What is Empathy? Empathy – the capacity to recognize emotions that are being experienced by another person – is arguably one of the most important aspects of User Experience (UX) design. UX design trends can no longer be ignored as organizations are pushed to provide audiences...
What does it mean to have an accessible website and why does it matter? Join us on July 30th, at 3:00 pm (EST) as Marcy Rye, Founder and CEO of Wire Media, hosts a webinar with Whole Whale to give a beginner-friendly tutorial on web accessibility. We'll...
The Big Goal On June 2nd, National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) held their 21st Annual Human Rights Awards to "honor human rights champions and celebrate the contributions of business, civic, and community leaders", but unlike pre-pandemic years, this was their first time ever virtually presenting the...
Designing for accessibility is not just empathetic, it’s good business. According to the U.S. Census of 2010, roughly 25% of Americans have a substantial permanent disability of any kind. Luckily, assistive technology allows individuals with impaired sight to read the content on your web site and...
Non-profits do essential work, but many of them have a hard time showing that they have an impact on issues. A 2019 survey makes this reality very clear. Only 20% of the surveyed non-profits say that they are "very effective at demonstrating outcomes." When you don't...
The old saying goes that pictures are worth a thousand words, but they might not be the right words if your website images aren't high quality. Here are a few characteristics to look for when you're choosing visual content for your website. Avoid Obvious Stock Photos They...
The COVID-19 crisis may ease up in the coming months, but its legacy may live with us for many years. The need for remote work has never been more pressing, which is why more and more organizations are making the virtual meeting an intrinsic part...
What's the best way to increase organic traffic to your website? Regularly posting informative, engaging and timely content. That's it! It seems easy enough, but it's a huge struggle for nonprofits, who are already on a shoe-string budget, to pay for a writer to churn...
If you’ve never done it before, the idea of working from home can be daunting. How will you focus? What’s to prevent you from just binging Netflix all day? Will you be lonely? All of these are legitimate worries. But they’re also all worries that...
Drupal and WordPress are two of the most popular open-source content management systems (CMS) in the market. Being open-source means that these software are accessible by all. Nonprofits who choose either one of these CMS options will be able to create, edit and redistribute content...
While annual reports are mandatory for many nonprofits, they should never be viewed as just a simple form that must be completed. Instead, these yearly reports should be seen as a tool to engage with current and potential donors, current and prospective employees, and the...
Nonprofits need to tell persuasive stories that educate audiences and encourage people to donate. Unfortunately, organizations don’t always know how to choose the best cloud storage services for their graphics, videos, and other story bank files. Before you choose a cloud storage service for your data,...