Framework
This website is apparently built with an open source version of asp.net. That's a unique combination, akin to the Empire releases plans to the TIE Fighter and the Rebel forces actually building it. (That analogy took me way too long to come up with.) So, it's a CMS in a language that no other CMS builder will understand. This means the owners of the website, unless they are former asp.net developers, are probably baffled by the website.
Mobile-Friendly
According to Google, Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch's website is not fully mobile-friendly. The following are problems:
Clickable elements too close together
Content wider than screen
It may just need a new template. It may need a lot more. Since I am not familiar with asp.net or any of its knock-offs, I can't tell for sure.
Other Issues
When I take a look at the slider, I can see into the past. That's not a huge problem, however, if everything else works well. If it was mobile-friendly, no big deal. I would also try to make the menus uniform. This website has, in essence, five different menu styles at the top of the page: the Search and Donate buttons do not match, nor does the top menu, or the sub-menu, or the slider menu. I guess you could even count the lower part of the page with a Sign up button and Donate Now button that don't match any other buttons. Even the buttons inside photos don't match any of the others. And then another heart donate button. It's like someone got a hold of a Dreamweaver button-maker kit and went wild. But wait, there's more, since navigating past the home page brings me to another type of side menu.
But there's so much good about this website, buried behind these menus. Updated content, tons of pages, and lots of effort. This website deserves a makeover.
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