How To Make A Good RFP
When larger organizations or businesses put a web design project (or other projects) out to bid, they often make an RFP (request for proposals) that they email to prospective candidates or post online...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Volunteer Web Work
About a year ago, I made a policy that I don’t do volunteer work related to my field. And I told people. 99% of people totally got it… and some even said it was a ‘great idea’. About 1% don’t say...
View ArticleMarketing Monday: Project Unbreakable
Domestic violence is a cause pretty close to my heart, for a mainly selfish reason. I (at one point) thought I was too smart, too straight-forward, too butt-kicking to be in an abusive relationship. It...
View ArticleMarketing Monday: Giving Tuesday 2014
Not matter how you feel about giving money, donating, tithing, or volunteering, I think we can all agree that it’s fun that online has their own version of Cyber Monday in the way of Giving Tuesday....
View ArticleWebsite Launch: Community Development Society
When a website is meant to serve a lot of people, you have to balance the needs of everyone. The Community Development Society has hundreds of members worldwide. Many are involved in committees within...
View ArticleWebsite Launch: Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Sometimes, when I hand websites over to large companies and organizations to maintain, I wince. I wince because, despite training, documentation, and the ability to make a ‘copy’ of a page when...
View ArticleDonation Forms: A PSA (Part 1 of Many)
This series was inspired by Quarter Life Poetry and my fascination with Microsoft Paint. There are all kinds of excuses why people aren’t making online donations and, as the appeals letters,...
View ArticleDonation Form PSA: Part 2 of Many
This series was inspired by Quarter Life Poetry and my fascination with Microsoft Paint. There are all kinds of excuses why people aren’t making online donations and, as the appeals letters,...
View ArticleNon-Profits And Live Video
This month’s upcoming email newsletter is going to be all about live video. Click here to subscribe if you want to learn more! As non-profits increasingly use video to tell their story (or have...
View ArticleOnline Donations 101
So you've decided you want people to give money to your cause on the internet! We'll talk about options, from payment forms to text to donate, and how you can figure out which will work best for you....
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