Nonprofit Website Best Practices
89% of those with household incomes of $75,000 or greater use the Internet. [Pew Internet & American Life Project, May-June 2004]
Donor-friendly Nonprofit Websites 
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Howard Dean Revolution (660 KB)
- Network for Good : Working with Technology
- Nonprofit Matrix. Online directory and guide to commercial Application Service Providers for nonprofits.
- techsoup. Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support.
Website Creation
- CharityFocus.org. Volunteers help nonprofits organize, design, and market websites for free.
Online Donations
See Donate Now: Selecting an Online Donation Tool (HTML or PDF) for an evaluation of twenty-seven lower-priced online software tools that accept donations from an existing website; this report offers recommends of top tools, detailed reviews, and guidelines on how to choose a product for accepting online donations. Tools reviewed include Auctionpay, CharityWeb, Click and Pledge, Contribute, Democracy in Action, Entango, eTapestry, GiftTool, Groundspring, PayPal, Sporg, and more.
- CharityBox.com
- CharityWeb
- Groundspring.org
- JustGive.org
- Network for Good
- PayPal
- Amazon Honor System
Online Events
Donor Treatment – The Real Impact of the Internet by Vinay Bhagat
- The primary goal should be to improve the organization’s treatment of donors and prospects, thereby forging long-term, high revenue-generating relationships, irrespective of how people choose to give (i.e., through the mail, in-person, by telephone, online, etc.).
