April 10, 2012
The Carolina Rollergirls are the original Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) league of North Carolina. Formed in January 2004, it has been our mission to bring an alternative sport to North Carolina while training for national roller derby competition. The league operates as a non-profit 501c3 organization and is run for the skaters, by the skaters, with the support of numerous sponsors and volunteers. The Carolina Rollergirls are smart, strong and...
Hoboken Mommies is a social networking organization for moms in Hoboken, N.J where they have the opportunity to socialize, interact, and share laughs and stories with other local mothers.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The website uses WordPress and BuddyPress to provide Hoboken-based moms a unique environment to discuss mom related issues. It features community profiles, calendars, groups, forums, and classifieds.
Oh She Glows is a healthy living and vegan food recipe site. Angela Liddon chronicles her life, her struggles with eating disorders and how she has overcome these struggles, in addition to providing healthy vegan recipes for readers to enjoy.
Why it’s in the Showcase: Oh She Glows has become one of the top vegan blogs on the internet. Angela Liddon has won various awards including: 2011 Best overall blog, and 2011 Best vegetarian blog from Foodbuzz.
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) empowers black engineering students by developing their leadership and experience at San Francisco State. The NSBE, with nearly 30,000 members, is one of the largest student governed organizations in the country. Founded in April 1975, NSBE now includes 175 chapters on college and university campuses, Pre-College, and Technical Professional/Alumni chapters in the United States and abroad.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The...
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) promote and acclaim the cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the vast Asia Pacific region. An international cultural initiative of the Queensland State Government, Australia, it brings together in a unique collaboration Paris-based UNESCO and FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The site features a clean, well-designed theme and uses custom post types and some...
The Kitchen restaurant group believes in the power of good food and good drink to connect people as family, friends, and a community. The Kitchen remains committed to the mission of creating community through food.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The Kitchen uses a large, photography-focused theme to give users a warm welcome to the community. It uses jQuery, lightboxes, and CSS3 to create an interactive restaurant website.
April 9, 2012
The Westfield Development Corporation is an organization formed to promote economic development in the Westfield area. It is made up of a board of volunteers from the community who have a common interest in promoting economic development and prosperity in Westfield, and an Executive Director who manages operations and works to advance goals and objectives set by the Board.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The WordPress-powered site uses custom post types and a...
This site showcases a new photography project I am undertaking titled ’100 Strangers’. The project is an attempt to step out of my comfort zone and into a new level of portrait photography: by taking 100 portraits of people I have never met. I am in no way a professional photographer, but I hope that this project will help develop my photojournalistic skills further and provide some stories into to the life’s of these stranger to everyone around the world.
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April 8, 2012
Outside the Wire, LLC, is a social impact company that uses theater and a variety of other media to address pressing public health and social issues, such as combat-related psychological injury, end of life care, prison reform, political violence and torture, and the de-stigmatization of the treatment of substance abuse and addiction.
Why it’s in the Showcase: Outside the Wire features a fullscreen, creatively designed theme to brand their site in accordance to...
The Amala Foundation provides opportunities for personal growth through humanitarian service projects that benefit under-served youth, including refugee, immigrant, American and International children. We recognize that the most direct way to experience a fuller life is to serve others.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The Amala Foundation’s WordPress-powered website uses a custom branded WordPress theme to collect donations and promote their charitable work.