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Websites + Technology

Find guides and videos on how to create a website for your cause or Not-for-profit. Get tips on everything from using facebook, twitter, and mobile to get your message out.

OMG I don't know code or where to start!

No worries, that's why we made all of these resources that have help hundreds of teens figure out how to get their project online.

  1. Listen and observe your target audience, find their pain points (things that keep them up at night), what do they need? The best way is to talk to them, but you can also use a cause survey if it makes sense.
  2. Gather information about what matters most, what were the problems that came up most while observing. Dig into these...
  3. Analyze and create a plan about what you should create online to support the change that needs to happen. Do you need a blog, a social network, general content site, a volunteer coordination site? No matter what you need find 10 people that say they would use your website.
  4. Act on your idea by creating a plan with a time line.

Website basics video

george, CTO DoSomething.org