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This site has issues. Why can't I search by Zip Code? Or by Remote? For a non-profit, and a government site, the Accessibility scores are pretty low... just u

This site has issues. Why can't I search by Zip Code? Or by Remote? For a non-profit, and a government site, the Accessibility scores are pretty low... just using WCAG scanners. This should be a flawless site. They also claim "Volunteer.gov is committed to being in full compliance with the requirements of the American Disabilities Act..." but they aren't... there are at least 10 issues per page. There should be multiple languages supported. There's a post... "National Park Service 2024 COUPLES ONLY Opportunity" -- I'm not sure that's even legal. There should be a way to post non-profits, maybe there is. Just feels like any non-profit should be able to use this to post needs. I can't find any opportunities in Ausitn. Ok, we're just a small backwoods town. There aren't like "profile pages" for non-profits, or real job posts... you click on a card to learn more, and all it shows you is a button "apply now" -- it's missing the page that tells you more about the job and more about the non-profit. Ugh, anyway terrible UX. Curious how these people got funding for this... No thoughts were given to SEO, or usability, or growth... seems like it's destined to fail in the shape it's in.

sangnoir 3y ago
> This should be a flawless site. > Ugh, anyway terrible UX. Curious how these people got funding for this... No thoughts were given to SEO, or usability, or growth... seems like it's destined to fail in the shape it's in. Perhaps you should volunteer to fix it?
- dbg31415 3y ago
  If they had gone to any number of design agencies, they likely would have been happy to do this work right, pro bono. Given they don't seem to have any sort of request for assistance... sort of left taking pot shots from the sidelines. Someone got a grant, didn't know how to build a real website, and likely doesn't have the right staff put together to make it all work. It should have been something like Volunteer Match or One Star... a way to network and do good. https://www.volunteermatch.org/ https://www.volunteermatch.org/ https://onestarfoundation.org/ https://onestarfoundation.org/ The idea has so much merit. But it's not being executed on correctly. They can reach out if they want suggestions. Happy to point them to design agencies or give strategy suggestions.

sangnoir 3y ago

> This should be a flawless site. > Ugh, anyway terrible UX. Curious how these people got funding for this... No thoughts were given to SEO, or usability, or growth... seems like it's destined to fail in the shape it's in. Perhaps you should volunteer to fix it?

dbg31415 3y ago
If they had gone to any number of design agencies, they likely would have been happy to do this work right, pro bono. Given they don't seem to have any sort of request for assistance... sort of left taking pot shots from the sidelines. Someone got a grant, didn't know how to build a real website, and likely doesn't have the right staff put together to make it all work. It should have been something like Volunteer Match or One Star... a way to network and do good. https://www.volunteermatch.org/ https://www.volunteermatch.org/ https://onestarfoundation.org/ https://onestarfoundation.org/ The idea has so much merit. But it's not being executed on correctly. They can reach out if they want suggestions. Happy to point them to design agencies or give strategy suggestions.