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Changing The World 140 Characters at a Time
I often have conversations with fellow designers on how social media can positively affect the world when the internet can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming with its vast information of pop culture headlines, news tickers, and flashy advertisements. However, today I saw a glimmer of hope with an organization called 'Underheard in New York'! Underheard in New York is an initiative to help homeless residents in New York City speak for themselves and their mission simply states "Fighting Homelessness 140 characters at a time". They've provided 4 homeless men each with a prepaid mobile phone with a month of unlimited text messaging and a Twitter account in hopes that each man will use their social media presence to create real interaction and make them a part of our global community.
Centresource helps Tennessee Citizen Action launch new tool for voter engagement
No matter which side of the political aisle you sit on (or even if you stay as far away from politics as possible), one of the great things about our country is our right to elect those that lead our government for the next two, four or six years. But getting people to go to the polls sometimes takes a personal reminder, and that is where the phone bank application built for Tennessee Citizen Action comes in. Named 10 for TN, this application takes a database of phone numbers and creates a virtual phone bank by assigning each user of the system one phone number at a time. Endorsed by more than 14 organizations (and growing!), members can quickly register for an account and start calling voters to personally invite them to participate in early voting, or to vote on election day.
CentreSource launches new site for Mission Discovery
CentreSource recently launched a new site for Mission Discovery, a non-profit faith-based organization in Gallatin, Tenn. Mission Discovery specializes in short-term mission trips, representing a unique opportunity for teens and young adults to volunteer in such activities as building schools in Mexico, teach in Guatemala, or lend a hand in the disaster recovery efforts in Haiti. There are even opportunities closer to home to help inner city school children with their school work. Mission Discovery is all about connecting people with opportunities to grow in their spiritual journey by serving others.
Hope for Haiti: CentreSource launches new site for Trinity/HOPE
Devastation. Tragedy. Hopeless. Those were the words used to describe the recent earthquakes that struck the island of Haiti on January 12 near Port-au-Prince. To a nation that that was already struggling with poverty and trying to meet the basic needs of its people, the earthquake magnified the crisis for the world to see. Like many companies in Nashville, CentreSource matched its employees' donations to give $500 to the UNICEF organization to help with relief efforts.
Dive In! New Ocean Futures Society site launches
We just wrapped up work on a site that we did for Ocean Futures Society, a non-profit marine conservation and education organization. The group's chairman and spokesman is Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. OFS serves as a “Voice for the Ocean” by communicating in all media the critical bond between people and the sea and the importance of wise environmental policy.
Stop the Presses - CS Wins IMA 'Best in Class' distinction
Stop the presses and sound the alarm!! We found out yesterday that our entry into the Interactive Media Awards competition has won the IMA Best in Class Award in the Advocacy category. This is our second best in class distinction this year! The first for the W3 awards and now this!!!
The IMA judges scored our entry in the high nineties in all five of the core criteria: Design, Content, Feature Functionality, Usability and Standards Compliance / Cross-Browser Compatibility. As if the award wasn't enough, our fellow winners for other categories included: Coca Cola, Bacardi, Red Bull, Sony and Cisco to name a few.
CentreSource, Blood:Water Mission team up to launch video on World AIDS Day
Today marks World AIDS Day, a movement that seeks to raise awareness of the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS. Of the 30 million people worldwide that live with the disease, more than 70 percent live in Africa. Nashville-based Blood:Water Mission is a grassroots organization that empowers communities to work together against the HIV/AIDS and water crises.
CentreSource had the honor of producing a video for BWM to show how they are an organization that is about action, not hand-outs. They are about empowering communities to fight against these dangerous threats, not about the status quo in failed programs. The video guides the viewer through the harrowing statistics, but then changes the mindset of despair to promoting one of hope and empowerment.
IAVA, We've Got Your Back
Veterans Day is a time for us to reflect on the service and sacrifice of the men and women in our armed forces. That is why we were we were deeply honored to work with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) to help launch a Facebook campaign for the latest PSA video last week on Veterans Day. IAVA is the first and largest non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to bettering the lives of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. We developed the Flash player and utilities that capture the spirit and message of the campaign. You will soon see this amazing video, "Camo," on television broadcasts across the country.
Two Futures Project, CentreSource honored with W3 'Best in Show' Award
Look how shiny it is!
You already knew that CentreSource is an award-winning Web firm, but we are really excited to announce that the Two Futures Project has been selected as a W3 Awards "Best in Show" winner as presented by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. The academy says that projects winning "Best in Show" represents only the top one percent of the more than 3,000 entries received.
Six Steps to Finding the Right Web Site Development Firm for Your Nonprofit
Nonprofit marketing expert Nancy E. Schwartz has written an article that non-profits should read: Six Steps to Finding the Right Web Site Development Firm for Your Nonprofit.
Choosing the right Web site development firm can be a difficult decision - especially in today's changing world, where there are many firms promising to meet or exceed your nonprofit's goals through Web site design and programming. Since your resources are limited and you want to get the most from them, it's vital that you find the best match.
Take these six steps to find the site development firm that's the best long-term partner for your organization:
