The Digital Manatee
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5 Short & Sweet Commandments of Nonprofit Design
Read time: 8 min. In one of our S2 newsletters, (which you can subscribe to by doing a clicky-clicky at the button below this post) we discussed some quick pointers on typical pitfalls of nonprofit design. Whether you choose to work with us or not, or you’re a designer yourself, here are ten considerations to think about when designing for nonprofits.
The 3 People Who Can Turn Your Co-Op From Good to Great
Read Time: 10 min. Every now and then, we get requests on what it’s like to work at a worker-owned cooperative. So we thought we’d offer this helpful tidbit to those of you who are currently working at a co-op and trying to find ways to grow. This is just an S2-tailored list of some of our favorite people who helped us become (and are still helping us!) who we are today. We’d also love to know who YOU believe are the support systems of your cooperative!
How to Write Kickass CTAs for Your Organization
Read Time: 18 min. We all know the anatomy of a good CTA: It must be short (retaining our audience’s attention), it must be emotive (we’re all humans and we’re emotionally driven creatures!), and it must use action words, e.g. Donate, Support, Subscribe, etc.. The most successful ones include visual design and illustration work that complement the copywriting.
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A Lil’ Archive
This Pacific Northwest coalition is kicking some serious fracked gas.
Read time: 2 min. Fossil Fuels in our town? No frackin’ way! We all deserve clean food, water, and air. We all deserve safety and protection in our places of work, play, and housing. Those things are not negotiable. So when the fossil fuel industry pushes proposals...
Websites Are Like Houses: They Don’t Live Forever! ?
Read Time: 5 min. If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t just make a website and be on your merry way, this is the place for you. I used to think that if I made a website I could just ask someone (really anyone with design or tech skills) to make it and then my website...
Are You a Creative Making a Website? These 7 Prompts Are for You.
Read time: 2 min. We could look at your horoscope, Myers-Briggs, or zodiac animal—or we could give you this delightful worksheet exploring how you digitally show up as a creative. We’ve been asking ourselves how can we support our friends and community members who are...