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The Phases of Service Design

Forum One

As we finish our three-blog series, we hope you have a better understanding of what service design is and why it’s important for the social sector. There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype. Phase 1: Align You’ve decided to embark on a service design project!

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The Phases of Service Design

Forum One

In our Service Design: Where Social Impact Meets Innovation webinar, we defined service design, described how service design fits into the social sector, and broke down how mission-driven organizations can apply it to their work. . There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype.

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Crystal Dionysopoulou is the founder and Creative Director of Lucid Fox , a dynamic web design and development agency that puts people first. She draws on years of experience as a UX designer and front-end developer to guide the creation of the perfect website for your organization from start to finish. 2) Relief International.

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Design by the User, with Inspiration from New York Fashion Week

Forum One

How does fashion design relate to digital design? On a basic level, all designers gather inspiration from a range of sources and many design principles are consistent across different disciplines. Designers from around the world presented work inspired by issues in their community and the world.

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7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

Designate a point person for your new software implementation. In general, the phases of implementation projects will include: Discovery and planning —this phase will help you stay on track for the rest of the project, and it will guide you through identifying your needs.

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Nonprofit Illustrations: Understanding the Design Process

Media Cause

Before we proceed to the final illustration, any and all major changes must be addressed in the sketch phase. To learn more about our design work, click here. The post Nonprofit Illustrations: Understanding the Design Process appeared first on Media Cause. This is why a descriptive paragraph can be helpful.

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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are essentially risk mitigation exercises, and they should be a separate contract from the build phase whenever possible. Why is that?

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