About
We make websites for nonprofits.
We know a website can and should be so much more than a pretty place to send people. It should help your nonprofit connect with supporters, both past and potential. It should clearly share your mission and tell your story in the most compelling way possible. It should show the impact your nonprofit is having in the community you serve. It should help you move visitors to action, whether that’s donating, volunteering, advocating, supporting or getting in touch with you.
Your nonprofit’s website should showcase all of the inspiring things you’re doing to make the world a better place. And we think it’s our job to help you do just that. Simply put:
We help good people do good things better.
About This Site
Reading about us is only so interesting. You may want to check out some of the more exciting stuff on other parts of our site.
Articles answering some of the common questions nonprofits faceBlog
More resources, usually a bit shorter than our Library articles but equal in awesomeness
Some of the work we’ve done for nonprofits in the past
Read about the ways we can help outA Bit About Our Team
We love this stuff. That’s pretty much why we do what we do. You can read a bit about our team below. Or if you’re really interested, you can click on each of us to find out more.
David Hartstein
David Hartstein is Wired Impact’s storyteller and measurement guy. He spends a lot of his time figuring out how to tell stories in a compelling way and writing about how nonprofits can leverage the web. His path to Wired Impact has included time in South Africa and teaching elementary school in New York.
Jonathan Goldford
Jonathan Goldford is Wired Impact’s resident programmer and usability chap. He spends most of his time hunkered down with code working to make websites load faster and work more simply. Jonathan founded what is now Wired Impact after finishing a fellowship with an NGO in India.
Rori Spivey
Rori Spivey is Wired Impact’s in-house web designer. She spends her time planning, sketching, and designing the look and feel of creative, meaningful websites. Rori joined Wired Impact after working at a rainforest reserve in coastal Ecuador.
Sometimes We Publish Elsewhere
We’ve had the opportunity to write for some of our favorite publications over the past few years. Here’s a list of some of our writing we hope you find useful.
Using Your Nonprofit’s Website to Build Trust with Visitors – GuideStar
The Role of Hope in the Nonprofit Website – Nonprofit Quarterly
Defining Website Success Before You Start Building – NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network)
Upgrading to the New WordPress Color Picker - Sitepoint
5 Essential WordPress Tips for Beginners – Mashable
Getting Online Donors to Care Today and Into the Future: Part 1 - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Getting Online Donors to Care Today and Into the Future: Part 2 - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Tips to Launch Your WordPress Plugin Effectively – Speckyboy Design Magazine
8 Tips for Writing Great Nonprofit Website Content – 501Connect
3 Mistakes Web Programmers Need to Stop Making – Mashable
4 Essential Facebook Page Apps to Improve Communication with Fans – American Express OPEN Forum
Why Every College Should Start Crowdsourcing – Mashable
How to Design and Program a Facebook Landing Page – Noupe
Facebook Goes to School – ABC Brisbane Radio Broadcast
6 Tips to Enhance Your Facebook Page with Photos – Social Media Examiner
4 Things You Wish You Knew About Google – Business Insider
How Schools Can Use Facebook to Build an Online Community – Mashable
HOW TO: Design & Program a Facebook Landing Page for Your Business – Mashable
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Facebook Insights for Small Business – Mashable