ForeSee Results: Good online experience paramount for non-profits

According to ForeSee Results' latest study, providing a good online experience is paramount to encouraging visitor interaction.

Whether a non-profit is seeking volunteers or donations, an online presence is a much underestimated medium. However, unless a non-profit's website had good functionality, security and an overall satisfying online experience, visitors often choose not to contribute time or money.

In fact, according to ForeSee's latest study, "highly satisfied" visitors to non-profit websites are 49% more likely to donate money and 38% are more likely to donate their time, when compared to dissatisfied visitors.

Non-profits can cut costs by driving potential donors to their website as opposed channeling them via other routes such as direct mail or call centers, said Larry Freed, president and CEO of Foresee Results.

"Between President Obama's well-publicized call to serve and his recent support of the Serve America Act, nonprofits are receiving a lot of attention and interest," said Freed.

"Meanwhile, our country is in the biggest financial crisis of our time, and most nonprofits are struggling to remain afloat. This study shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that nonprofit websites have long been underestimated and misunderstood and actually have tremendous power and influence over donor and volunteer behavior."

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