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A well-rounded nonprofit website research approach goes beyond usability testing. Interviews, outreach, and other methods help you uncover the insights you need to build a more effective website.

Nonprofit user interviews… on a shoestring budget
Nonprofit user interviews… on a shoestring budgetArticleBroader Research MethodsResearch & Measurement

Nonprofit user interviews… on a shoestring budget

If there’s one constant in the nonprofit world, it’s that we seldom have as much money or time as we’d like for technology projects. But you don’t need a lot of either to gather some very useful information about your…
Five ways to find professional staff for research
Five ways to find professional staff for researchArticleBroader Research MethodsResearch & MeasurementUsability Testing

Five ways to find professional staff for research

Let’s say you’re looking to do user research — like interviews, user testing, or card sorts — with a target audience of business or nonprofit professionals. It can be tricky to reach these folks in order to recruit them, and…
Why I don’t (usually) use audience surveys
Why I don’t (usually) use audience surveysArticleBroader Research MethodsResearch & Measurement

Why I don’t (usually) use audience surveys

I’m a big fan of user research. And to many nonprofits, user research often means surveys. But they’re really not my favorite way of collecting information. What’s Wrong With a Survey? Surveys are a well proven research method. Well, yes.…