Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The other day I attended an information session for a new initiative centered around increasing diversity in design. It was created and hosted by one of the largest design firms in the world, and because of their reputation and great PR team, the call was filled with designers, architects, and executives all ready to join the cause.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT to design and conduct surveys and market research. If you’ve been looking for an initiative to spark interdepartmental collaboration, a chatbot would be a good test case. When Roose was invited to test the AI, he discovered its dark side. Leverage ChatGPT to generate reports, articles, and newsletters.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

According to a survey by LinkedIn, 61% of U.S. Customize Present options designed to appeal to the people you interview. Present roles in ways that are designed to appeal to the variety of people you interview. If you are having difficulty finding diversity in your talent pool, Sarah suggested testing new waters.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

When done well, UX research allows us to design in anticipation of our users’ needs rather than reactively correcting issues as they emerge. Insights like this one serve as design prompts for our teams as they create new and improved versions of our products.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. For more insights on branding, messaging, strategy, print and web design, sign up to receive Bureau for Good’s once-monthly articles here.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

Include Stakeholder Engagement In addition to our internal discussions, CDP partnered with the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) in 2022 to survey 254 of our grantee partners for our first Grantee Perception Report (GPR). It provides space for training, testing, and ensuring that employees are equipped to adapt to the new process.

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M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

As we close out summer and head into fall, M+R is presenting a full slate of webinars that are designed to jump-start your fundraising plans. Spoiler alert: we’ll be talking influencers, creative testing, Scout Quest, and more.] The format is hella simple and a whole lot of fun: We’ll present a test. You guess the winner.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Where would you like to test your hypotheses against actual research? You’d then draft research questions and strategies to test whether these assumptions are true. Step 3: Design your market research survey. Once you’ve defined your research philosophy, you can begin actually designing your research survey.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently, more than 70 British companies started testing a four-day workweek. The approach should always be about testing what works and measuring what matters. And workplaces designed on old-school factory-style model/thinking are becoming obsolete. Question: How best should a company start or trial a four-day workweek?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

This framing captured the impact not only of the technology tools of their partners, required by certain funders, but also of the access to information for migrants, which would be measurable on an ongoing basis through surveys. Decision-making based on performance and financial management. Market forces. Field (i.e.,

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are designers and researchers, communications professionals and developers. A staff-wide survey last year revealed some key priorities, including: An equity review of compensation. Our cross-functional DEIA team is planning for another staff survey to gauge future priorities and staff needs. DEIA is also about what we do.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey. Take Our Survey Now Thank you, PowerPoetry Team #MobyTip: Always remember to utilize a/b testing to optimize your email strategy and discover your audience’s best preferences. That’s why we’re reaching out to our supporters for feedback.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

I recently published the last post in my series about the nonprofit web design process and thought it would be helpful to have a final summary for the entire series. Surveys and Interviews : Which research technique to choose, how to recruit participants and what questions to ask. User Research.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

As such, part of the research process should include conducting a survey to understand how connected your audience feels to your nonprofit’s brand right now. This is usually completed after A/B testing confirms that a new component will improve the desired audience perception of the brand. Professional support.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2014

Note: This is the tenth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. The visual design details the final look and feel of the website. Purposes for the Visual Design phase include: Agreeing on a creative vision and personality for the web presence. The visual design depicts the user experience of the website.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Guide Creative is Blackbaud 's design agency. This week, Guide Creative presented a whole series on the most important elements of web design and visual strategy. If you missed it, read on about creating and designing a successful, engaging website that inspires action. Engaging Visual Design. Test Your Visual Story.

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VisionLink

JUNE 19, 2012

Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Survey your friends and family to see how they describe all the wonderful things your nonprofit does. Here are the key takeaways from the session: 1.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2013

My team here at Blackbaud works with nonprofits to design online experiences. We design desktop websites, responsive and mobile-friendly websites, event fundraising sites, mobile apps, email messages, donation forms, you name it. Surveys and Interviews. Usability Tests. Visual Design. Solution Design.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

With WordPress, we were able to find an existing and fully tested integration that we could build on top of. Website survey – we have a survey live on the site now. Usability testing – we will be doing a lot of usability testing over the summer and early fall. case study drupal Web Sites website design wordpress'

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Card sorts are a form of usability testing that help us understand how users group and label content. Our purposes for Card Sort tests are: To learn how users or stakeholders might organize the content on your website. Methodology. Recruiting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2019

” A trigger campaign uses pre-designed emails that you want to send whenever the contact does some activity and these campaigns will keep on running continuously sending emails to new contacts that satisfy the criteria. This quote from United Way’s Brian Gallagher sums it up: “Marketing automation isn’t rocket science.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Note: This is the eighth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Card Sort tests are a very helpful input to help determine which groups make the most sense for end-users of the website. Surveys and Interviews. Usability Tests. Visual Design. Solution Design. Stakeholder Discovery.

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Everyaction

AUGUST 15, 2018

Product Feedback Group members will receive email invites to various research studies including interviews, usability tests, surveys, and more. Usability Tests. Once a design has been mocked up, it’s time to run a usability test. These could include field visits, click tests, and card sorts. Interviews.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

To uncover insights on your audience, consider conducting surveys with your current supporters; analyzing your nonprofit’s email, website, and social media data ; or using free tools, like Google Trends. To test or preview your campaign, consider doing a soft launch first.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It’s a comprehensive, cloud-based solution designed to help nonprofits manage their operations more effectively and advance their mission-driven work. Salesforce has created a handy survey that organizations can use to gauge if they are prepared to invest in the CRM and undergo the implementation process.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Note: This is the ninth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. It’s best to get buy-in on wireframes first so we can truly focus on creative look and feel during the visual design phase of the project. These are the basic wireframes you’ll need to provide for the visual design to commence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. Use Learning Theory.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A poorly designed donation form that is hard to navigate, lengthy, or confusing may prompt visitors to leave quickly. On the flip side, a well-designed donation form is easy to understand. You can also test the use of a pop-up box to encourage giving wherever a visitor happens to be on your website.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. When they’re based on solid user research, personas can be great tools for helping your design team and internal stakeholders truly understand your audiences. Surveys and Interviews. Usability Tests. Visual Design. Solution Design.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Surveys: If you could meet with all of your current supporters or members, what would you ask them? Send a survey with a few questions to that effect, such as: Which membership benefits appeal to you the most? Smooth and easy” can be subjective—ask a few people to test the process.) Next: Test, test, and test some more.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul. Survey results suggest a seven-year increase, on average, in the rate at which companies are developing digital products and services.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Yet, the post-initiative surveys and the first-hand accounts reported during year-end convenings, we have been delightfully impressed by all that the participating teams have achieved. At the start of 2020, we at VQ Volunteer Strategies were training and coaching four different cohorts of organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Every year, Animoto surveys over 1,000 consumers to understand how evolving trends on social media are impacting purchase decisions. To see the effect format can have on your video, check out the results of an A/B test run by The Jane Goodall Institute. Facebook recommends that you “design for sound-off, delight for sound-on.”

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Candid

JULY 6, 2021

Automation technology is designed to support your nonprofit’s team, but it’s not a replacement for people. Then, after submitting their gift, supporters receive an optional survey to collect additional information about their interests, why they gave to your organization, and their employer. . For instance, you might decide to: .

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Quote from Kristina Halvorson) It’s an essential step in the Web Design process that’s often overlooked or skimped upon. Do not let looks deceive you though as these are possibly the most important deliverables in the Web Design process!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

Good designers love data. Because whether you’re crafting emails or designing web experiences, you will ask yourself the two big questions over and over. Is my design effective? It’s tempting to think that designers should instinctively know when a design works, but let’s not confuse design with art.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

How about a Code of Ethics for your organization and team, designed with the needs of your community at its heart? Send donor surveys Ask for advice in person Follow up on substantive feedback 3. The strongest bonds are those that have been tested. Are your donors aware of your commitment to ethical fundraising?

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