Fondo Quisqueya has a new web site!
Submitted on Thu, 10/14/2004 - 04:28.
FQ News
On Monday, October 25, 2004, FQ launched this new web site with the creative ideas of Development Seed, a nonprofit organization that provides low cost technical services to build and improve the web presence of progressive organizations working around the world in development (URL: http://www.developmentseed.net).
FQ Board members Janet Kerley and Bill Threlkeld worked with Development Seed to lay out FQ's web site goals and objectives, design features, and provide content.
The site is still a work in progress. Content still needs to be added or expanded. But your feedback is welcome. You can direct comments to fondoquisqueyausa@yahoo.com or use the Contact Us feature on the site.
Here are the site's overall objectives and some of its features.
Long-term Goals:
· Spatial orientation (map) focused on grantees (past, present, future)
· Strengthening the institution (by encouraging support with financial or in-kind contributions/volunteers)
· Archive for organizational documents, publications, searchable database (transparency goal)
Short-term Goals:
· Web space to highlight immediate needs, current and special events, description of some of FQ's recipients, etc.
· Provide basic information (i.e., who we are – history and vision, etc.; what we do; how to apply for a grant or scholarship; mailing list; how to donate; links to FDR and groups with related interests)
Audiences (lots of overlaps, need in Spanish and English):
· DR Republic Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (DR-RPCVs) and ex-Peace Corps staff
· Dominican community – US and DR
· Newsletter recipients (to supplement information received via paper newsletter)
· Researchers/surfers interested in DR development issues
The site, as it stands today, accomplishes some of the short-term goals and some of the long-term goals, and reaches some of the audiences we have targeted, but much work remains. We, together with Development Seed, will be working steadily over the next several months to meet all of our goals and to tweak the web site based on your input.
The best way to learn about the site is, simply, to explore it. However, here are the major features:
* A map of the DR, by province, where information on our grantees can be obtained.
* An searchable grantee database that can be queried on specific criteria: province, grant purpose, dollar range, etc.
* Quicklinks to the latest news and the most current grantees.
* A Newsletter signup and archive.
* PDFs of our organizing documents.
* A Donate Now button for acceptance of electronic donations.
* A news aggregator that automatically post on the site links to news articles that carry a mention (or feature) the DR.
* A news aggregator from the National Hurricane Center web site, that features hurricane updates for the Atlantic.
Once we have the web site to our satisfaction in English, we will begin developing a Spanish-language version.
FQ Board members Janet Kerley and Bill Threlkeld worked with Development Seed to lay out FQ's web site goals and objectives, design features, and provide content.
The site is still a work in progress. Content still needs to be added or expanded. But your feedback is welcome. You can direct comments to fondoquisqueyausa@yahoo.com or use the Contact Us feature on the site.
Here are the site's overall objectives and some of its features.
Long-term Goals:
· Spatial orientation (map) focused on grantees (past, present, future)
· Strengthening the institution (by encouraging support with financial or in-kind contributions/volunteers)
· Archive for organizational documents, publications, searchable database (transparency goal)
Short-term Goals:
· Web space to highlight immediate needs, current and special events, description of some of FQ's recipients, etc.
· Provide basic information (i.e., who we are – history and vision, etc.; what we do; how to apply for a grant or scholarship; mailing list; how to donate; links to FDR and groups with related interests)
Audiences (lots of overlaps, need in Spanish and English):
· DR Republic Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (DR-RPCVs) and ex-Peace Corps staff
· Dominican community – US and DR
o Dominican NGOs (important for generating potential applicants)
o Scholarship and grant recipients
o Potential grantees
o Potential donors
· Donors (provide information and encourage continuous support)o Scholarship and grant recipients
o Potential grantees
o Potential donors
· Newsletter recipients (to supplement information received via paper newsletter)
· Researchers/surfers interested in DR development issues
The site, as it stands today, accomplishes some of the short-term goals and some of the long-term goals, and reaches some of the audiences we have targeted, but much work remains. We, together with Development Seed, will be working steadily over the next several months to meet all of our goals and to tweak the web site based on your input.
The best way to learn about the site is, simply, to explore it. However, here are the major features:
* A map of the DR, by province, where information on our grantees can be obtained.
* An searchable grantee database that can be queried on specific criteria: province, grant purpose, dollar range, etc.
* Quicklinks to the latest news and the most current grantees.
* A Newsletter signup and archive.
* PDFs of our organizing documents.
* A Donate Now button for acceptance of electronic donations.
* A news aggregator that automatically post on the site links to news articles that carry a mention (or feature) the DR.
* A news aggregator from the National Hurricane Center web site, that features hurricane updates for the Atlantic.
Once we have the web site to our satisfaction in English, we will begin developing a Spanish-language version.
