Leslie Surel

Leslie Surel the founder of Surelutions, a Michigan-based agency that helps nonprofits with website planning, design, and growth. Leslie has a background in psychology and 20+ years expertise in user-focused design, website technology, and big picture thinking. Her ultimate goal is to make websites easier and more useful for nonprofits so they can focus on their mission.

If there’s one single problem across every client I’ve worked with in the last 20 years, it’s how to keep track of passwords. There are so many passwords! Your website login, social media access, domain registration, hosting dashboard, software licenses, email accounts, the list is endless. How do you keep track of it all AND … Read more

How to add a user with limited access to your PayPal or Stripe account

We frequently help our clients set up GiveWP donation forms, WooCommerce products and subscriptions, Gravity Forms with payment options, and many other integrations that involve PayPal or Stripe. The tricky part of this process is that we need access to their accounts to set up the connections. As the web experts, we don’t want to … Read more

Your website has a purpose. For a nonprofit organization, the purpose of your website is to guide people to your services, attract donors and sponsors, and increase awareness and visibility in the community. You can use your website as a powerful communication tool to connect the dots between people who need you and your mission. … Read more

Have you ever searched the internet for “What is SEO?” I’ve been a web designer for 20 years, and some of those so-called “beginner” guides read like text books and make my eyes glaze over. I would be super impressed if any true beginner got past page one. Especially if you’re like most nonprofit staff, … Read more

Which WordPress theme is best for nonprofits

We’ve been using WordPress since 2008, and have used themes, plugins, and tools over the years. Some have been great, some were terrible. The best WordPress theme is the one that’s customizable, loads fast, and grows with you over time The free Astra theme and premium Astra Pro plugin add-on are two of the great … Read more