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I'd recommend getting your current site up to snuff with valid code: http://validator.w3.org/ http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ After that, do a needs/goals analysis and sort out what your target market is. From there you can begin to work on the new updated design based on your findings.
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I've recently hopped on the Wordpress bandwagon. I like it because it is simple, customizable, and has plenty of support. If you'd like to try some open source solutions prior to downloading, installing, and configuring your own, give www.opensourcecms.com a try. Here's the Wordpress demo . :) Brandon
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west7th, The Zoho.com and 37Signals.com links you posted were fantastic! Thanks for mentioning them, both were new to me. Today I was reading the latest sitepoint.com newsletter and they mentioned a free virtual clone version of the basecamp ( 37Signals.com ) application you suggested. It's called activeCollab . I haven't used it yet myself
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I assume the more tech saavy orgs are using web technology to collaborate. It's been my experience that many people will steer clear of this type of thing unless they are already comfortable with computers and technology. I once set up a simple discussion board for members of a Rotary Club. Many of the group members registered to use it, but with
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Perhaps you'll find these links helpful: Non-Profit Blogs http://groups.blogdigger.com/groups.jsp?id=2849 Nonprofit Blog Exchange http://nonprofitblogexchange.blogspot.com/ Also, you might find this tech soup article helpful: Seven Blogging Tools Reviewed http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/webbuilding/page4998.cfm which includes this link: Nonprofits
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Amy: "Anyway, am I being too conservative in my thinking? Can we inform and engage our audience with a low-to-no budget site or do you NEED to spend thousands of dollars to get your name out there using the web?" I don't think you are being too conservative in your thinking at all Amy. With all of the Free Open Source Software (FOSS) available,