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Design Series: Understanding Audience Needs
This is the first in a four-part blog series, Building Trust and Credibility Through Design, based on a webinar led by Forum One’s Vice President of Design. Watch the webinar.
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Maintaining Your Site’s Accessibility Well After Launch
This post is adapted from a presentation at Drupal GovCon in November 2023. As Forum One’s Accessibility Lead, Jeanette ensures that our public sector and nonprofit clients receive unwavering support in prioritizing accessibility for all users.
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Celebrating Our Webby Award Nominations & Honorees
Congratulations to all our partners who were nominated for the 2024 Webby Awards! We’re honored to be in such great company and to have our work with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Vilcek Foundation, and AARP recognized.
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Architecting Composable Digital Experiences
Mission-driven organizations face a number of unique challenges when it comes to building digital products. Finding cost-effective ways to launch new services, having the ability to iterate quickly, providing non-resource intensive access to remote and underserved communities,…
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Expanding Access to Black History
This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture—much of which centers around expanding access.
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Building Online Portals for Full-Text Searches of Historical Archives
🏆 The Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal is a 2024 Anthem Awards winner for Best Use of Data in the Education, Arts & Culture Category.
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Anthem Awards Winners Announced
We are thrilled to announce our participation in the 3rd Annual Anthem Awards, where we are proud to be amongst this year’s winners.
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Best Content of 2023
As we bid farewell to 2023 and eagerly embrace the coming year of 2024, we take a moment to reflect on the past twelve months and revel in the accomplishments.