By Beverley J McLain, MBA, CAP® Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy McLain Consulting LLC Get set up for success. There is a wealth of anecdotal evidence out there about reasons why planned giving programs don’t work as expected. Unrealistic expectations and a lack of commitment from leadership are two key ones.…
Republished with permission from The Giving Block. Less than 1 percent of nonprofits accept cryptocurrency donations. Fifteen years ago nonprofits were skeptical about credit card donations. Now almost all accept them. Cryptocurrency will follow a similar trend except, in this scenario, there are additional benefits. 1. Do you want your…
A popular free plugin that made it easy to add PayPal buttons to your website is now seriously outdated; the developer has stopped maintaining it and now charges $59 per year per website for his new version of a plugin that always has been free. Whether you maintain your own…
The process of building pages and posts with WordPress changed dramatically on December 6, 2018. Until then, the WordPress editor had been one constant in a world of change… the editor, the old friend you knew and could count on whenever you needed to create a new web page or…
It’s May 2018, and nearly every website you’ve ever visited has sent you an email with a link to its updated privacy policy. If your website does not include a privacy policy, you’re probably now wondering: Does it need one? The short answer: Yes. (The long answer would fill several…
Like it or not, money (LOTS of money) is essential for the operation of any non-profit. There are dozens of fundraising tools, many specifically for nonprofit organizations. However, the quality of solutions and associated fees (sometimes as high as 7.9%!) vary widely. Every dollar raised is better in your hands…
Has anyone asked you yet why your website is “not secure”? If your website has not been encrypted, it may not be long before you’re trying to explain that to people who visit your website. The reason: Web browsers (Google, Chrome, et al.) have started posted warnings about all websites…
Did you know? Google gives away $10,000 per month in Google Ad Grants to qualifying nonprofits. “Imagine what you could do with $10,000 USD of in-kind advertising every month from AdWords, an online advertising solution from Google,” suggests Google. “You could recruit more volunteers. Attract more donations. And share your…
So that Google and other search engines can find your website, we provide SEO (Search Engine Optimization) during development (or redevelopment) of your website. However, SEO is not a one-and-done proposition, as the web is always growing and changing, and so are the rules established by companies such as Google…
If you run a nonprofit or NGO, you know the quality of your website, email campaigns and social media outreach has a direct and measurable impact on your bottom line. How your website is constructed and how it shows up across all devices, from mobile phones to large tabletop screens,…
