Happy Holidays!

Celebrate! Love! and Enjoy!
See you online next year :)

CareGivingHelp.org wins award!

Congratulations go to CJE SeniorLife's Center for Healthy Living and CJE's Leonard Schanfield Research Institute for winning a Silver Medal for the website, CareGivingHelp.org (designed and maintained by YourPlanB.com). Announced on Monday, October 31, the award was given by the Web Health Awards, Mobile Format Division, which honors the best digital health resources.

CareGivingHelp.org was developed as a way to provide caregivers with easy access to information and education about caregiving and related issues, including the use of video clips to demonstrate specific caregiving techniques. If you haven't yet taken a look at the site, please visit it at www.CareGivingHelp.org.

CONGRATS to the entire team at CJESeniorLife and YourPlanB.com!

BOCcentral.org LAUNCH!

Building Operator Certification® (BOC) training helps companies save money by improving the efficiency of HVAC and lighting systems—the biggest energy users—while giving staff the tools to research and pursue more efficient operational methods. BOC participants save an average of $12,000 per facility per year and more than 90% of participants and their supervisors say that BOC training has improved comfort, saved energy, or saved money in their facilities.

With its national accreditation and broad network, the BOC credential is recognized by employers across the country as a sign of the value and contributions certified facilities management personnel can bring to their organizations.

BOC needed a fresh new look and wanted an easy to use CMS. Working together we came up with a user friendly design and developed a Drupal CMS to use as a browser based editor for all their content updates - from training dates to instructor bios to the FAQ. The team at BOC was a pleasure to work with and the site is everything we hoped it would be!

If it is time for a refresh or converting over to a CMS, give JameyB a call to discuss your website wishlist! Call 773.665.2552

Leadership Award - Congrats to JameyB!

JameyB, class of 1992, was honored with a leadership award by the Beloit College Seniors of the Mortar Board Society. Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors and alumni for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Mortar Board recognized JameyB for her dedication to leadership, as President of the alumni board, President of her own company and often giving back to non-profit organizations.

“It was such a treat! And so much fun at the ceremony speaking with Seniors. There is so much energy from this graduating class! So much energy for our future! Thank you!” (JameyB)

View the video of the awards!

CocktailCloister.com LAUNCH!

Welcome to the Cocktail Cloister – Independent spirit ambassador, cocktail enthusiast, and rum fanatic. If you like, I mean LOVE the magic that is a delicious cocktail, then this is the site for you. Follow our friend John as he explores bars (both national and international), attends classes and from time to time works behind the bar!

DavidB created a custom logo that is used on the site as well as all the marketing materials from business cards to corkscrews. Look closely - there are 3 cocktail instruments hidden in there! The site was built using WordPress and a custom web design. WordPress allows our client the ability to update his site from anywhere his laptop can go - even the beach!



If you have a project that needs a standout logo, marketing materials and an easy to update website, give us a call to discuss!

Otrassn.org annual Celebration event!

Over The Rainbow Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable, accessible housing and employment opportunities for adults with physical disabilities. Our mission is to enable adults with disabilities to lead an independent life.

On Sunday, December 4, 2011, Over The Rainbow and world-renowned opera singer, Nancy Gustafson, will host our 22nd annual foot-tapping, heart-stopping CELEBRATION benefit concert to raise money to support our mission. In addition to Nancy, the concert showcases a bevy of world-renowned singers, including Sylvia McNair, Richard Leech, Paul LaRosaand Jonathan Beyers. We are also pleased to announce that our very own resident, Nichole Goodman, whose courageous performance at last year's concert touched everyone's heart, will be joining this year's cast. Over our twenty-two year history, these performers have regaled audience members from across the United States year after year with beautiful contemporary, classical, and holiday music.

This coming holiday season, join us in our CELEBRATION and give the gift of independence.
Venue:
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University
50 Arts Circle
Evanston, Illinois 60201

What I learned working from home

Recently I had to have surgery, which meant working from home while I recovered. I found some great online tools, tricks and apps that made me productive. Some you may have heard of before and some may be new - all I can say is they did the trick!

Google Docs
LogMeIn
WebEx
Dropbox
Trillian
Chrome Sync (for bookmarks)
my handy dandy address book for passwords (and a pencil)

And some great resources about working from home:
microsoft.com/atwork/remotely/workremotetips.aspx
workathometips.com/
zenhabits.net/top-30-tips-for-staying-productive-and-sane-while-working-from-home/
lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/six-effective-tips-to-work-from-home.html
greenblog.pgi.com/category/telecommuting-tips/

I am now back to my normal routine heading into the office and feel so much better! These tips however, are still very helpful and handy for those days when I need to work from home due to the weather, illness or meeting that upcoming deadline!

Do you have tips or tricks to share? Head over to our Facebook page and join the conversation.