I’ve found colleagues in non-profits have often been intimidated by the idea of writing for the web, assuming that it’s a highly specialised skill. In fact, writing for the web is very straightforward. There are a few rules and conventions you need to know, and they’re all pretty logical and easy to understand. If you … Read more
Probably like many of you, I’m subscribed to a TON of emails, from non-profits, campaigns, research organisations, agencies, commercial businesses and many more. I find myself filing a lot of these emails into folders to ‘read later’, but one that I always open is the weekly ‘Test of the Week’ email from Behave.org. It’s … Read more
We have a brand new 5 Minute Guide up on the Digital Charity Lab website – this time it covers the free, user-friendly loveliness that is WordPress. Check it out and let us know what you think! Read the Guide PS – don’t miss the rest of the 5 Minute Guides, on popular platforms like … Read more
One of the biggest headaches of working on digital projects is dealing with the assumptions that people make about how the web works. Here’s a few of the old pesky regulars that I’ve heard, I don’t know, about 15,000 times? People don’t scroll If something isn’t on the homepage, no-one will be able to find … Read more
The experience a potential donor has when they land on your donation pages is crucial – the smallest obstacles or confusions can put people off donating, and you know how much work it takes to get them to come back! The agency more onion have put together a really handy guide that suggests tips to … Read more
From April 21st (tomorrow!) Google will start favouring mobile-friendly sites in its mobile search results, and they say that this will have significant impact in their search results. What does it mean for us? If your charity does not have a mobile friendly site, it will start to suffer in mobile searches. And mobiles aren’t … Read more