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I’d only been a member of Next Rockford for about a year when I was approached to help solve a problem: The organization had lost control of it’s URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old Next Rockford website had lapsed in ownership and had changed hands, becoming irretrievable to the organization. I was nominated to become the Communications Chair and asked to figuring out what to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After several months of attempting to regain control, reaching out to former members to find out if anyone still had access, our committee determined that we’d need a new URL, and that we’d need to start over. With questionable content starting to pop up at our old webpage, we needed a new presence on the internet, and we needed it quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our facilitator, Maureen, had done an admirable job recreating the website in WordPress, but once we had a new URL to market, it only made sense to create with a template that would meet modern internet design requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canva was a significant help in putting together a design that would work both on tablets and phones, while still looking great on a desktop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I leaned into the colors of the current logo (there is talk of a new logo coming soon that will likely use the same color scheme), and found an easy-to-scroll theme that helped us keep focus on the reasons to join – our members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve got the ability to add blog posts to recap recent events, and an active calendar that syncs with the organization’s Google calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of 9\/28, www.next-rockford.org is live, and I’m excited to see the reception for the new site. Give it a look and let me know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am looking forward to more projects like this in the future – so if you are looking to redevelop your website for your small non-profit, reach out to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks again to the Strategy Team at Next Rockford for your collaboration and support. I’m excited for what’s next to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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