Maximizing Design Firm Relationships During the Budgeting Process

Last month I outlined three ways for nonprofits to maximize design firm relationships: Leveraging Simple, actionable strategies to leverage their experience to help with the budgeting process, planning together for stakeholder input, and collaborating on project success metrics. Today I’ll dive a bit deeper into how an experienced design firm provides valuable insights as you’re putting together a budget for your nonprofit’s web redesign project.

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Posted by Niki Hammond on February 21, 2012

Filed under: Branding Design Nonprofits

Weekly Roundup, February 21, 2012

We've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.

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Posted by Nola Solomon on February 21, 2012

Filed under: Branding Design Nonprofits

Stepping Back From Komen's Brand Disaster

Now that the dust has settled on the Susan G. Komen Foundation's disastrous and embarrassing handling of their partnership with Planned Parenthood, it's a good time to take a step back and understand how an organization that does so much right could have gotten this one so wrong.

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Posted by Matthew Schwartz on February 13, 2012

Filed under: Brand Strategy Branding Nonprofits

Weekly Roundup, February 13, 2012

It's Monday, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.

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Posted by Nola Solomon on February 13, 2012

Filed under: Branding Nonprofits Web Design

Weekly Roundup, February 6, 2012

It's Monday, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.

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Posted by on February 6, 2012

Filed under: Branding Design Nonprofits

Weekly Roundup, January 30, 2012

It's Monday, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.

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Posted by Nola Solomon on January 30, 2012

Filed under: Branding Design Nonprofits

Weekly Roundup, January 23, 2012

It's Monday, which means of course we've pulled together our top 5 stories uncovered last week in the world of branding, design and marketing. Surefire tips to improve user experience, best practices for nonprofit content, news on Google's personalized search, and Twitter tips for your brand? Read on for more. Want a stream-of-consciousness look at what's got our attention? Follow us daily: @msdsbranding on Twitter.

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Posted by Nola Solomon on January 23, 2012

Filed under: Branding Design Nonprofits