Web Sites for Non-Profit Agencies

What can a web site do for us?
	Community Awareness and Public Relations:
		By maintaining an online presence, you can heighten the public's awareness of your organization and its services. Your web site can describe the mission of your agency and services which you offer. Information on upcoming events can be made available to the public on your web site. A catchy web address helps the public remember where they can quickly access information about you.
	Public Education:
		If part of your mission is education, then the web becomes a platform from which you can disseminate information. By making resources available online, people can access them at the own conveniece. When someone from your organization is invited to speak, they can refer their audience to the materials available online. Or when you receive a phone call, you can make information instantly available to the caller by directing them to your web site.
	Volunteer Recruitment and Coordination:
		Your web site can list volunteer opportunites and give as much detail or instruction as you wish about volunteering with your organization. You can also facilitate volunteer coordination by posting on line calendars, job responsibilities, etc.
	Donation Solicitation:
		If you seek donations for your organization, you can develope pages on your web site devoted to current or potential patrons. Pages could include donation opportunities, special needs, financial reports, updates on fundraising campaigns, etc.
	Communication:
		Posting phone trees, organizational charts, calendars, agendas and meeting minutes are a few examples of ways in which a web site can help with your agencies internal communication. We can also assist you with e-mail accounts.
What do I need to know about obtaining a web site?
	Define the Purpose of the Web Site:
		You need to make a decision about the purpose of your web site. Perhaps you only want a single page which will give basic information about your web site and direct users to phone numbers. On the other hand you may want to make your web site work harder for you (see above). If so, you need to be careful not to underestimate the time commitment of updating a web site. The web is filled with web site which have not been maintained in years. This is where we can help. Not only can Santa Barbara WebSmith help get you started we can also keep your web site up to date. You send us the information you want on the web site via phone, fax, e-mail or regular mail, and we update the site for you.
	You need a domain name (e.g. www.non-profit.org).
		Santa Barbara WebSmith can help you register a domain name which will be easy to remember. Your domain name is both your address and your identity on the web and should promote your organization. Domain name registration is relatively inexpensive (about $35 per year).
	You need someone to host your web site.
		There are many different companies that will host your site. Costs range from $5 to $50 per month or more, depending on your needs. Santa Barbara WebSmith can help you find the best host for your site.
What about costs?
	Quotation
		Because every web site is unique, it is important that we sit down with you and discuss your needs and objectives. We can then prepare a quotation for you. Our goal is to help your organization run more effeciently and allow you to devote more time to your mission. In this way, we believe we will save you both time and money. We understand the financial realities of non-profits. We give special consideration to non-profits and hope that you will give us an opportunity to show you what we can do for you.
	Sponsorship
		One way to both fund the web site itself and raise money for your agency is to allow sponsorship of your web site. We can design your web site to allow for the placement of advertising which you approve.

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