotBox Polling Widget(TM) to poll website visitors and build profiles of their online audience over time. The CS Panel Manager(TM) will allow nonprofits to build a sense of community among their most loyal and active stakeholders through an opt-in Online Advisory Panel. Additional information about these new tools can be found at www.towercare.com/civic-science.

Charleston, S.C., October 14, 2009 — Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations announced today that since its launch in March 2009, BlackbaudNow™ has seen rapid adoption among nonprofit organizations and personal fundraisers.

Buffalo, NY, September 19, 2009 — 3MinuteCharity.com, a provider of nonprofit website + integrated donor management software, announced today the launch of The Worst Charity Website Ever contest to find 3 organizations whose websites are most in need of a makeover during Mozilla Service Week, a worldwide initiative to donate technology services to charity.

Today, improved technology means that personalized approaches to communication don't need to break the budget. Among the higher-tech options, nonprofits should consider personalized URLs  as a response vehicle for members and donors.

When someone searches a search engine on a word related to your cause, the search engine lists the sites it feels are most important and likely to be the best on a topic. Search engine optimization is all about polishing your Web site so that it appears high in search engine results.

In the Idealware webinar "Optimizing Your Web site for Search Engines" in June, presenter Laura Quinn, director of Idealware, discussed the basics of search engine optimization, tips for creating a site search engines can find and ensuring a search-friendly site architecture.

Columbia, SC, September 6, 2009 — National Development Institute recently launched their new website designed to assist nonprofit organizations in major gifts fundraising efforts. Seasoned fundraisers as well as those who are new to the task of development can have access to resources, tools and guidance through this online offering.

August 31, 2009, The Los Angeles Times — Hoping to boost attendance after a year of production cuts and emergency fundraising appeals, the financially stretched Geffen Playhouse has worked in a new marketing wrinkle: using the Web-based ticket-discounter Goldstar to sell season subscriptions at half price.