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Checkerboard announces winner of its first-ever Web Rescue Contest

by | Aug 11, 2014 | Company News

Checkerboard Strategic Web Development has announced that Minneapolis-based MicroGrants is the winner of its first-ever Nonprofit Web Rescue Contest!

MicroGrants awards strategic grants to low-income people of potential. It’s a simple model that produces powerful results. Foundations, families, companies and individuals donate funds, and partner agencies nominate grantees, just at the time they are ready for their next step forward.

MicroGrants will receive:

• A professionally designed, user-friendly website, built on WordPress, with intuitive navigation and layout, and faster loading times
• A content hub that is encourages interaction
• Improved search engine optimization so it shows up higher in the search engines
• Strong, clear content that matters to its audience
• Clean and interesting imagery
• Training plus a training manual to ensure that the new site can be kept fresh and updated
• A social media makeover including one month’s worth of relevant social media content
• A $5,000 media campaign to promote the charity and its newly designed site to its target audience, provided by Media Relations.

We are extremely proud to be able to donate our resources to this very deserving cause, and look forward to delivering outstanding service and high-quality deliverables.

Selecting from among the top five finalists was tough. They are all doing excellent work in our communities. Ultimately, the decision came down to the organization for which Checkerboard and Media Relations determined we could have the greatest impact.

From time to time, we will report here on the progress of the elements of MicroGrant’s rescue package. We hope that by sharing these updates that all of our readers might get valuable marketing tips and ideas to use within your organization.

On behalf of the Checkerboard and Media Relations teams, we want to express our admiration for the work of all of the nominees. We wish great success to each of them.

Written by Robin Kocina

Written by Robin Kocina

Robin Kocina is a proven marketing industry leader who has been instrumental in growing Media Relations Agency, a top performance-based PR agency, from its inception in 1987 to its current status as a successful integrated marketing agency with international clientele and multi-million dollar revenues. As President, Kocina now concentrates her efforts on the agency’s direction and fiscal growth, as well as new business development in the company’s Minnesota and Florida offices. Kocina’s financial acumen is evidenced by her recognition as a Top Women in Finance Circle of Excellence (Finance & Commerce, 2013) as well as Top Women in Finance (Finance & Commerce, 2010). A highly regarded community leader, Kocina believes strongly in sharing her marketing and leadership skills through community service. She served as chairman of the board for Depart Smart. She also serves on the Leadership Board for the National Federation of Independent Business, and actively involved with the Women’s Presidents Organization. She is a past board member and Chairman of the Board for WomenVenture. Robin is the recipient of numerous honors for her leadership and community involvement: Inductee into the Women Business Owners Hall of Fame (2018); Exceptional Businesswoman Award (2016); Volunteer of the Year (Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, 2010); 25 Women to Watch (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 2008); Upsize Lifeline Award (Upsize Magazine, 2008); Standing Ovation Award (Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, 2006) and Luminary Award (National Association of Women Business Owners, Minnesota Chapter, 2005).

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