Web Design
February 1, 2016 at 11:07 am
Ah, the age-old debate: Should we feature a pop-up ask on our nonprofit website or not? I have a problem with this question though. I don’t think it’s the right question to ask. It’s not whether or not you should have a pop-up ask; it’s what should you be asking for?...
January 15, 2016 at 10:04 am
When it comes to your nonprofit’s website, landing pages may be the single most important thing for you to be concerned about this year. They’re critical for many reasons, including SEO—so let’s start with the basics. What Are Landing Pages? Landing pages are the pages on your website that ask visitors to take a specific…
January 6, 2016 at 9:43 am
Do you have a special page dedicated to monthly giving on your website? If not, consider creating one. Since building monthly giving has one of the biggest payoffs for charities, a page just for this program seems like a no-brainer. Here are several monthly giving pages that stand out, starting with the National Audubon Society.…
September 3, 2015 at 6:00 am
When I heard about Jerry Seinfeld’s roadside lemonade fundraiser run-in with the East Hamptons Town Police Department, I was excited. Why? Because I love when nonprofits and stand-up comedy come together. (Police involvement or not). As someone who spent years in the stand-up world, I think there’s about a hundred things that nonprofits can learn from stand-up comedians, particularly about their online experience. So in honor of Jerry’s lemonade uproar and the ultimate rule of comedy, here are three of them...
August 11, 2015 at 2:33 pm
The average person worldwide has five social media accounts and spends an average of one hour and 40 minutes browsing these networks every day. In 2005 Facebook was only open to college students and professors, Twitter didn’t exist, and the iPhone was still in concept mode. The Internet was primarily a desktop PC or laptop…
July 14, 2015 at 1:03 pm
On July 10, 1985, dot-org was born. That was the registration day of the first website to use the Internet domain, mitre.org, owned by a nonprofit that operates federal research centers. As the domain turns 30, its administrator, Public Interest Registry, is celebrating with a commemorative digital timeline, happy30th.org, which depicts when popular nonprofit websites…
June 4, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Today, NonProfit PRO is proud to introduce our brand new, fully updated website at nonprofitpro.com—a top-to-bottom makeover designed to assist us in our goal of continuing to provide the best analysis, education, insights and coverage of fundraising and the nonprofit sector.
April 1, 2015
This infographic from online fundraising platform provider MobileCause, Online Giving Tips for Maximum Donations, lays out ways nonprofits can maximize online giving. Here are the seven tips MobileCause provides.
March 1, 2015
To best serve your multiple constituencies it's vital that your site functions as more than a simple online brochure. Here are 25 nonprofits website musts.
March 1, 2015
How does your website look to your "silver surfers"? Let's define this audience as your 66+ aged online audience. Now we know that these supporters are just as likely to donate to you online as your younger crowd. And I bet they're much more likely to read your "Leaving a Legacy" page about your wills and bequests program. But is your font big enough? And how does your legacy page look on a tablet, which we know from other studies trends much older than smartphones.
