After many conversations with the nonprofits in our community and extensive data analysis, we’re updating our pricing plans to better support those we work with. Why Are We Making These Changes? Since we last updated our pricing plans in 2019, we’ve witnessed major shifts in the nonprofit sector. Although our existing plans provided a reliable foundation for nonprofits, those shifts, coupled with the factors below, prompted us to update them to better meet the needs of our community. Unnecessary Plan Complexity Feedback has shown us that the differences between our plans can be unnecessarily c ..read more

Using artificial intelligence to write your nonprofit’s website copy can be a huge time saver. But it can also be a real pain, especially when you’re just getting started. If you’re tired of AI generating content you can’t use – either because it doesn’t sound like you or it’s full of made up nonsense – this presentation is for you. From Prompt to Published Templates for Using AI to Write Nonprofit Website Copy Download Google Doc Download PDF Video Transcript This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. How do you use AI to write website copy that doesn’t suck?  It’s a ver ..read more

It’s no secret our team believes a great website is a powerful tool for nonprofits. That’s especially true for those working in the rare disease space, who often face a unique set of challenges when building a site. Not only are you working to connect a small yet dispersed audience, but you’re typically doing so with very few staff members. (And that’s if you’re lucky enough to have staff at all.) In many cases, the catalyst for starting the organization in the first place is a founder’s deeply personal connection to the disease. That’s a lot for anyone to navigate, on top of all the work that ..read more

As you’re choosing a partner for an upcoming website project, the right questions can make the difference between a rocky experience or strong partnership.  Can you trust their experience and customer service? Will their approach fit your needs and budget? Will you have the support you need before and after launch? You likely have a million questions running through your head. But starting with these 11 basic questions can help you narrow down your options and select the right partner. Relationship and Experience Choosing a website partner involves more than technical expertise. It’s ..read more

Posts about website optimization are often daunting. The recommended changes are typically big and require technical expertise to pull off. My goal here is to share four high-leverage changes you can easily implement yourself without needing to know how to code or call a developer. We’re going to keep this as practical as we can so you can tackle this with whatever you have left in your emotional tank after the year-end giving frenzy. That way, you can start 2024 off with some momentum and position yourself to hit your goals in the new year. Sound good? Cool. Let’s go. Read Every Page for Cons ..read more

This season always brings the opportunity to slow down and reflect on the last year, and we have a lot to be thankful for. We partnered with so many organizations in 2023 doing incredible work in their communities, including those working to connect youth with nature, support exonerees after wrongful conviction, promote animal welfare, advocate for children in the foster care system, promote sustainable farming, improve global health by decoding and modeling the immune system, and much more. We’re deeply grateful for the chance to play a small part in the work you do to make the world a better ..read more

Building a new website for your nonprofit doesn’t need to take months (or, dare we say, years…) of your team’s time or cost a small fortune to pull off. In fact with the right approach, you can avoid delays, keep costs down and launch a new site your visitors will love. Discover 12 best practices to launch your new nonprofit website on time and under budget. Video Transcript This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. How to Launch Your Website on Time Let’s jump into the fun stuff here. We’ll start out by talking about how you can launch your nonprofit’s new site on time. We have si ..read more

Yes, it’s possible to launch a powerful new website in less than two months. It’s a tight website timeline, especially for a nonprofit marketer wearing a ton of different hats. But with the right approach, it’s more than doable. Despite what you may have heard or experienced in the past, building a great, new website doesn’t actually have to be super expensive and difficult. It doesn’t need to drag on for a year and take up all of your team’s time along the way.  Below is a timeline many of our clients have used to launch their new website in less than two months. But First, a Disclaimer ..read more

For many nonprofits building a website with us, seeing the design pieces come together is an exciting moment. With your logo in place, colors that match your branding and photos to help tell your story, it starts to really look like your nonprofit’s new website. Fonts can help bring all these elements together. But until recently, our platform didn’t support that level of customization. Providing more flexibility with font choices was consistently one of the most requested features we heard from users. So this spring, we introduced font styles on all of our website themes, and we’d love to sha ..read more

If you’re looking to create a great nonprofit website RFP (or a website brief) for a mid-sized organization, you’re in the right place. Creating a single document summarizing your website needs can feel really daunting. But it doesn’t need to be nearly as complicated as many folks make it. Here’s a step-by-step process you can follow to make writing your nonprofit’s website RFP (and ultimately finding the perfect partner) a whole lot simpler. Download Your Worksheet Ask an RFP question Video Transcript Hey there. If you’re looking to create a great nonprofit website RFP, or a website brief ..read more