Quick Start Grants
Quick Start Grants
Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community (OACC) Website Development.
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The goal of the OACC Website Development Project is to complete a highly functional, engaging, informative and user-friendly website in 45 days. At the successful conclusion of the project, the website will: 1) provide information about OACC's purpose, programs, people and facilities; 2) convey OACC's mission and aesthetics with images, design and language; 3) support PCI compliant reservations and advance purchase of tickets to events via credit card; 4) take PCI compliant charitable contributions via credit card and pay programs; 5) support purchase of tickets at the door via credit cards and pay programs; 6) gather email addresses and distribute email newsletters and other announcements; 6) link to social media platforms; 7)interface with fundraising CRM software; 8) be accessible to audience members with visual and auditory impairments; 9) work on all platforms and devices; 10) be easily updated. Outcomes will be measured by: 1) achieving a fast, functioning, accessible and engaging website on time and on budget 2) receiving positive comments about website quality and usability on all platforms and devices from audience members 3) ease and usability of reservation, contribution, email and CRM functions 4) receiving and maintaining PCI compliance certification for credit card transactions 5) achieving social media optimization goal of 1000 'likes'
The OACC website went live at the OACC Launch Press Conference on Thursday April 26, completing the project on time and on budget. We received many positive comments about its quality, speed, and accessibility. Reservations and contributions are easily made; PCI compliance is in place; links to social media are encouraging 'likes.'.
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