WordPress for Nonprofits
Can a website get any easier?
Who’s Trish?
• Nonprofit systems analyst and designer
• Affordable nonprofit technology consultant
• Trainer—Google, Salesforce, Office, Video, Social Networks, WordPress web sites
We do cloud computing solutions
Where is your WebSite Pain?
Tell us about your org and your web issues…
What do nonprofits WANT?
A website that is:• Easy to update• Easy to maintain• Easy to customize• Quick learning curve• Cheap• Good support network
Two WordPress Concepts
www.wordpress.com
• Hosted at WordPress• Free, free, free• Fastest way to get online
with your site• Limited themes• Restrictions about the kind
of content you can use—no online donations, no Google Map
• www.wordpress.com/yoursitename
www.wordpress.org
• Download the open source software
• More themes• Host at DreamHost or
GoDaddy or another host
• eCommerce, maps, online donations, fancy photo gallery plugins
• Almost free…
Ten Reasons to Love WordPress
Functional Reasons
1. Ease of installation & development2. Ease of training staff and volunteers to use it3. Scalable– start small and grow…grow…GROW4. Lives in the cloud: Access it from anywhere5. Accessible for handicapped people6. Different user levels – great for volunteer help7. Community Support: Lots of developers
creating new plug-ins, because it’s open source
Marketing Reasons
1. Search Engines can find you2. Need a change? Find a new theme3. A-B testing for outcomes you really want
Things that are NOT free
• Time to develop the site• Time to update WordPress and Plug-ins• Time to train users – or to let users train
themselves
Local WordPress SitesDemonstration
Make a Plan!
• Install WordPress• Decide on a theme• Gather your photos• Build your pages• Update, update, update
Posts and Pages
• Static Pages are regular website pages that you can easily create.
• Posts are the twice-weekly updates you provide your readers
DashboardYour web development at a glance
Upload media
Plugins
WordPress Mobile
Questions?
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