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[[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”724″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”style”:””,”width”:”500″,”height”:”333″,”alt”:”AVP Volunteer 2″}}]] [Photo credit: AVP Volunteer 2 by yuan2003, on Flickr] As any charitable organization knows, volunteers are superstars. They give love and expertise and don’t ask for a dime in return. They can be especially helpful if your organization has a website. Bearing in mind that an entire Web development project is long-term […]

Use this checklist every three months or so to make sure your website is still up to date and healthy.

[[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”723″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”style”:””,”width”:”500″,”height”:”334″,”alt”:”Tree of Light”}}]] [Photo credit: Tree of Light by JPhilipson, on Flickr] If you’ve been thinking about how to scrap your paper bulletin (and you should be), but you’re not sure how to sell it to your members, take a page (virtually, of course) from this ad I spotted in InformationWeek: InformationWeek Worth more than

[[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”722″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”style”:””,”width”:”375″,”height”:”500″,”alt”:”\u0026amp;quot;On writing well\u0026amp;quot;”}}]] [Photo credit: On writing well, by picassina, on Flickr] My digital life has caused me to reevaluate my bookshelves, groaning with books I hardly look at. When my local library posted signs asking for donations, I decided to purge. As I was filling boxes, I found one little gem I haven’t seen

Free Web stuff has never been more available nor more overwhelming. It’s easy for a budget-conscious non-profit or other small organization to glom on to any of the thousands of freebie apps out there and out of eventual frustration, opt for a paid service. On the flip side, it’s easy to be deluded into thinking

[Have a question you’d like answered? Use the comments form at the bottom of this page to submit it. We’ll review your question before posting (don’t be shy about asking!) and get back to you with a response.] Last week, I mentioned one of the most frequently asked questions we receive is: “What is Drupal?”

[Have a question you’d like answered? Use the comments form at the bottom of this page to submit it. We’ll review your question before posting (don’t be shy about asking!) and get back to you with a response.] One of the most common questions we’re asked here at Talance is: What is Drupal? It’s the

Too many websites ignore accessibility. But the ability to let people with visual or other constraints (like people using iPhones who can’t see Flash) certainly notice when they can’t use a website. The upshot: they never return. Here are three sites you can use to help make it easier for people to use your site:

[Photo credit: Mind Map covering the issues of Owning a Cat by MyThoughtsMindMaps, on Flickr] Think about what happened the last time you really considered what should be on your website. Ideas and thoughts probably flowed in on your stream of conscious in no particular order, but rapidly: “We need to update the contact information.”

Considering that about half the people on the Internet find you through some kind of search engine query, it’s vitally important that you show up everywhere you should. Such are the intricacies of search engine optimization. Improving your SEO is an on-going task, but here are five mistakes you can make to really kill your