Sticky Cookie: Uploading Large Files

Uploading large files in an auto-scale environment. If you work on sites with a lot of traffic, you know these sites will typically run across multiple web servers that share a single database (or perhaps several databases). Forum One has set up such auto-scaling infrastructures for a number of… Read More

6 Best Practices for Nonprofit 360 Video

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read our blog post on 360 Video and Nonprofits: Is it Right for You? to answer the three questions that must be asked before producing a 360 video. Now that you’ve decided to make the jump, let’s walk through a few best practices in… Read More

360 Video and Nonprofits: Is it Right for You?

360 videos are all the rage these days. Whether it’s just a trend or here to stay, nonprofit organizations are wise to pay attention to them, and ask the right questions before jumping on the (super cool) 360 video bandwagon. Let’s first look at the basics of 360 video, and… Read More

What is Design Thinking and Why Should I be Doing It?

FACT: design-centric organizations perform better. They solve by doing, and ideate and prototype early to tackle some of the most complex problems. What is Design Thinking?   “Design Thinking” is a method commonly used by designers to solve problems. The idea of design as a… Read More

Exciting Wins in WebAwards 2017

The winners of the 2017 WebAwards competition have been announced and we are thrilled to be included in three winning categories. The Web Marketing Association is the producer of the WebAward Competition. Now in its 17th year, the WebAward program is the longest running annual website award competition dedicated… Read More

#18NTC Voting is Now Open!

Forum One has four great submissions for next year's #18NTC in New Orleans. Take a look and cast your vote so that we can share some valuable insight and stories with participants next April. The annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is NTEN‘s signature technology event. It brings together over 2,000 of… Read More

See You at #ComNet17!

The Communications Network's annual conference is taking place this year in sunny Miami Beach from September 27th-29th. Forum One is excited to be both attending and presenting in a number of ways. Hope to see you there! The Communications Network’s annual conference (ComNet) is the premier global leadership gathering for foundation and… Read More

NMAAHC Website Featured in "Webby for Good"

"Webby for Good" is a collaboration between The Webby Awards and WP Engine highlighting and celebrating the stories behind 21st Annual Webby-recognized projects created in pursuit of promoting social good. We are thrilled to see that the NMAAHC website has been included among so many inspirational projects. This past summer,… Read More

Create Remarkable DataViz with D3

“Visualizing information is a form of knowledge compression. It's a way of squeezing an enormous amount of information and understanding into a small space.” ~ David McCandless Many tutorials start off with “how” but there is a huge assumption made that the question of “why” lands 100% accurately to this… Read More

The Power of Data Visualization to Close the Hunger Gap

The Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) is an inspiring example among nonprofit organizations in using data visualization to deliver social services. CAFB uses its Hunger Heat Map to better understand the unmet need for food in neighborhoods in their service area and to target resources better… Read More