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Making the Web Accessible: Color Choices

Media Cause

For me it’s a subtle issue with greens and reds — deuteranopia is the medical term for it. I can most easily explain it like this: if you show me a bold ketchup red, and a strong Kermit green, I can tell you what colors those are, no problem. Color blindness and the web.

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Go Green with Video, Audio, and Web Conferencing

Tech Soup

Web conferencing, voice and video conferencing, and other types of remote collaboration have become a mainstay in the modern workplace. The software for a virtual meeting can be either a application downloaded on each attendee's computer or a web-based application where the attendees enter a URL to enter the conference.

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Great reads from around the web on March 17th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " Tags: roundup advocacy bookmarks citizenjournalism competition crowdsourcing facebook list millennials postalicious presentations resources socialchange sxsw. Her round up includes the slides we used in the session as well.

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The Green Side of Cloud Computing Campaign: Flickr Pro

Tech Soup

The theme for week two of TechSoup GreenTech's Green Side of Cloud Computing campaign is Software as a Service (SaaS). Find out more about the webinar at our Green Side of Cloud Computing campaign web page. Find out more about the webinar at our Green Side of Cloud Computing campaign web page.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

Join us in a UK hyperlocal alliance… « Talk About Local (alpha) - Will Perrin is on a mission to engage and convene localities via the web. "After "It is not much of an exaggeration to observe that the downturn in the economy presents unprecedented challenges in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.

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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. For example, if someone might be in a worried state while browsing your site, intense colors like red or orange won’t help them; it would be better to choose calming colors like blues and greens.

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How to Use Design Thinking to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Digital Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. After each group presented, everyone was given 5 green sticky tabs and one red tab.

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