Nonprofit

Non-Profit Web Design Wins Best in Class Award

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We are thrilled to announce that our latest non-profit web design project has picked up top honors at the Interactive Media Awards (IMA). The NewSchools Venture Fund website won the coveted IMA Best in Class Award with an overall score of 484 (out of a possible 500) in the ‘Nonprofit’ category. The Best in Class award is the highest honor bestowed by the Interactive Media Awards. It represents the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.

How The Judges Rated The Site

  • Design: 96/100
  • Content: 97/100
  • Feature Functionality: 100/100
  • Usability: 93/100
  • Standards Compliance & Cross-Browser Compatibility: 98/100

Total: 484

Congratulations to Iron Design Director Alice Bybee for, well, the design! Additional kudos to Sam Evans for his Standards Compliant coding prowess. Respect!

Find out more about the NewSchools project.

 

Iron Gives SF Food Bank A Boost

 

You may have heard the phrase “You don’t get credit for trying.” Well, this year, Iron gave people just that. Our holiday puzzles were sent to two thousand people with the promise of a donation to the SF Food Bank, for every puzzle solved. And while the puzzles received rave reviews, fewer solved them than we hoped. So we made our gift based on how many people tried. (Hey – it was the holidays!) Those who did solve the puzzles enjoyed a chuckle, as they uncovered set-up/punch-lines like “It’s been such a busy year, we had nary a moment to put together our holiday card…so we made you do it.” But everyone who took a moment to check them out had a hand in feeding a hungry San Francisco family. Thanks for the support!

Iron Helps Nonprofit Connect Ability to Opportunity

The toolworks.org website launch completes our rebrand for Toolworks, a self-supporting nonprofit that is devoted to helping people with disabilities connect with the opportunities in their community. After redesigning their identity and stationery system, we created templates for their day to day operational needs, brand guidelines and began work on bringing their brand to life through their website.

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Iron Launches New Website for Nonprofit Venture Philanthropy Firm

NewSchools Venture Fund is a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm working to transform public education for low-income children. Our challenge was to build a digital presence that would stand tall among Silicon Valley audiences and reflect the innovation and transformative results for which they are known. The site needed to portray the true face of NewSchools and tell a narrative to potential entrepreneurs, funders and the thousands that will visit. The new site has an integrated array of features including a blog, picture galleries, videos and other key resources. You’ll also find case studies of the great work NewSchools ventures have done.

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Patelco Pays Your Way

How do you thank the communities and people who have supported your business for the past 75 years? How about with some groceries, gas, coffee and lunch… all for FREE! Patelco is celebrating their 75th anniversary and this is how we’re helping them to say “thank you”.

Yesterday, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, and Patelco Credit Union executives, kicked off the Patelco Pays Your Way campaign by visiting Lucky Supermarkets in Oakland. The team personally handed out $75 Lucky gift cards to 75 lucky grocery shoppers. This was the first in a series of Patelco Pays your Way events that we’ve helped coordinate.

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A New Single Standard for KIPP Bay Area Schools

KIPP Bay Area Schools (KBAS) is made up of seven tuition-free college-preparatory schools that are located in under-served neighborhoods across the Bay Area. With a different website for each of the schools, KBAS did not have a singular point of contact or consistent look for the breadth of information about the schools, enrollment and employment opportunities.

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