𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
Today, we give a huge shoutout to the amazing volunteers who make PSS what it is: our facilitators, steering committee members, event volunteers, board members, childminders, and everyone who’s lent a hand along the way. 💙
Your time, care, and dedication help us empower families and build stronger communities. Thank you for being the heart of our mission—we couldn’t do it without you! 💕
#InternationalVolunteerDay#ThankYouVolunteershttps://lnkd.in/gMBBuzDs
More than 1 in 3 children in care in England have been separated from their siblings.
If you have more than one spare bedroom, you might be able to help keep brothers and sisters together. 💚
Read more about fostering siblings in our recent blog: https://lnkd.in/gw87KAdq#fostercare#fosteringblog#fosteringuk
I was so excited to watch this project come together, from early concepts and strategy to those first design mockups and all the way through to development and deployment. It was a wonderful project and I love the end result.
Congrats to Stef Jones, Heather Schneider, Tayo, Joshua, Mike, and the entire SCAN team.
Here are a few behind-the-scenes highlights I caught from the sidelines while watching this project come together:
1) We used Octopus.do for rapid and visual sitemap generation. It helped visualize rough page layouts, which helped communicate those ideas with the project's lead designer.
2) This is the second project we have used Storybook on, and it made QA and handling the growing number of layout permutations feel manageable rather than ballooning technical debt.
3) We continue to push image attribution on as many photos as possible. This is an extra bit of work but makes the site feel alive, rich with meta details, and does right by both the photographers, artists, and the subjects. We've been using tippy.js for this and might move to the author's new library, floating-ui.js, in the future.
4) We used GigaPixel by TopazLabs to upscale one of the main hero images. It does a beautiful job of adding super-resolution detail without introducing artifacts or detracting from the original's look and feel. It's a one-time purchase, and we'll definitely be using it in the future.
5) Utility-based CSS frameworks seem to have been a win with the developers; maybe I was the lone skeptic. They also make content modular across a single project and even potentially between different client projects. This is particularly of interest as we lean heavily into WordPress Gutenberg blocks. Combined with Storybook, it could also be a winning strategy.
Managing Director | Global Policy Advocate | Strategic Advisor | Social Impact Leader
🌟 Exciting News! 🌟
I am thrilled to announce that Save the Children Action Network has launched our newly redesigned website, and it looks sooo fantastic! 🎉
A huge shout out to Romain Coetmellec for his incredible dedication and leadership over the last 6 months. His exceptional guidance and collaborative spirit brought together various teams to make this project a success. Romain’s ability to seamlessly coordinate and inspire everyone involved was truly remarkable. 🙌
We also want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our amazing consultants at 4site, Heather Schneider and Stef Jones, for their invaluable contributions and support throughout this project. Your partnership has been key to our success. 🙏
Check out the new site here: https://lnkd.in/erpxiADf
We are excited for you to explore the new features and improved user experience. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
#Teamwork#SaveTheChildrenActionNetwork#4site#DigitalTransformation#NonprofitExcellence#WebsiteLaunch
Supervision of peer support #volunteers should embrace the principles of community empowerment. But where do you start?
We share all you need to know in our free to download 'Volunteer Supervision' guide: https://buff.ly/45fVt20
To train up a child...
This is our future. Establishing the value and importance of early screening and treatment will be the way moving forward in our next generation
Good vision changes everything for children — it allows them to properly see the board, fully participate and develop skills. Nosipho Zama volunteered at our recent clinic in Cape Town, South Africa and shared how rewarding it is to give the gift of vision, especially to children that are being set up for a path of greater success and confidence. Learn more about why she volunteers in this video. #VolunteerMonth#iVolunteer
