Posts Tagged ‘website’

February

27th

2013

The Hidden Costs of a Free Website

February 27th, 2013 by johnhaydon
"Coin Jar" (Photo by mwiththeat)

Did you know there are hidden costs that come with a free website? Lately I’ve been chatting a few small nonprofits about converting their current website (built for free by a friendly volunteer) to WordPress. These conversations usually start with exploring what they think is broken, how their current site performs, how effective it converts, and…

December

26th

2012

Give Nonprofits What They Need (Not Teddy Bears)

December 26th, 2012 by kenmueller
Photo by JunCTionS

The other day I read something on my Facebook wall from a friend who is a television reporter in Nebraska. His station was doing stories related to the school shooting in Newtown, CT, and how people are reaching to help out. In his comment, he noted that they had spoken to one woman who had…

September

27th

2012

Not-So-Obvious-But-Obvious Ways to Say Thanks

September 27th, 2012 by ifdy
Photo by alborzshawn

We’ve already covered the obvious ways to say thank you—which is clearly saying “thank you” to someone—but have you thought of the not-so-obvious ways your organization is showing its gratitude? Oh yeah, there are many things your donors are seeing about you that can either say “we really appreciate what you’ve contributed to our cause”…

August

8th

2012

7 Ways To Use Print Ads To Increase Online Activity

August 8th, 2012 by margie
Photo by zoetnet

Let’s imagine the following scenario. A local cause has, for years, run a quarter page black-and-white ad in a bunch of local publications. It’s been a fixture of the organization’s marketing, and everyone feels like it has probably done okay performance-wise. It’s in the right context at least, and the organization still gets local support….

August

2nd

2012

5 Tips On Where To Put That Donate Button

August 2nd, 2012 by margie
Photo by tristanf

Last week, we talked about Facebook memes–what works and what may not work. This week, I want to talk a bit about where to put the “donate” button on your website. As an NPO, this button is all-important, and therefore the decision on where it should go is also extremely important. In order to give…