While you’re browsing websites, do you notice the icon in the left of your Internet browser’s address bar. There might be a tiny picture up there representing that website. And if you save that website in your Favourites you’ll see the same picture come up when you look at your list of favourite websites. That icon is called a Favicon and your charity’s website should have one if you want your site to show out amongst all the other sites your visitors have bookmarked.
I’ve added another 20 charities’ favicons to the list:
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Published on July 1st, 2008
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In November 2008 the Making Links conference comes to Melbourne. The event focuses on how technology can enhance and support social inclusion. Last year it was held in Sydney and was well worth attending.
As usual, the conference will also include practical skills-building sessions and networking opportunities for workers and volunteers in community organisations who work with and/or are interested in web development, multimedia, Web 2.0 and mobile technology.
Proposals are being solicited for oral presentations, case studies, practical workshops and a film and multimedia festival. Visit the Making Links website for more information or to suggest a topic you’d like to present on.
So if your nonprofit organisation has done something successful with IT, share your experiences by talking about it at Making Links.
Published on June 17th, 2008
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On the d’bug blog I found this article: 10 inspiring and beautiful non-profit web designs. Ten great examples of great-looking not-for-profit websites.
I especially liked the New York City Coalition Against Hunger website. Take a look at its Google Maps mashup which helps you find local soup kitchens. The blog is very relevant, commenting on the progress of legislation and current hunger and poverty issues. Interesting photo gallery too, using Flash to display postcards of the faces of hunger.
Published on June 5th, 2008
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Did you know that Melbourne has the biggest Greek population outside of Greece? That’s why I was commissioned to design the Greek Care website by Fronditha, a charity in Victoria, Australia. The website, which launched this week, provides information and advice about the care of elderly Greek people.
The site publishes over 80 articles, specially written for health and social care professionals to help them understand Greek culture and attitudes and provide better care services. Topics are wide-ranging: providing palliative care; death and mourning; where to find recipes that clients will enjoy; making culturally appropriate assessments; favourite Greek games; and how to make a cup of Greek coffee. The site has audio clips to help professionals pronounce basic Greek phrases such as “would you like a blanket?” and “where do you have pain?”. There’s also a directory of Greek-speaking services in Victoria, Australia.
The website was developed using the free and open source WordPress content management system. I’d like to tell you how that project was tackled, and how various plugins were installed to add extra functionality to the basic CMS. Read the full article »
Published on June 2nd, 2008
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Ever wondered how your web stats compare to those of other nonprofit organisations? Are you getting fewer visits than is average for an organisation of your size? Or are your visitors spending more time and looking at more pages on your website than on those of other charities? Now you have a way to find out, because since February 2008 Google Analytics has been offering benchmarking reports.
Here’s a screenshot showing an example of a benchmarking report. The thick blue line is the website being monitored; the thin black line shows the average visits and page views for other, similar-sized charities.
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Published on May 31st, 2008
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Andrew Perry demonstrated a free and open-source product called CiviCRM at the Connecting Up conference. It’s a customer relationshop management tool that you can install on your own webspace; and if you use either Drupal or Joomla to run your website, then CiviCRM can integrate with it.
CiviCRM helps you manage your relationships with donors and supporters, sign up people to attend your events, run your memberships and handle your email newsletters and other communications. Lots of nonprofits are using it and I can see why, it has a lot of very useful features. Read the full article »
Published on May 21st, 2008
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I really like the PowerPoint slideshow that Emily Turner of Philanthropy Australia and Priscilla Brice-Weller of ANTar used in their presentation at the Connecting Up conference in Brisbane. Apart from the clever way they divided the screen to give their individual perspectives on blogging, it’s also an interesting, short overview of why a nonprofit organisation might want to use a blog. Read the full article »
Published on May 20th, 2008
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I’m at the Connecting Up conference in Brisbane, Australia. Rather then me tell you all about it, find out what’s happening here from various conference delegates’ blogs.
Today I gave a presentation about how to plan the development of your nonprofit’s website, and here’s the slideshow that accompanied it.
Published on May 19th, 2008
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