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Tools and Resources
- 70 Web Accessibility Resources for Designing with Inclusivity is a godsend. It helps all manner of organizations ensure their online sites are accessible. Why is accessibility important? DYNO Mapper explains:
There are millions of people with disabilities who deserve to have equal access to website and web content. Sadly, most websites and website software currently incorporate accessibility barriers. These make it increasingly difficult, often impossible, for users with disabilities to enjoy the full benefits of the online world that most of us take for granted. Take a look at the following blog post, "How Website Accessibility Affect Persons with Disabilities", to see the challenges faced by users with different disabilities.
- Need free images? There's a useful collection of free image sites in the Hacker News post Ask HN: Where can I find high-end stock images for a website?
- This New Study Shows That People Who 'Think Backwards' Are More Successful. But keep in mind that not all advice and good ideas are actionable.
- Interested in Plain Language? DigitalGov has curated useful links.
At work
Learn something
- Wild Apricot is working with fundraising consultant Joe Waters to offer the free webinar 10 Tech Tools & Skills Fundraisers can't Succeed Without in 2018 Tuesday, December 19 at 2:00 pm. Joe will show you 10 tech tools and skills fundraisers can't succeed without for the rest of the year and how to start off 2018 right.
- 10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications & Fundraising, Tuesday, December 19 at 10:15 am. Free.
- If you are new to website or blog maintenance, read The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel).
- Some faves from Wild Apricot's 27 Free Nonprofit Webinars for December 2017: Inclusive Hiring Practices (December 6); Nonprofit Legal Checklist Webinar (December 7); and The Power of Blogging & Thought Leadership for Nonprofits (December 12).
Good reads
- Why So Many Workers Prefer Their Remote Colleagues To The Ones In Their Office is a worthwhile read if you have employees/colleagues working remotely.
- Does Your Company’s Purpose Resonate With Everyone, Or Just Senior Leaders?. Read.
- Two important takeaways from BBC's Why you shouldn't try to be a morning person: "Research shows that morning versus evening types show a classic left-brain versus right-brain division" and "It's estimated that some 50% of the population isn't really morning or evening-oriented, but somewhere in the middle."
- Can Your Home Make You Healthier — If It's Designed Right? will get you thinking. It's about design, public health, problem-solving, and more.