I came across this wonderful (and accurate) post from Talance, a Boston area non-profit website company, titled, “15 Ways To Create a Horrible Non-Profit Website.”
I work with private schools and this list resonated with me. Here are just a few of the items:
1. Let everyone on your staff and board give feedback on your design, and apply everyone’s preferences.
5. Hide the donation forms. It also helps to make it really hard to use.
7. Make sure you don’t look “too polished,” because no one will give you money unless the site looks like it was built on a shoestring.
10. Design for your board members (or yourself) rather than your audience.
Take a gander at the rest of the list here.
Had similar experiences? Post your thoughts.
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