How to Use CRM Data to Inform Nonprofit Website Design
Tips to help your organization design a website tailored to your audience
March 26, 2024
Many nonprofits fret about the best way to approach website design without realizing they have an incredible source of information and guidance available—their constituent relationship management systems (CRMs). Here’s a look at some of the ways you can use this information to make more informed web design decisions that appeal to your audience and drive engagement.
Making the Business Case for Website Redesign in 2024
Key steps to secure support for revamping your digital presence
December 29, 2023
Updating your website every 2-3 years can help keep it current, on trend, and maintain a positive user experience. Here’s a look at the key steps you can take to build a convincing case for this important and strategic undertaking.
Website Accessibility and the Law
An overview of North American web accessibility legislation
September 7, 2023
It’s critical to ensure that everyone can use your website; first and foremost, it’s the ethical thing to do. Second, it’s good for business, and finally, it could keep you out of legal trouble. In the fifth and final article in our accessibility series we provide an overview of accessibility legal considerations in the U.S. and Canada.
How To Get and Give Effective Design Feedback
Practical tactics for a successful collaboration between clients and design agencies
July 31, 2023
The most successful design projects happen with clear communication and collaboration between the design team and the client. At Mangrove, our clients play an integral role in how successful a project is by providing guiding information during discovery sessions and helpful feedback all along the way. The processes we use help us to clearly understand our client’s goals and vision. We know these can be unfamiliar, for new clients especially, so we put together a helpful set of practical tactics and insights on how to get and give effective feedback.
Creating a Meaningful Impact Report
Tactics to make your next report easier and more engaging
March 16, 2023
At Mangrove, we’ve published an annual impact report since we became B Corp certified in 2016 and have helped many other organizations do the same. Over the years, we’ve discovered tools and tactics that make the process easier and result in a report that stakeholders are more likely to read. We’re sharing our insights here and hope they’ll make your next annual or impact report shine brighter with less effort.
Our Website and Visual Brand Gets an Upgrade
Introducing our new logo and website
July 20, 2021
If you haven’t yet noticed, Mangrove has an all-new look and website! Learn about our process, collaborators, and the experience of rebuilding your own brand and site.
Designing Websites with Accessibility in Mind
First steps and tips from our team
July 28, 2020
As a group of website designers, developers and content creators, we recognize our responsibility to make our own site, and the sites we create, more accessible for all users. We have also committed to sharing information that will help our peers take steps toward greater accessibility. This post, the third in our 4-part series, aims to do just that.
A Guide to Accessibility in Web Development and Design
The facts about website accessibility
March 25, 2020
With an estimated 48.9 million people in the US living with a disability, it’s crucial for companies to prioritize website accessibility.
Mangrove recognized as a top web design company by DesignRush
July 4, 2018
DesignRush is a B2B Marketplace connecting clients with agencies across the globe. Mangrove Web Development is recognized as a top California Web Design Company on DesignRush.
The Green UX Checklist
Consider environmental impact before starting design
April 20, 2018
The best way to make a website green is to consider its environmental impact before starting its design, and to keep it mind throughout the design process. To help you do just that, we’ve compiled a short list of six things we can all do to change the way we design, develop and maintain websites for a more sustainable web.
Client Spotlight: Law Office of Helen Lawrence
Holistic Immigration Representation
March 24, 2017
Helen Lawrence, Bonita Gutierrez, and Gabriela Monico are the trio that make up the Lawrence practice. They offer deportation defense and representation in affirmative immigration processes to the Bay Area’s diverse immigrant population. The practice directly represents families and individuals before immigration courts and agencies, managing over 175 open cases at any given time. Providing low-cost legal services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese is just one aspect of the support the firm extends to immigrants seeking accessible and effective legal representation.
Client Spotlight: World Trust
Breaking Barriers for a More Equitable Future
February 15, 2017
World Trust is a leading organization in social justice. They work with clients to address systemic racism and unconscious bias, by creating workshops, films, and a robust curriculum that gives people the tools to learn and evolve. Mangrove Web has worked with them to create an online presence for their groundbreaking materials.