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Your Church Website Makes Perfect Sense… If You Already Go There
You remember Marge... she's our friendly nonprofit employee that everyone looks to for knowledge on... well, everything. Marge has a deadline. Not a work deadline (this time) but a personal one: find a new church home before the holidays. Since her move across town,...
When Is the Real Deadline for Christmas Visitor Readiness?
Responsible church leaders don't wait to start planning for Christmas. As early as August, you pick a theme, start lining up musicians (because you know the good ones are booked early), and start assigning tasks to your team. Planning early makes you feel like you...
The Nonprofit Treadmill: Why Hustle Isn’t a Strategy
Ever feel like you're always busy but can never catch up? We've all had those days. Every time you cross something off your task list, 3 more things appear. By the end of the day (or week... month... quarter), you feel exhausted with very little to show for it....
Your Nonprofit Communication Highway May Have Too Many Roadblocks
I used to be a Girl Scout Leader. What a wild ride. In that role, I helped shepherd a group of kids from early elementary school to high school. They grew and developed as individuals, and we learned to navigate cliques, bullies, varying interests, and growing up in...
What That One Key Nonprofit Team Member is Afraid to Tell You
Meet Marge. Every nonprofit seems to have one. She knows where to find things, how everything works, and who to call when something goes wrong. In the last article, we looked at what would happen if aliens abducted your Marge. While the chances of alien abduction...
Can Your Nonprofit Systems Survive an Alien Abduction?
I recently took my daughter and her friend to a local games cafe, where you can eat and play board games (a welcome diversion from screen time). The staff there recommended and taught us to play the game "Abducktion," a fun little strategy game where you have...
5 Unexpected Costs of an Ineffective Nonprofit Website
We have long passed the point where having a website for your organization is optional. You know you need one in this day and age, and you understand that you have to include it in your budget. But what if your website starts to cost more than money? What if it starts...
The Hidden Reason Your Nonprofit Website Strategy Feels So Heavy
Nellie has a passion for helping people through her nonprofit organization. With everything she has going on, like wrangling volunteers and hosting events, her website has become another item on the quiet backlog of things she knows she “should” handle. Sometimes...
How Do Image Alt Tags Help Your Website Reach More People?
We’ve all heard the phrase before: a picture is worth a thousand words. In web design, however, that proves even more true. Images tell your organization's story, drawing people in and allowing them to get to know you. An eye-catching, meaningful image keeps your...