$40 for the First Year Web Hosting for Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King was a Baptist minister and probably one of the greatest civil rights leaders of our time. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work with civil rights. He proved to be one of the most amazing advocates of the Civil Rights Movement in the Modern Age.
Today we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Day by offering $40 per year web hosting for the first year. Afterwards the price is only $79 per year. The Hosting account must be for a verifiable business.
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While our web design and web hosting clients enjoy our services and find our price ranges very cost affordable, we still strive to offer highly interactive and informational websites. Your price can vary according to the number of pages, pictures, and how many hours that is required to design and build the website. Most of the sites that we build are under $1000, with many of our clients paying under $800.
Our Omaha web design, company has customers across the state of Nebraska, but some of our local nonprofits were engaged in Omaha Gives 24. Omaha Gives 24 is a charity donation event held locally in Omaha, Nebraska every year. The idea behind Omaha Gives is to raise money for local nonprofit organizations during a 24 hour period.
We felt supporting these organizations through ads and promotions as part of our ongoing mission to give back to the community. Each of the organizations has been around for several years and is part of what makes our city so great.
We had four local nonprofits who had signed up for the event. They were NAMI Nebraska, The Nebraska Family Support Network, Senior Health Foundation, and the Douglas County Community Mental Health Center Foundation.
NAMI Nebraska not only helps people but also saves millions a year in health care costs in the state. They provide mental support groups and educational programs throughout the state of Nebraska for free. The educational programs include classes on how to be a better supporter (Family-to-Family Program) and how parents can be better champions of children with a mental health issue.
The Nebraska Family Support Network helps to keep families together and save taxpayers money since a split family creates a greater burden on the state in many cases. They also provide the caseworkers for the Nebraska Family Helpline (you may have seen the commercials on TV). The purpose of the helpline is to connect children to services in their local area.
Senior health Foundation takes care of our seniors in Omaha that are on a limited income. They provide housing for our elderly that have to go into a nursing home or assisted living. Since they are not private payer facilities, they primarily depend on Medicare and Medicaid, and donations to keep things running.
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center formerly known as Douglas County Hospital. Their Foundation funds patient issues that would otherwise fall through the cracks. It also supports activities for the patients and recognition activities for the employees as well.
We were unable to set up conversion data since Omaha Gives is a separate website. However, the feedback that we have received from some of the nonprofits suggests that the ads did help or brought attention to those who were regular contributors to those organizations.
The total raised by the nonprofits we supported was $10,700. We feel that the time and money were well spent and we look forward to assisting our nonprofits in the future next year.
Non-profits are usually working very hard to get their message out and also to raise funding. One big problem is there is not always useful information on how to promote your organization on Facebook. Sometimes non-profits can gather an audience faster in most industries, and that depends some on their cause and the amount of time they connect with members and visitors online and offline. Much of using social media is about maximizing your exposure to your organization can spend less time working on it, and you can devote more time working on your cause.
Below is a simple list of things you can do to increase your exposure on Facebook:
1- Limit the number of articles that go to other websites. Sharing articles for your audience is good, but even better is when articles are on your blog or page from your organization’s website.
2- When you post an article on Facebook, add your description or opinion of the article. Use hashtags (#), locations, and your opinion when you share an article. For example, “We love this piece on how to help protect our #children in #Nebraska!”. Don’t sound fake.
3- Don’t over-promote your fundraising efforts. If you are trying to raise funds, space out requests unless there’s news about the fundraising event. Once that people are informed, give them reminders on occasion, because if you ask too frequently, you may turn off your audience and lose potential donations.
4- Add pictures and video in almost every post. People love photos and videos, and that also can get people talking about your organization by using this easy and fast method for promotion.
5- Respond to comments. When you post something, and you are receiving comments, be sure to answer. Responding to comments connects you to your audience and it makes them feel special, and feeling special could mean more significant donations and possibly more volunteer hours.
Two of the most important rules is to engage your audience and sound authentic to visitors. After all, this is SOCIAL media, isn’t it? Add: If someone is doing a wrong behavior, it is ok to block them, but be gentle. Always remember that your visitor can also be a potential donor.
Websnoogie web design with non-profit organizations is a collaboration process of working together as a team. We strive to create websites that are of high quality and crisp, but we also understand the budgetary requirements of non-profit organizations. We understand the funding associated with state and federal contracts, grants, and private funding as well. Each of these sources can have specific requirements including the total amount paid for the project, payment schedule, and specific requirements regarding applications that need to be utilized on the website. The use of HIPAA compliance may also be a necessary part of a contract, and we have the capability to provide 3rd party solutions and manage those needs as well.
Services that we have managed or built for non-profit clients include:
