It's a safe bet that your organization has at least one project that could do with the attention of professional web developers, and that you're putting it off because you're concerned about how it will affect your budget.  What if there were a place to find highly qualified developers who were looking to handle your project on a completely pro-bono basis? There is such a place; in fact there are several. One of them is called GiveCamp, and it's coming up in Dallas very soon.

There's a sector of society that does wonderful things to benefit the communities in which we live. Thousands of people and organizations are working hard to make the world a truly better place. Great things are being done with passion, creativity, and collaboration for life-changing causes that might otherwise be left neglected. Chances are, you're a part of that work. Chances are, you're contributing, volunteering, organizing, or advocating. And chances are, you're labeling your work with a term that says nothing about what you really do, that's all about what you don't do. The term is “non-profit.”

Are you going to CiviCon 2011? If you're not sure yet, read on; we're going to try and convince you, with free tickets. CiviCRM is a truly great piece of software that more and more organizations are using to increase efficiency in their case management, empower their volunteers and supporters, and reach out to new contacts and potential donors. Here at NS Web Solutions, we're pretty excited  about it, and we do our best to make sure more organizations have the chance to consider this excellent solution when in need of better CRM tools.

Color is a poweful psychological trigger. It creates strong emotions which can sometimes mean the difference between loosing or making that sale, so we need to know at least the basics of color. We can start by looking at the associations people make with certain colors. Reds Positive associations: Love, warmth, excitement, passion, food Negative association: Danger, anger.