Church Website in the Covid-19 season

At this time when people cannot physically be in your church...they may be looking for an online church service.

When most people look at a website...you have 5 seconds to get their attention or they are off! And they are viewing on their cell phone!

What a great opportunity to share the gospel!

You probably already have a great website, but what is most important now is to make your ONLINE church service visible on your Home page...and easy to connect with. It needs to jump out at the viewer.

Some highlights from a previous post of  mine:

You know your vision, mission and strategy to reach your goal!

How are you communicating this to your audience?

Who is  your audience?

Who do you want to reach with your website?

Why?

When anyone looks at your website they want to see the following items clearly!

1.  Your Vision Statement

2.  Your Mission Statement

3.  Your Strategy for reaching your Mission

These need to be clear and to the point!

ON your HOME page!

When most young people look at a website...you have 5 seconds to get their attention or they are off! And they are viewing on their cell phone! 

When viewing a blog or a website for the first time, if you don't get their attention with the first 5 words in your first sentence of your first paragraph...they are off!  

Check your analytics ...Are they going to another page? 

What is your Bounce Rate?

Are they landing on your HOME page?

Most viewers do NOT come to your HOME page first!

Your site must be easy to navigate.

Did you have a focus group try to find your site? 

Do you know why people are coming to your website?

How did they find it?

What did you learn from that?

A previous post. How to get viewers attention! 

How to get viewers to your website to donate or come back again.

For a non profit, that is the bottom line. You are not just telling about what you do...you want them to donate to your cause. 

If you are a Christian non profit, you believe or should believe that God supplies the funds...but He does that through people.

If a potential donor has a substantial amount of funds to invest in your organizations... whether it's $1,000, $10,000, $100,000 or 1 Millions or more...

What are they looking for? How do you think or believe they evaluate your organization?

 

You do need a good website that grabs their attention and instantly conveys 


 1.  Your Vision Statement

2.  Your Mission Statement

3.  Your Strategy for reaching your Mission


 
The Basic info you need on your site! 

But what are donors really looking for?

Relationships...It's all about relationships!
Connectedness
Friendship

 We must have clarity about the mission. I look for people I respect who are practical-minded. I want to be sure it's the sort of project that I can bring something of value to, and in which I'm being involved in a meaningful way. So I always ask myself: Is it a mission I believe in? Do I believe in the people who are in it? and Does it use my talents and gifts in a way that engage me?"


There's a lot of noise going on in the world. We need to listen to God speaking to us and that it is God that is speaking.

When I stand before Jesus one day, I want to hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant". Isn't that what you want to hear?


So what are donors asking themselves as they view your website and consider if they should invest in your cause?


So what is God calling me to do?
We all know there is no I in TEAM.
What is God doing in the world through this organization?

Can I be a part of their TEAM by donating to Our cause? Yes, it's our cause!

IF you are already donating or volunteering with this charity...do you feel a  part of the TEAM?

(8 p.m Tuesday update...Just returned from a American Red Cross Volunteer Appreciation event. Some 60 or so local volunteers attended. Once a year event...food, fun and fellowship.  
The Salvation Army also has a Volunteer Appreciation Lunch.

With the organization you donate to or volunteer with...do you feel a part of the TEAM?
How?
How do they communicate with you?
Newsletter?
Phone call for funds?
Phone call to see how you are doing and if you would like prayer?? 
If you are on social media, Linkedin and or Twitter...do you communicate that way? Retweets on Twitter and Status Updates on Linkedin? Do they acknowledge your efforts? Do you feel a part of the "Team"?

Have I prayed about how I might be a good steward and use God's funds to further His cause through this organization?

Do I need more help in evaluating this organization?

See this site:  Checking out a non profit before investing in it.

 

 If you have questions about the non profits mission and if they are TRUE to the founders original mission, Check my blog post on this very important concept!

 

  Would love your feedback!

Blessings on your journey!