Cindy Leonard Consulting recently re-designed and launched a new website for Beth Kanter, internationally recognized trainer, facilitator, and author. We worked with Eve Simon Creative, who did a wonderful job creating a visual design for the site.Beth impressed us with her organization and preparedness for the re-design process. In fact, based of 20+ years of working with clients on similar projects, she stands out as the most organized of any client so far.From this project, here … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Get Organized for an Upcoming Website Design Project
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Metrics for Evaluating Nonprofit Performance
The following is a guest post by Steve Hollis of FocusCFO. FocusCFO that has been providing part-time CFO services to small and medium sized businesses ($1-30M in revenue) since 2001. They manage three key areas: cash flow, business risk and scalable growth, resulting in increased value in the business. They do this on a fractional basis, meaning clients get all the advantages of a full-time CFO on terms that are flexible and affordable, working under a recurring schedule that fits within their … [Read more...] about Metrics for Evaluating Nonprofit Performance
The Ella Project – Providing STEM role models for girls
I am so honored to have been recently added as a featured woman in tech on The Ella Project's website!The Ella Project was created "to ensure that girls have a hero to which they can identify, a hero with a background and passion for science, technology, engineering, math, and entrepreneurship."On the home page, you can find the stories of remarkable women who have shared their stories: what inspires them, how they've achieved success, and some advice for future leaders.The name Ella … [Read more...] about The Ella Project – Providing STEM role models for girls
Coronavirus & business continuity planning
They say a little planning goes a long way. Raise your hand if your nonprofit organization had a pre-pandemic business continuity plan in place. If your hand is in the air, excellent. Keep up the good work and go find something more fun to read. :)I'll admit it. I'm guilty of thinking nothing like the current COVID-19 pandemic could ever happen in my lifetime. Maybe my brain has been numbed by watching too many disaster movies, or maybe it's just a byproduct of living in the United States, … [Read more...] about Coronavirus & business continuity planning
Free Resources to Learn Web Development Programming Languages
[Editor's Note: I recently learned of two more free resources to learn programming (Python and Java) and have updated the list below with links to the tutorials.]There are several kinds of web developers:Front-end - people who develop the parts of a website with which the user interacts Back-end - people who develop the parts running a site behind the scenes Full-stack - people who can develop on both the front and back ends of a websiteI've been building websites for around 18 years … [Read more...] about Free Resources to Learn Web Development Programming Languages