Free Website Review from NIU Honors Students – Exclusively for DCNP Members!

The Website Once-Over Opportunity is brought to you by the University Honors Program at Northern Illinois University and the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP). It’s a chance for DCNP members to receive an unbiased website review from NIU Honors students and for students to have a meaningful volunteer experience. Even if your organization participated in the past, you are welcome to apply again — especially if you have made website changes or simply want more feedback!

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Process & Deliverables

1. DCNP members apply by February 17
2. NIU University Honors students opt into this activity and receive training from NIU’s Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications
3. A student reviews your organization’s website and provides feedback using a standardized form
4. Reviews focus on Structure and Navigation, Accessibility, Content, and Inclusive Language
5. Each student emails their review along with recommendations to the organizational contact provided in your application

Tentative Timeline

• January 27: Application opens
• February 17: Application deadline for DCNP members
• February 17: Deadline for students to opt in
• February 22: Training for students
• February 27 – April 14: Students perform website reviews
• April 19: Deadline for students to share their reviews with organizations

Note: The student reviewers receive training about common website best practices and certain things to look for before conducting a review. Please remember, these are undergraduate students from varying backgrounds. This is not a professional website audit. The goal is to provide you with an unbiased website review from the perspective of a student/young adult and to provide the student with a meaningful remote volunteer experience. Dates in timeline are subject to change.