Nonprofit web design

Google has a new section on its website listing its free tools that are useful to non-profit organisations. At www.google.com/nonprofits you’ll find a list of these tools. Click on each one to go to a page that explains how your organisation could benefit and how to get started.

You could use some of these tools to improve your website. How about putting an events calendar on your website which you update by logging into Google? Or using Google Analytics to provide statistical reports for your website? Or applying for free advertising from Google Grants?

I recently used the Calendar tool to put two training calendars onto the Baptcare website. It took about 10 minutes to sign up with Google to create the first calendar and another few minutes to copy the code that Google provides onto a page within our website. I then sent invites to two other staff members so they can input dates and details as new training courses are identified. A quick, easy and effective solution.

Published on March 22nd, 2008.