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Nonprofit Website Best Practices: Is Your Nonprofit Making These Common Website Mistakes?

  • Natasha Lane
  • May 20
  • 1 min read


Two women, one sitting at a table and one standing. The sitting woman is on a laptop. They are talking with each other and laughing.

A nonprofit’s website is a key aspect of its donor acquisition process. Websites act as an organization’s home base and resource hub. Donors and other stakeholders should be able to easily navigate your organization’s website to find standard information about the work, staff, and mission. 


However, there are a few common website mistakes nonprofits make that counter best practices. Can you select the right answers?

  1. Which button should be prominent on every page of a nonprofit’s website?

A) The “Contact Us” Button


B) Social Media Icons


C) The Donation Button


D) None of the Above


Find the correct answers at the bottom of this article.

  1. What’s most likely to turn donors away from a donation page?

A) A Wordy Donation Page


B) A Recurring Donation Option


C) Donation Options > $250


D) All of the Above

  1. How do nonprofits miss out on building long-term relationships with donors through their websites?

A) An Unclear Mission


B) A Bad Color Scheme


C) Too Many Programs


D) A Poorly Placed Subscription Box

  1. How can a nonprofit improve its website’s search engine optimization?

A) Adding More Pages to the Site


B) Hyperlinking Internal Pages


C) Deleting Every Subpage


D) Pay Users to Visit the Site

  1. Which mistake most impacts a nonprofit’s community updates through its website?

A) No Blog


B) No Videos on Website


C) Inactive Social Media


D) None of the  Above

Common Website Mistakes:

Answers: C) Donation Button, A) Wordy Donation Page, D) Poorly Placed Subscription Box, B) Hyperlinking Internal Pages, A) No Blog


If you want to learn more about nonprofit website best practices, schedule a free thirty-minute consultation. We look forward to seeing you thrive!



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