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How Nonprofits Can Use Google Ad Grants to Drive Traffic

Tips to prepare your website and marketing strategy

September 25, 2024

If you struggle to attract visitors to your nonprofit website, you’re not alone. Even with a compelling site, many nonprofit organizations don’t get the traction they’re after. By infusing Google Ads into your marketing strategy, you can encourage supporters to visit and engage with your site by increasing awareness of your mission and work. Plus, eligible nonprofits can receive up to $10,000 per month in Google Ad Grants to promote their cause. This guide looks at how you can align Google Ads with your broader marketing approach to drive traffic.

 

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3 Ways to Add Financial Data to Your Nonprofit’s Website

Build donor trust, increase support, and help tell your story with this key information

August 26, 2024

What motivates a donor to give to an organization? While alignment with personal values and causes is important, trust is a key factor. So, how can nonprofits build that trust? We explore three ways your nonprofit can add financial data to its website to establish credibility and inspire support.

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Good Web Design is Aesthetically Pleasing, Great Web Design Incorporates Accessibility

How prioritizing accessible web design improves user experience and site functionality

August 2, 2024

Modern websites are sleek, visually appealing, and regularly updated to stay current with design trends, especially given the ubiquity of internet use. As digital and social landscapes continue to evolve, we have a responsibility to acknowledge the different needs of people who use technology, and to design websites with a range of abilities in mind. Here, we explore practices for prioritizing accessibility in web design and why it’s essential.

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Artificial Intelligence Is Set to Shake Up Search Results

Emerging trends in Google search point to ongoing importance of SEO

July 17, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives, from content creation to data analysis. And it’s beginning to impact how we search for information online. While SEO will continue to define useful content, AI will change how algorithms evaluate it. We take a look at what you need to know about SEO and AI.

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Tapping into the POUR Principles

How accessibility fundamentals can expand your audience

June 28, 2024

Your website may be visually striking, filled with valuable content, and capable of attracting an audience, but is it inclusive and accessible to everyone who might visit it? Despite the critical importance of digital accessibility, there is a fair amount of work to be done before truly accessible websites are embraced as the status quo, so it’s important to recognize where your own site may need improvements. While there are many small details that can make this process feel overwhelming, grouping accessibility requirements according to the principles of POUR can help provide clarity. We explore what each of these principles represent and how they can help expand your audience.

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The Future of Design: Advocating for Diversity Through the Manitoba Studio Fund

Exploring the goals and impact of a collaborative scholarship initiative

April 24, 2024

One scholarship program alone can’t erase the systemic barriers faced by aspiring designers who identify as Black, Indigenous or as a person of color, but through the Manitoba Studio Fund, we’re addressing the issue head-on. In collaboration with Design Professionals of Canada and six other Manitoba-based design studios, the fund was established four years ago and has since awarded $9,000 to eight student recipients. We take a deeper look at the goals and impact of the scholarship.

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