Hi friends ππ» This week I want to focus in on one specific detail in my website content planning list: trust signals. Read on to see how many of these website features your organization is using to build trust and credibility with website visitors and (potential) donors. Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital Landscape sign-up page Building trust and credibility through your website When I'm working with a client on a website refresh or restructure, there's...
17 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi friends ππ» A quick tip today about a new feature rolled out to Google Search Console properties! Scroll down for a video demo ... Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital Landscape sign-up page Google Search Console adds AI filter tool Last week Google announced that their βAI-powered configuration toolβ for Google Search Console is now live for all users. The tool was released to a limited set of websites as an βexperimentβ in December 2025. Now everyone...
24 days agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi friends ππ» Quick email today to share an awesome free tool website I came across this week. It might become your new favorite bookmark ... Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital Landscape sign-up page Sometimes the free, open web serves up something great If you're an overburdened nonprofit comms person you're juggling a million channels social, web, email, print. And in this world, there are some repetitive tasks that I bet you do over and over again...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi friends ππ» Your website probably has at least one form on it β like a contact form β and hopefully you get an email notification when someone submits that form. What happens when those email notifications stop working? π± A couple of variations of that problem have cropped up in the last couple of weeks on different websites, so this week, some tips about how to prevent this from happening, and how to troubleshoot! Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
Hi friends ππ» This week, I want to show off a fun project I wrapped up at the end of 2025 that really shows off the power of custom content types! And yes, this example is full of adorable dog pictures ... Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital Landscape sign-up page The Challenge Camp Cocker Rescue, based in Los Angeles CA, has been rescuing high-needs Cocker Spaniels since 2007, providing medical treatment and finding new homes through a robust and careful...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Hi friends ππ» Zooming out this week to a one of the highest-level questions I think about with almost every client. Last week I introduced this question in conversations with two potential nonprofit clients that couldn't be more different: A tiny, volunteers-only, local conservation org focused on one specific ecosystem An international NGO managing millions of dollars in grant and program funding for network organizations in 10+ countries Both organizations are doing good, powerful work, at...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Hi friends ππ» I'm helping out a couple of really small, budget-constrained nonprofit orgs this month with a big challenge. Moving data collection online. Specifically, registration data for important in-person events. I have a go-to tool I like to use here, and this week I want to share in case this is something that could help your organization! Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital Landscape sign-up page The problem: Paper forms Organizations that rely on...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Hi friends ππ» A client is migrating from an old email listserv product to Campaign Monitor to deliver a better newsletter experience to a big membership list. They tagged me in to help with domain authentication and provide some advice about maintaining email deliverability rates through this move to a new sending service. And we realized that the email list had never been scrubbed of bad email addresses. If you've never done this email list clean-up task, read on to learn why this is...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi friends ππ» Happy New Year!! Despite a super-busy end of year sprint of work, I got some relaxing and restorative downtime with family over the holidays, and I hope you all did too. Now let's make 2026 a better year than 2025. Want links to recent emails or a sign-up link to share? Go to The Digital Landscape sign-up page First, a reminder ππ» Fundraising Breakthrough Summit(Free registration & happening now!) Join me and 24 other speakers for this free online learning event, January 5-18,...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read