Design, Strategy

Want More Donations? Design a Better Site.

Posted by John Saddington on May 14, 2009

donationsPretty simple and straightforward advice, right?

A better, more well-designed site that’s built strategically will naturally provide better avenues for giving, and perhaps provide more call-to-actions than one that is designed poorly.

But, we all knew that already, right?

A study done by ForeSee Results provides some ample evidence that help support the obvious. I’d print it out and hand it to your web department guru.

Some facts from a highly satisfied visitor to a nonprofit’s website is:

  • 49% more likely to donate
  • 38% more likely to volunteer
  • 57% more likely to have a favorable overall impression of the organization
  • 65% more likely to recommend the site to others
  • 55% more likely to return to the site

Sounds pretty valuable to me, right?

Time for an upgrade.

[Image from Daquella] [HT: OurChurch]

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John Saddington

John is the Chief Editor @ The 8BIT Network and Senior Blog Junkie here at ChurchCrunch. He enjoys Triple-Tall Americanos, developing Wordpress Themes, and a few other Random Things.

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10 Responses to “Want More Donations? Design a Better Site.”

  1. Makes perfect sense to me. I wonder what the hurdle is for so many non-profits that continue to exist with ineffective websites? Cost? Naivete? Hassle?

    • all of the above i would think… doh!

  2. What do you do if your web guru doesn't understand this concept?

    • you send them to churchcrunch for schooling… or beat them over the head with a bible. both work pretty well.

      • yea, it just frustrates me sometimes how some of this stuff is so simple, yet it isn't implemented at all. I'll try to recommend the site though.

        • you don't like bible-beatings?

          ;)

  3. Good stats…passing those on!

  4. Message received already!!! :) We're re-designing http://www.oursaviours.com soon. You just won't see any changes for awhile.

    • heads up… i'm designing some new themes… may want to check those out when i release… ;)