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Dan Smith
Freelance Designer
Since 1999 I have helped businesses & non-profits/NGO’s like Rotary bringing the power of communication and storytelling to build solid and lasting relationships. Turning their ideas into designs that work.
Website Design
Storytelling – the key to success.
Rotary District 5110 Website
This WordPress website sucessfully increased member engagement.
This Rotary district was struggling with getting members to engage with each other. By combines blog posts, video, audio and RSS newsfeeds we created an interactive experience that increased member communication and significantly improve engagement. The open rate for the weekly newsletter went from 30% to over 70%.
Voices & Stories Ukraine
A YouTube and video website to tell the story of the war in Ukraine from the perspective of the Ukrainian people
The war in Ukraine rages on and everyone is tired of it. This website tells the stories of the people. Through videos and live interaction donors experience what it is like to live in a war zone. This site has increased awareness, built relationships and successfully funded projects in Ukraine.
Academusx Podcast Training
Dozens of Podcasters have been successfully trained in the art of narrative podcasting
Dozens of Podcasters have successfully completed training in the art of narrative podcasting, using voices, sounds and music to create an immersive experience. The site is built with WordPress, Elementor and LearnDash. The courses are easy to follow and have trained newcomers to create, edit and publish professional shows.
Dewaga Cooperative
This is a cooperative for non-profits and NGO’s to bring podcasting and storytelling into their marketing program.
This is website has six membership levels each with its own entry, benefit and membership requirements. It is built on WordPress using Elementor.
Global Caring Alliance
Global Caring Alliance is a Fiscal Sponsor website designed to help international non-profits/NGO’s access US donations.
Fiscal Sponsorship is a complex and legal tool that lets international organizations accept tax-deductible donations. The site explains this complex structure in simple terms. It also works with Stripe Connect to separate and post donations in the same way companies like Uber, share income with their drivers.
Voices of Rotary
This is a WordPress podcasting website with multiple contributors and links to podcasting channels.
This is a podcasting channel for Rotary District 5110 trained at Academusx.com. Here you can listen to both local and global narrative podcasts. Some are focused on local events, others are international. All have an audience.
Close-up - Rotary District 5110
Rotary is a worldwide membership organization. This Rotary district was struggling with getting members to engage with each other. By combines member blog posts, video, audio and RSS newsfeeds we created an interactive experience that increased member communication and significantly improve engagement. The open rate for the weekly newsletter went from 30% to over 70% in less than six months.
Close-up - AcademusX Podcast Training
Dozens of Podcasters have successfully completed training in the art of narrative podcasting, using voices, sounds and music to create an immersive experience. The site is built with WordPress, Elementor and LearnDash. The courses are easy to follow and have trained newcomers to create, edit and publish professional shows.
A Blast From The Past
When you do web design and internet marketing for over twenty years, spanning two centuries (sounds crazy old, doesn’t it) you accumulate a lot of assets. Not to drive you nuts with pages of stuff, here are some quick examples.
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