# Survey of Australian non-profits and their Web use

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/06/18/survey-australian-nonprofits-and-their-web-use/
- Published: 2001-06-18T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The third annual Internet Survey of Australian Non-Profit Organisations has just
been published. Conducted by Martin Johnson of Sydney’s Wesley Mission, the survey
asked over 700 Australian non-profit organisations how they used their Web sites.

The third annual Internet Survey of Australian Non-Profit Organisations has just
been published. Conducted by Martin Johnson of Sydney’s Wesley Mission, the survey
asked over 700 Australian non-profit organisations how they used their Web sites.

According to Johnson, Australian non-profits need consistent web quality and daily
updates to maintain long-term donor support. Only 2% of non-profits managed to update
their site daily.

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The survey found that all sites asked for donations, but only 22% had an secure 
transaction (SSL) facility and only 19% of organisations asked visitors to subscribe
to an e-mail news service.

Fifty per cent of organisations had been online for three years or more. Web development
is increasingly being outsourced, with 62% doing so, compared tothe 73% of organisations
which, three years ago, were developing their Web sites in-house.

The majority of sites had 100 or less pages (73%) with only six percent having 500
or more pages.

“If Australian non-profits are to make the best use of their sites, they need to
address these two issues”, said Johnson. “Especially when both these facilities 
are very easy to set up.”

Read the [survey results](http://www.wesleymission.org.au/publications/fr/results01.html)
and a summary of the findings.

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