Resources
Plain-language guidance on accessibility, SEO, performance, and building a website your visitors can trust.
A printable, plain-language audit checklist your team can run today in about two hours. Forty-seven specific items across accessibility, donation flow, performance, SEO, trust, and mobile — each with how to check it.
Read post →What a nonprofit website audit covers, what it costs ($0–$499), when to run one, and how to choose a reviewer. The complete cornerstone guide, based on 60+ audits, with a pricing table you can hand to your board.
Read post →A walkthrough of free single-page scanners and other tools nonprofits can use to check accessibility, SEO, performance, and trust signals without a developer.
Read post →Most nonprofit website dashboards are set up for developers, not mission-focused teams. Here's what actually matters and how to know if your site is performing.
Read post →An audit gives you findings. A roadmap gives you a plan. Here's how to take what the audit tells you and turn it into a sequence of improvements your team can actually execute.
Read post →A healthy nonprofit website isn't about design awards or the latest features. It's about reliability, clarity, and the ability to support your mission day after day.
Read post →A website redesign is a fresh start — but it often introduces new problems while solving old ones. Here's why a post-redesign audit is worth doing and what to look for.
Read post →A thorough website audit report can look intimidating. Here's how to approach it, where to start, and how to turn a long list of findings into a manageable plan.
Read post →Many nonprofit website problems are invisible from inside the organization. These are the issues that go unnoticed until they start costing you donors, volunteers, or visibility.
Read post →Trust is the precondition for donations, grant applications, and community engagement. Your website is the first place most people go to decide whether they trust your organization.
Read post →You don't need to fix anything before an audit — that's the audit's job. But a little preparation helps you get more useful findings and a clearer action plan.
Read post →Website governance is the set of decisions, responsibilities, and habits that keep your nonprofit site accurate, accessible, and effective over time.
Read post →Your nonprofit website should be actively supporting your mission every day. Here's how to tell if it's working for you — or quietly working against you.
Read post →Many nonprofit websites look fine on a desktop but have serious problems on mobile. Here are the most common issues and how to spot them before they cost you donors.
Read post →Every unnecessary step between a visitor and a completed donation costs you real money. Here's how to identify and remove friction from your nonprofit donate page.
Read post →Visitors form an impression of your nonprofit website in under three seconds. Here's what they actually notice first and how to make those first moments work for you.
Read post →Navigation is the path visitors take to do anything on your site. When it's confusing, they leave. Here's what good nonprofit navigation looks like and how to fix common problems.
Read post →Not every website improvement requires a developer or a budget. Here are the highest-impact fixes for nonprofit websites that take an hour or less.
Read post →Website performance isn't just a technical concern — it's a donor experience concern. Here's why speed matters for nonprofits and what to do about it.
Read post →Getting the audit is just the first step. Here's how to actually use a website audit report to make meaningful improvements without getting overwhelmed.
Read post →An audit isn't just a list of problems. It tells you what those problems are costing you, which ones matter most, and exactly what to do about them.
Read post →Scans and audits are often confused — but they're not the same thing. Here's what each one does, when a scan is enough, and when you actually need an audit.
Read post →Board members look at your website before every meeting and before every vote. Here's how to make sure it holds up to that scrutiny.
Read post →When your nonprofit website has problems and limited time to fix them, sequence matters. Here's how to identify the highest-impact issues and where to start.
Read post →Oversized images are the most common cause of slow nonprofit websites. Here's how they hurt performance and how to fix it without a developer.
Read post →More than half of nonprofit website visitors are on mobile. If your site doesn't work well on a phone, you're losing donors, volunteers, and credibility every day.
Read post →Board members don't need to be technical to ask the right questions about their nonprofit's website. Here's what matters and why it affects the mission.
Read post →The path from "I want to give" to "I just gave" should be short and frictionless. Here's how to tell if yours is losing donors along the way.
Read post →Nonprofit organizations often write for insiders without realizing it. Plain language helps you reach more people, build more trust, and rank better in search.
Read post →Usability is not about design trends. It's about making it obvious what to do next. Here are practical ways to reduce friction on your nonprofit website.
Read post →A nonprofit website health check covers more than broken links. Here is a complete checklist of what to review and why each area matters.
Read post →Broken links are more than a minor annoyance. They damage credibility, interrupt your donation flow, and signal neglect to both visitors and search engines.
Read post →Donors make financial decisions based on trust. Here are the specific signals your nonprofit website needs to build credibility with first-time visitors.
Read post →When your website has a long list of problems and a short budget, where do you start? Here's a practical framework for deciding what to fix first.
Read post →Your homepage has seconds to answer three questions: Who are you? What do you do? What should I do next? Here's what a strong nonprofit homepage actually needs.
Read post →An outdated website isn't just aesthetically dated — it actively works against your fundraising, your credibility, and your ability to reach the people who need you.
Read post →A professional nonprofit website isn't about how much it cost. It's about consistency, clarity, and attention to the details that visitors notice first.
Read post →An outdated website signals more than age it signals neglect. Learn the specific things visitors notice that make a nonprofit site feel old, and what to prioritize first.
Read post →Most nonprofit websites have calls to action that are too vague, too passive, or missing entirely. Small changes to how you phrase and place them can meaningfully increase how many people respond.
Read post →If your nonprofit isn't appearing in search results, the problem is usually fixable and often doesn't require a developer. Here are the most common reasons and where to start.
Read post →A website that feels credible converts visitors into donors. The signals that create that feeling are specific and fixable — here's what they are and how to get them right.
Read post →When visitors cannot easily find a way to reach you, many will quietly wonder if your organization is real — and leave without donating. Here's what to include and where to put it.
Read post →A slow nonprofit website doesn't just frustrate visitors it quietly costs you donors, volunteers, and trust. Here's what the research shows and what you can do about it.
Read post →Traffic spikes during campaigns expose every website weakness at exactly the moment when those problems cost the most. A focused pre-campaign audit can prevent that.
Read post →Alt text is one of the easiest accessibility fixes on any website — and one of the most commonly skipped. Here is why it matters and how to write it well.
Read post →Your homepage is where most visitors form their first impression. These are the specific problems that erode donor trust before they even click Donate.
Read post →Most nonprofit websites have accessibility problems they don't know about. These are the issues we find most often — and why fixing them matters for your mission.
Read post →Improving accessibility doesn't have to mean rebuilding your website. Many of the most impactful fixes are small, targeted changes that don't require a redesign or a developer.
Read post →A confusing donate page costs you real money and you might not even know it. Learn the signs that your donation flow is losing people before they give.
Read post →Every page on your website has a title and description that appear in Google search results. Getting them right is one of the fastest ways to improve your search visibility.
Read post →Trust is not built by a great logo or a color scheme. It is built through specific signals that tell a visitor your organization is real, accountable, and worth supporting.
Read post →Most nonprofits don't need an advanced SEO strategy — they need the basics done correctly. Here are the foundational improvements that make the most difference and where to start.
Read post →If your nonprofit website is getting visitors but not donations, the problem is usually not the charity — it's the website. Here's what gets in the way and how to find it.
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