Learning Resources for
the Mission-Driven

A trusted online destination providing useful resources to those in the .ORG Community.
 

Getting Started with
Web Accessibility

Learn practical steps to make your nonprofit’s website accessible for all, enhancing user experience and inclusivity.
 

Nonprofit SEO Guide:
When and How to
Use SEO for Nonprofits

Discover when and how to use SEO strategies to attract more supporters and amplify your mission.

Featured Resources

Explore practical solutions, expert insights, and a free cybersecurity toolkit designed to help mission-driven organizations protect their data, secure communications, and safeguard their operations from cyber threats.

Strengthening Cybersecurity for Mission-Driven Organizations

Discover how mission-driven organizations can protect their data and operations with accessible, free cybersecurity tools designed to combat threats with limited resources.

Cybersecurity Made Simple Webinar

Learn how mission-driven organizations can protect their data and operations with the free Cybersecurity Toolkit. Watch the webinar to explore practical steps to protect your mission.

GCA Toolkit

Mission-based organizations face a range of cybersecurity threats in the current digital environment—just as for-profit businesses do. This free, cybersecurity toolkit is sponsored by Public Interest Registry, in partnership with the Global Cyber Alliance to help mission-based organizations improve their cybersecurity posture.

Learning Resources

As a trusted resource for the .ORG Community, the .ORG Learning Center provides a variety of information and tools that every .ORG needs to be successful online, including:

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How to Make Your Password Stronger

How to Make Your Password Stronger

Cyber security is an essential part of nonprofit operations. Strong cyber security allows nonprofits to protect their data and keep their funds secure so they can continue delivering services to their communities.   Passwords are a seemingly basic, but incredibly important element of cyber security, providing an important barrier between your accounts and cyber criminals who might exploit them. But […]

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.ORG: A Signal of Seriousness

.ORG: A Signal of Seriousness

Rick Yount is the Executive Director and Founder of Warrior Canine Connection. He has served in the field of social services for 30 years and pioneered the first therapeutic service dog training program at the Palo Alto, California Veterans Hospital in 2008. Pairing his experience and expertise, he utilizes the Mission Based Trauma Recovery Model […]

Staying Community Strong

Staying Community Strong

Frankie Miranda, Hispanic Federation President and CEO, shares the importance of building strong relationships with communities for long-term success. How has your mission and .ORG grown in your Foundation’s 20 years? Our mission has never changed, the reach of that mission has.  We believe as strongly today as when we were founded that the best […]

Podcast: The Latest in Charity Cyber Security

Podcast: The Latest in Charity Cyber Security

Looking after your cyber security is a constant process. Cyber threats grow more sophisticated, new tools to tackle them arrive on the scene, and charities must stay up-to-date in order to stay secure. In 2022, 30% of charities were able to identify a cyber attack that happened over the last year, with almost two in five of […]

Where to Start with Web Accessibility

Where to Start with Web Accessibility

By Laura Stanley, Charity Digital    We explore the core elements of web accessibility and why charities need to embrace it now Web accessibility is an often overlooked element of web development that charities need to address. Around 1.3 billion people around the world experience significant disability, according to the World Health Organization, representing one […]

Driving Success During Difficult Times

Driving Success During Difficult Times

Covid-19 had a devastating impact on many businesses and forced leaders to re-evaluate their program models. It was no different for many nonprofits, especially those that relied on community support. Learn how Nicole Morris, Executive Director of Women Giving Back (WGB), an organization that provides quality clothing at no cost to women and children in […]

How to Build Your Fundraising Strategy

How to Build Your Fundraising Strategy

  Many charity professionals described 2022 as a year of testing, as we emerged from the early difficulties of the pandemic and embraced the challenges of the “new normal”. The fundraising techniques that worked in 2019, and even in 2020, have not necessarily been carried over to today, with charities needing to adapt to fluctuating […]

Expanding Your .ORG Globally

Expanding Your .ORG Globally

Letters for Strangers began as a school club in California and now reaches teens all over the world. Learn how Diana Chao, Founder and Executive Director, grew her .ORG into the largest global youth-run non-profit focused on destigmatizing mental illness and increasing access to affordable, quality treatment. When did your school club evolve into a […]

Using Data to Inform Action

Using Data to Inform Action

A conversation with Stephanie Chan, Research Manager at Stop AAPI Hate   When your organization was getting started in response to anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, what role did data play in your initial actions? From the beginning, data and research have been paramount to the growth and evolution of our coalition and our movement […]

About the .ORG Learning Center

If you have a great idea to help your community and improve the world—but don’t know where to start— you’ve come to the right place. The .ORG Learning Center has the trusted tools and resources for organizations both large and small whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand your presence online.  .ORG is here to help you move from inspiration to action.

Informative Articles

Whether you want to know about setting up your new .ORG domain, what you need to think about when adding fundraising functionality to your site, how to get the most out of social media – and more! We have you covered with guidance, tips, and instruction from industry experts and instructors.

Instructional Videos

View a variety of engaging instructional videos designed to quickly impart practical knowledge and get you up and running in no time.




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