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04/24/2019

If you are a nonprofit and have not joined TechSoup, do so today. They have a lot of discounted and sometimes free resources for verified 501(c)(3). This is a great offering I received in my email today. It's free to join.

04/18/2019

Are custom websites still a thing?

Anymore with the age of page builders, people are wondering if they really even need a custom website design. I say, consider all your options before making a decision.

This is a million dollar question. As someone who has lead teams of creatives and developers, this is something that comes up regularly when talking with potential clients.

01/13/2019

Been pretty busy lately as bodybuilding show season fast approaches. Just finished this poster for the NPC team in NJ. Several other projects on the horizon with them as well. Stay tuned. Non-profits are the best!

11/27/2018

It's #GivingTuesday! Be sure to donate your time to an organization you believe in. If all possible, nominal donations are always helpful to move forward their cause.

10/24/2018

CBD Oil Websites and High Risk Merchants - Creative Direction and Web Design

CBD oil business are on the rise but can be super complicated to get started. Here are a few tips.

Need help establishing a CBD Oil website & locating a high risk merchant account? The process is tedious but can be done. Call (469)322-9745 with questions.

10/11/2018

Project sneak peek! Hope to have the revised site launched by the end of the year. I have some openings for WordPress work so please DM me if you need some help with your website.

11/28/2017

It's #GivingTuesday! Find a charity you love and give back today!

#GivingTuesday GIFT MATCH! Today only, gifts though Facebook will be matched (up to $2 Mil) and fees will be waived thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Please give to help all dogs and cats see their next birthday!

10/02/2017

Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc

Will you join us 10-18-17 to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month?

09/07/2017

Christ Counseling Ministry - Wichita Falls, TX

It's National Giving Day in Texoma. Support your local charities. They count on you to keep them going.

TEXOMA GIVES IS LIVE! Help us win the Happy Hour prize by donating $25+ between 4 - 7 p.m. today!

https://texomagives.org/npo/christs-home-place-ministries-inc-1

12/14/2016

This what #giving season is about. This Sacramento realtor is paying all the pet adoption fees until 2017at this local shelter until all the pets are adopted. Anyone else doing this in your area? Check out the article on the #GoodNewsNetwork #adoptdontshop http://bit.ly/2hws4td

12/07/2016

Remembering #PearlHarborDay? Consider #donating to #charities that support #veterans. Charity Navigator has a fantastic list of reputable charities you can choose from. http://bit.ly/2h5OjpS

12/05/2016

2nd Annual "Charity Food Sort Challenge" a Win for our Communities! -

A fun post from one of my great clients. This is their 2nd charity food sort challenge. Featured in Today's Trucking which benefitted the Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank http://bit.ly/2gtAGiU

On November 16th, Trucks For Change held our second annual Food Sort Challenge in support of Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank. Teams from eight carriers and industry trades participated by donating their time, sweat equity, and monetary contributions to the cause, all while showcasing our industry’...

11/18/2016

Finished up this fun project for First Fridays in Grand Center. They wanted an easy way for visitors to map their walk between locations. The Grand Center folks offer the first Friday of each month, free admission to local museums and galleries in the area. #firstfridaysgc http://firstfridaysgrandcenter.org/

09/21/2016

Giving season is upon us. Is your organization ready for donors? | GGC Digital

#GivingSeason is here. Are you ready? 3 quick and easy tips to make things go smoother for #donors. https://t.co/EmLKgzMr5k

Is your non-profit organization ready for those year end donors? It's giving season so give back to your donors by making it easy for them.

09/19/2016

It's that time again North Texas. It's #NTXGivingDay this Thursday. Be sure to support your favorite #charity. Not sure who is participating? Check out the link here and from Communities Foundation of Texas. https://northtexasgivingday.org/

04/01/2016

Started an awesome redesign project for #firstfridaysgc out of St Louis. Stay tuned!

03/08/2016

Nonprofit Toolkit

Facebook for NonProfits Toolkit has just be launched. https://www.facebook.com/NonprofitToolkit

Create Successful Communications Today

Nonprofits have to communicate. A lot. Attracting new people, getting them involved and inspiring them to give back

12/23/2015

Joomla 3.4.7 Security Patch Release | GGC Digital

Joomla released an important security patch this week. A CMS is only as good as you make it. Meaning, you have to keep it up-to-date along with any modules or plug-ins being used.
http://wp.me/p6SnhF-NQ

Joomla recently released an important security patch for their CMS. It is important that you keep your core installs up-to-date.

12/14/2015

1in6

Today's #MondayInspiration comes from The Bristlecone Project participant Jaron.

To donate to the #Kickstarter to bring his and other men's stories to life through video, visit the Bristlecone Project website and click the link at the top of the page: http://bristleconeproject.org

12/01/2015

GivingTuesday

Help break a Guinness World Records title this #GivingTuesday for the most money raised online for charity in 24 hours! Donate via PayPal and make this #GivingTuesday one for the record books!

www.paypal.com/givecheer

12/01/2015

#GivingTuesday has arrived! Grab an angel from the local #angeltree or #volunteer at your local soup kitchen. #Giving doesn't always have to be about money. Give yourself and your time. https://www.facebook.com/events/1150252065020276/

11/24/2015

Charity Ratings | America's Most Independent, Assertive Charity Watchdog | CharityWatch

#GivingTuesday is December 1st! This national day of giving unifies charities, corporations, small businesses, and individuals across the globe to show that the world gives as good as it gets. Having trouble finding a reputable charity? Check out Charity Watch

CharityWatch, founded more than 20 years ago as the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), is America's most independent, assertive charity watchdog. CharityWatch does not merely repeat what a charity reports using simplistic or automated formulas. We dive deep to let you know how efficiently a c…

11/23/2015

Oklahoma Alliance for Animals

OAA volunteers will be on hand tomorrow at City of Tulsa Animal Welfare for Adopt a Little Okie to help find homes for many dogs and cats needing a forever home.

If you are looking to add a new pet as part of your family, this is the place to be!

ALL pets adopted tomorrow will receive a free microchip.

And since November is ADOPT A SENIOR PET month, ALL pets over 6 years old will receive a wellness exam from one of the veterinarians we work with.

Compliments of OAA!

What: Adopt a Little Okie
Where: Tulsa Animal Welfare, 3031 N Erie, Tulsa
When: Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 12-4 pm

11/23/2015

Infant Crisis Services

The BabyMobile will be providing formula, food and diapers at three locations this week. We will be at Lafayette Variety Care on Monday, Love Link Ministries on Tuesday and Portland Variety Care on Wednesday. The BabyMobile will not be out on Thursday and Friday because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

11/23/2015

Oklahoma Alliance for Animals

Many thanks to Griffin Interiors for donating the use of and gas for our moving truck today. Many thanks to volunteers who showed up with trucks to help move items to the new location and our storage unit. We had so much help that the move only took a couple of hours. Great to be in The Farm Shopping Center!

11/23/2015

This is one of my clients. Way to go JFS and their awesome donors!

As we near Thanksgiving, JFS is going to highlight a few things that we are thankful for from 2015! We have so many amazing clients, donors, board members, volunteers, supporters and staff that we will in no way come close to recognizing all of the amazing things and people that have shaped the past year, but we can at least try!

First, we are thankful for so many incredible supporters of our 5th Annual Diaper Drive as well as the amazing chairs who continue to be our fearless leaders! Because of the phenomenal community support, we were able to collect over 62,000 diapers, 37,472 wipes, 71 miscellaneous baby items and numerous financial contributions. This incredible amount was more than 18,000 diapers than the 2014 total. A big, big thank you to our dedicated and passionate chairs: Cathy Glick, Julie Liberman and Beverly Rossel!

Isabel, our housekeeper at JFS, even took the time to make an amazing baby basket to celebrate the Diaper Shower, which can be seen sitting on the box of diapers below. The community outpouring of support to keep diapers accessible for our clients in the Food Pantry can best be thanked in the words of one of our clients who has been the beneficiary of this incredible bounty of diapers:

"It was amazing to walk into the Food Pantry during my shopping day and find that I could take, not just a few diapers, but enough diapers home with me to take care of my baby for the rest of the month. This is a true blessing."

11/23/2015

GlobalGiving

11/20/2015

The User Is Drunk

So this guy will get drunk and user test your website. His thinking is your site should be so simple a drunk person can use it. He makes a good point. Would you hire him?

Your website should be so simple, a drunk person could use it. But you can't test that, so I'll do it for you.

11/13/2015

It's #worldkindnessday

11/11/2015

GrantStation Pathfinder

As a non-profit you can't forget about the awesome resources available through TechSoup. PathFinder is a collection of resources from the TechSoup donor partner GrantStation. This website is helpful for those who are new to grants as well as experienced grantseekers.

This website is designed to help you develop your career path as a grants professional. Our library provides profiles on top quality resources in the area of grant research, writing, and management, as well as strategic planning. These resources can strengthen your ability to secure grant awards.

11/04/2015

Home - Respite Care of San Antonio

I just received the #IMA best in class award in #webdesign for my #nonprofit client Respite Care of SA. Check it out http://ow.ly/UfSHM

Children with special needs and the families who love and care for them deserve compassion, understanding, and support. Children who suffer injury...

10/30/2015

Nonprofits Come Up Short With Donors on Social Media, Study Says

Awesome quick read on Philanthropy.com about how #nonprofits are using social media. Managing your social media isn't as easy as people think.

Dunham and Company and Marketing Support Network found that charities are using social-media platforms like billboards rather than two-way communication tools.

10/30/2015

Should you start an email newsletter? | GGC Digital

Are you passionate about your organization or business? Consider an email newsletter.

Are you passionate about your organization or business? An email newsletter might help you get your message across and keep users informed.

10/26/2015

Giving season is upon us. Is your organization ready for donors? | GGC Digital

Give back to your donors by making it easy for them. Learn more about getting prepared for #givingseason.

Is your non-profit organization ready for those year end donors? It's giving season so give back to your donors by making it easy for them.

10/21/2015

It's Coming … Are You Ready for Your Donors? |

You've heard me say it many times. It is extremely important for an organization to have a quick and easy way for folks to donate. It's #givingseason so be prepared. #networkforgood is kicking off their giving season with National Giving Day. Here is a great article on the important of donor options.

In the comedy classic Caddyshack, Chevy Chase’s character Ty Webb advises his young caddy, Danny, to “Be the ball.” You can adapt this mantra for more successful year-end fundraising campaigns. To get the most out of the appeals and outreach you’re carefully crafting for December, there’s one critic…

10/08/2015

Thought it would be fun to do a #webdesign #TBT. I designed and coded this site for The Children's Shelter back in the mid-2000's. It's fun to see how much design has changed by looking at these old sites. #nonprofit

10/08/2015

Be sure to #wearpurple in support of Domestic Violence Awareness today. Oklahoma ranks 6th in the nation. Discuss #domesticviolence

10/05/2015

How to write a blog using WordPress | GGC Digital

Now you've picked a topic to #blog about, it's time to pick a platform. Learn how to start blogging using #wordpress . Oh yeah, the pizza? It's relevant. http://bit.ly/1L2Lbl7

WordPress is known as one of the easiest blogging platforms out there. This post will show you how to write a blog using WordPress.

09/29/2015

How do I blog? 6 easy steps to get started | GGC Digital

Want to start blogging and not sure how to get started? http://bit.ly/1P2mI4J

Many people wonder how do I blog. I say write about what you love and what you know. Here are 6 easy steps to get the ball rolling & starting your new blog.

09/21/2015

Does above the fold matter in web design | GGC Digital

A new blog post is out about above the fold http://ggcdigital.com/blog/above-the-fold-in-web-design/

Above the fold is an old newspaper term. Have you ever wondered how it applies to web design? Is it relevant?

09/15/2015

DFW WordCamp - What I Learned | GGC Digital

Had a great time learning about everything WordPress at WordCamp in Dallas this weekend. Here are some of my highlights from the sessions. #wcdfw http://ggcdigital.com/blog/dfw-wordcamp-what-i-learned/

DFW WordCamp presented some really great sessions for business owners, users and developers. Here's my take on some things I learned there.

06/01/2015

BIS got a recent facelift from us. Take a look at their newly designed, fully responsive website. http://www.bisok.com

05/18/2015

Want to learn more about #wordpress and managing your site? For the next 30 days, Lynda.com is letting you watch their "WordPress Essentials" videos for free. Great for you organizations looking for a better understanding of WordPress and how it functions. http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-tutorials/WordPress-Essential-Training/154417-2.html

03/25/2015

100% of purchases made at Jersey Mikes Subs today in OKC will go to the OK Regional Food Bank. So go grab a sub today!

02/27/2015

A great conference coming up in Dallas. Check it out.

Why the change in 2015?
This year’s conference will be completely different than in previous years. The planning committee has put forth much effort to make sure this conference is full of support, insight and networking. The new logo, slogan and conference site reflect our desire to assist Volunteer Management Professionals in “DISCOVERING THEIR PURPOSE”.

This year’s conference will emphasize networking and learning from interaction with fellow participants. The workshops have been specially selected using the following criteria:
- Relevant topic areas that are solution oriented and resource directed
- Clarity on content and practical usefulness for those who work with volunteers
- Participant involvement & interaction such as: skill building, interactive discussions, take away materials, and providing resources