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Charity Advantage Web ServiceCountry
United States
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Global, Africa
Programme SummaryCommunication StrategiesWebsite development and maintance offered to not-for-profits. Site maintenance includes unlimited updates and changes to the web site and as many pages at the site as the organization wants. Technical support is also unlimited. The website can be in any language that uses the English alphabet. The standard site comes with five pages. They are "Home", "Mission", "Programmes and Services", "How You Can Help", and "Contact Us". All pages allow for images except "Contact Us". The non-profit can use all of these pages or delete any they choose not to use. Additionally, they have an unlimited number of pages they can add to their site. Examples would be "FAQ", "Upcoming Events", "Donor Appreciation Page", etc. There is also technical support whenever the non-profit needs help. Both e-mail and phone support is available. Development IssuesTechnology. Key PointsThere are 27 professionally designed templates from which the non-profit selects their web design. There is a password-protected Web Site Support Center where the non-profit can add, change, or delete information at any time. Logos, photos, or other images can also be uploaded to the website from the Center. The non-profit writes the text they want on their site in an editor, like Word or WordPerfect, and then copy and paste it at the Web Site Support Center where it is uploaded to their website. Summary of features and benefits: b. The non-profit can choose from a number of professional designs. c. The non-profit has access 24/7 to their website via the Web Site Support Center. d. There is no limit to the number of changes the non-profit can make to their site. e. They can add, delete, or change a page 24/7. f. The site is ad-free without sponsors or banners. g. There is no limit to the number of pages at the site. h. The non-profit has the ability to upload photos, images, and other graphics to their site. i. The site starts with five basic pages: Home, Mission, Projects and Services, How You Can Help, and Contact Us. They have the option of using any or all of these pages. j. The non-profit may choose anything they want to replace "organization name" (initials/abbreviation, full name, etc.) within the web address. k. They also have the option of using their own domain name if they choose (extra cost). l. There is a link on the website to receive donations online. Any provider can be used for donation management. m. Included is a search engine registration guide that will enable the user to register their site with the major directories/engines. n. There is an e-mail collection management system to gather names and e-mail addresses. o. The non-profits receive unlimited technical support as needed. ContactCharityAdvantage, Inc.
1152 Morro Road SourceEmail from David Epstein to The Communication Initiative on July 18 2001; and Charity Advantage website on June 13 2006. Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 31 2001 Last Updated June 13 2006 How useful did you find the knowledge and contacts on this page to your work? Post your comments (review comments from others below):COMMENTS POSTED |
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Charity Advantage Professional Web Design
Website managers beware... the cost/annual fee charged by Charity Advantage is astronomical ($479 annual)... then they drown you in sales advertising, implying "good deals for charities."
Get smart and find another website service... we use register.com for 1/3 the price, and more up-to-date features.
ToddD
Interesting article, good point
ToddDiroberto
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CharityAdvantage.com Spam Email
If they are legit, then why do they send my church default (non published) email address spam emails all the time? Whenever a business "guesses" a business/church's email address (ie looks at the domain and adds "info" to the front) and sends unwanted email, you can be sure that I find them suspect. I personally don't have the least bit of respect for CharityAdvantage.com and can't say I'll ever recommend them.
Scam?
Comments below are useful re being a scam.
To be fair, the San Diego Better Business Bureau shows no complaints.
Jill
Saved us time and trouble
The reviews pretty much say that Charity Advantage is a scam - very important when dealing with online donations.
Jill
Purchasing Computers
I assume all the previous comments were in relation to Charity Advantage's monthly subscription service. Does anyone have any experience with their PC sales? Thanks!
Did you get any input on
Did you get any input on this?
Do not believe what you read. Charity Advantage is pretty much a scam.
Charity Advantage talks a great talk but delivers little once they get your money. You can not communicate with them. Be forewarned.
I am having nothing but trouble with Charity Advantage. They do not answer emails, phone calls or faxes.
moore@csamg.com