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501c3 Non-Profit Skatepark Site with Forum

Chris Gilligan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:27:04 +0000

Skatepark.org website

I am a founding member and director for Skaters for Public Skateparks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with members from all corners of the globe.

Extensive online publishing of printed content (200 page illustrated book)
User forum running phpBB3
Automatic Translation via Google Translate
Search Engine Optimized sitemap & automated submission to Google, MSN and Yahoo, SEO-friendly URLs

Nature Center Website with Slideshows and Video

Chris Gilligan — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:46:21 +0000

Chattanooga Nature Center website

Here’s a new site for Chattanooga Nature Center, our award-winning regional environmental education and animal rehabilitation facility.

News, newsletter are updated frequently by Nature Center staff, using the WordPress Content Management System
SlideShowPro with videos, audio backgrounds and frequently updated rotating slideshows
Google Analytics to track page views, form submissions, pdf and file downloads
Online donations and membership signup form, with payments handled by PayPal

Non-profit website with Calendar and Slideshows

Chris Gilligan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:54:39 +0000

Sequatchie Valley Institute website

I visited Sequatchie Valley Institute years ago with my children, and made a long-term goal to some day live and work with the folks I met there. We use the web extensively to communicate with our members, the public, and the media.

SlideShowPro Director provides an engaging and easily-updated frontpage show, and a gallery of current and past events
Event Calendar manages our online calendar
Registration forms and contact forms for events and communication, routed to the proper folks
MailMan takes care of our e-mail blasts
Vanilla forum helps the board of directors sort out our business

Art Competition with Submission Form

Chris Gilligan — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:03:54 +0000

Zero Sum Website

This is a project for Create Here, a Chattanooga think tank nonprofit that connects entrepreneurs and artists with creative communicators to promote sustainable, creative initiatives and showcases. Zero Sum is an exhibit that examines the role of games in contemporary culture and the impact they have on our social experience, psyche, morality and approach to critical thinking.

Online forms for artistic submissions
Database to collect and organize submissions, including file uploads
Search Engine Optimization, sitemaps, Google Analytics to provide info about traffic and visitors