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WordPress, GiveWP Product, and Team News
Teaching Kids to Give In an Online World
You’re a parent and giving is an important value to you. But how do you teach your kids to give and protect their privacy in an online world? As an adult it is likely that giving is a large part of your company culture. For certain, you lead by example. For example, many WordPress development…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard August 24, 2016
Give Core Version 1.6 is Here!
Give Core version 1.6 is out now and includes some pretty significant improvements including RTL support, Goals improvements, Email Previews, and more.
Read more about “post|post_title”Matt Cromwell August 11, 2016
Matt Talks Community with John Parkinson on WordPress.tv
As part of the Community Interview Series on WordPress.tv, John Parkinson recently interviewed Matt Cromwell, Head of Support and Community Outreach. We’re big believers in WordPress Community Outreach at WordImpress. We are all involved in giving back through sponsorship, meetup organization, WordCamp organization, speaking, and contributing to the support forums. John reached out to Matt…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard August 4, 2016
Storytelling is the Evergreen Content Your Nonprofit Needs
Do you feel like your nonprofit’s content is too event-focused to be evergreen? Here are a few ways you can also publish evergreen content — with storytelling. We’ve discussed why a nonprofit should blog before. But what should you write? As a nonprofit, your fundraising is often campaign driven, much like marketing campaigns in the…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard July 18, 2016
Give Version 1.5 is Released
We released version 1.5 today. This point release has some great new features as well as important improvements. First let’s discuss the new features: Drag and Drop reordering of the Payment Gateway order Prevent Spam Donations with a technique called a “honeypot” New TOOLS section which lets you recalculate all your transactions, donor statistics, delete…
Read more about “post|post_title”Matt Cromwell June 29, 2016
What does it mean to be part of a community?
In the WordPress world, we hear the term “community” thrown around — a lot. So what does community mean? How do you become an active part of a community? As a child of the 70’s, I was raised on Sesame Street. I can still hear the song in my mind: “Who are the people in your…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard June 16, 2016
Your Digital Agency and Give: Better Together
Implementing third-party technology for your clients can be risky. Will your client be satisfied? Will the new data be easily integrated with current customer data? Will we hit our timeline estimates? Often, one of those questions is enough to derail those everyday client requests. Regardless of what’s shared at networking hours or the local ad club, when…
Read more about “post|post_title”Jason Knill June 15, 2016
Tech, WordPress, and Nonprofits: You have the Power in your Hand
Technology. It’s one of those words that’s often prefaced with a suspense stinger. It brings fear. It conjures up insecurity. Regardless of whether at a major philanthropic enterprise or in a kitchen making tuna sandwiches for the homeless, you’re a resource — both to the object of the good and the organization. My husband is…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard May 25, 2016
Why we call it Recurring Donations — Not Reoccurring Donations
Since childhood you’ve frequently had a nightmare where a fifteen-foot gummy bear tried to give you ice cream but as soon as your mouth salivated and you reached out to grab it, he turned into a fire-breathing dragon and began to chase you until you suddenly woke up — sweating, panting, with your heart racing….
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard May 18, 2016
Why does backward compatibility matter to your nonprofit?
If you want your website to be stable and reliable for the foreseeable future, backward compatibility of your software should be a high priority for your nonprofit organization. Here’s what that means and more reasons to embrace WordPress for your nonprofit. Building a website is a large investment for a nonprofit organization. Traditionally your budgets…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard May 12, 2016
Being Unselfish on Social Media
Clownfish, Reciprocal Altruism, and How Guatemala Taught Me About Social Media. About 9 months ago, I visited Guatemala. It’s probably one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. And it was filled with crushing poverty. The kind of poverty you see on television—the kind where they try to get you to donate, “Just a few…
Read more about “post|post_title”Adam Fout May 9, 2016
Divorcing Your Closed Software Platform
As proponents of open source software, we often find people stuck in bad relationships — with their software. People tease me often because when faced with a seemingly difficult decision around eating lunch I’ll say, “You’re not getting married — just choose a sandwich!” Now, an investment in software is a large financial commitment one…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard May 4, 2016
