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| The first and most important thing is HAVING A WEBSITE! Website Design The design of your website is very important. First and foremost, your supporter is visiting to find out information about your cause. This information should be readily accessible. From my experience, websites with a simple clear design with very few graphics are the most inviting. Naturally there are exceptions and it all depends on what your organization is about. The rule of thumb, however, is clean, simple, and light graphics. An example of
a nicely designed
nonprofit sites: If you are accepting direct donations, the link should be displayed clearly on the home page. When I go to nonprofit sites specifically to donate money, I'm always happy when the "donate money" option is shown clearly on the front page. If I have to start digging around the site to find a way to donate money I might get discouraged and leave. Examples of sites that clearly offer
direct donations: The same goes for the other programs that you might be promoting in order to raise money. A clear link to your shopping mall (if you have one) is very important. You might decide to have a link on the side of your page that says "How Can I Help?" that will link to a separate page that lists all of the fundraising efforts that you are making. The key is to keep the site design simple and appealing to the eye. Your cause should be clearly stated, and your fundraising efforts should be easily accessible. The next step you must learn after design is how to market your site... Related Resources 5 basic rules of web design by Grantastic Designs Read further about the importance the design of your website. xsitepro.com - If you don't know anything about how to build a website here is a great new software that will not only take you by the hand a help you build a great webpage but also will make sure that your site is search engine happy. |
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