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.

Want to know what a PLN is? And, why it just might be beneficial for you to have one?

Thanks to David Hopkins (@hopkinsdavid) for this recent post from his terrific blog “eLearning Blog Don’t Waste Your Time.”

Someone once told me that a PLN is like attending a seminar or conference with some of the best minds in the world on the topics that interest him the most.  And, most important, he could choose to attend anytime of the day, night, week, or month.

Hopefully, it’ll be the impetus for you to begin the new academic year as the “lifelong learner” mentor and role model that you wish for your students.

Creating a Personal Learning Network by Corinne Weisgerber.