Network for Good

I looked for blogs of non-profit companies for a while. I initially had a little trouble finding some, but then I stumbled on the blog for Network for Good. The Heading says that is it the largest nonprofit charitable site online. It’s hosted by Blogger, at http://networkforgood.blogspot.com. It contains a lot of useful information. The first entry, “Who is Giving Online?” has a lot of statistics that show how popular online donations have become. They also have a few stories written by people who have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in the Hurricane Katrina efforts. Basically, this is a very simple, straight-forward blog. It obviously keeps people informed of the organizations main efforts, but they have done virtually nothing to spice up the page. I’m not sure if this is a good or a bad thing. On one hand, they are non-profit, so they have to keep their costs down. They aren’t going to hire a fancy graphic designer, or really invest a lot of time in designing the blog. The blog serves a purpose. But on the other hand, putting a little time into a design might persuade people to donate more. They do have links at the top of the sidebar to donate and read testimonials, which makes it really easy to navigate the most important part of the organization-- fundraising.