There are more than 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics. Public charities, private foundations, chambers of commerce — all of these organizations raise money for a social or political purpose. But with so many nonprofits out...
The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt businesses and nonprofit organizations. Revenues have fallen, companies reduced their number of employees, and nonprofits have lost donations. The economic impact of COVID-19 makes it more critical than ever to create nonprofit impact reports that give people accurate information that...
Listen and Learn to Make the Right Decisions for Your Website Join us on September 15th, at 2:00 pm (EST) as Marcy Rye, Founder and CEO of Wire Media, hosts another free webinar with Whole Whale to talk about user research, testing, and when/why you should...
Wire Media is proud to announce its awards acceptance into one of the most prestigious entrepreneurial investment programs in the world - the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. One of the flagship awards efforts from Goldman Sachs - the multinational banking and financial services firm...
Your website is the foundation of your online marketing efforts and often the first impression someone will have about your organization. Once you've made the leap and invested in a website redesign, it's time to begin calculating the return on your investment. When measuring your...
A nonprofit's website is the center-point of digital marketing strategy and often the first-impression a new visitor will get from an organization1. Nonprofit organizations have critically important missions to communicate, so it’s important your website is optimized for success. Here are a few of the...
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...