We are excited to announce that A.K.A. New Media was recently awarded “Best in Class” under the Non-Profit category from the Interactive Media Awards for the MLSE Foundation website!
A.K.A. Wins "Best In Class" from the Interactive Media Awards for MLSE Foundation!
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Quick Guide to Understanding Google Analytics Terms
A helpful resource breaking down common Google Analytics terms.
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A.K.A.'s Website Design and Development Process
We are going to be embarking on a series of blog posts, breaking down and describing each step of our website design and development process while providing insights on the benefits of each step in optimizing the success of the overall project.
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The A.K.A. Process: Discovery & Reflection Phase
In the first post of our series discussing our design and development process, we'll look at the first step of any new project - the discovery session and reflection document.
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Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from A.K.A. New Media!
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DonorPerfect Fundraising Software Announces New Partnership with raisin®.
raisin® is proud to have been chosen as DonorPerfect's preferred partner for peer-to-peer fundraising. Through the partnership, raisin and DonorPerfect hope to inspire nonprofits to utilize peer-to-peer outreach as an effective way to fundraise.
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Women's College Hospital Foundation - Website of the Month Globally by Kentico!
The new Women's College Hospital Foundation website has been awarded as one of Kentico's December 2015 Top 10 most influential websites!
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Vote for our friends AGATHOM Co; finalists in the international architectural ARCHITZER A+ Award for their stunning Vancouver Island project called Rainforest Retreat!
VOTE for A.K.A.’s dear friends, Adam and Katja, of AGATHOM Co. are a finalist in the prestigious international architectural ARCHITZER A+ Award for their Vancouver Island project called Rainforest Retreat.
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A.K.A. Wins "Best In Class" from the Interactive Media Awards for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Website!
A.K.A. Wins "Best In Class" from the Interactive Media Awards for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Website!
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Canada Loses a Canadian Hero; A.K.A. Honours Peter Nares
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New Website – Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation Designed by A.K.A. New Media Inc. Powered by raisin. www.JBHFoundation.ca
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A.K.A.’s Kamilla Nikolaev, Art Director, judges the 3rd Year Thesis Projects 2016 at George Brown College School of Design
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A.K.A. Wins "Best in Class" from the Interactive Media Awards for the Bullfrog Power Website
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Check out the Luminato Festival Website!
A.K.A. was truly honoured to have been awarded the project to redevelop the Luminato Festival’s website.
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A.K.A. New Media is Hiring!
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New Website – Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Designed by A.K.A. New Media Inc.
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association website.
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New Projects Here at A.K.A. New Media
This past season we were thrilled to welcome in many new clients. Canada Media Fund (CMF), Hope Air, Carea Community Health Centre and Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, to name a few of our most recent, have been wonderful new additions to the A.K.A. portfolio.
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We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) website!
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) website.
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The New Crohn’s & Colitis Canada Website Has Launched!
CCC required a new online presence and a vehicle for presenting up-to-date information and resources pertaining to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in an accessible and engaging fashion.
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Vote Now for the Luminato Festival as Website of the Year!
A.K.A. is extremely proud to announce that the Luminato Festival website has been nominated as a finalist for the 2016 site of the year!
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Here are few things we are working on this month
These are just some of the exciting projects that we have the honour to be working on this month. Stay tuned for more!!!
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Mobile Responsive Online Impact Report (Annual Report) for the Women's College Hospital Foundation
Interactive, mobile responsive annual reports. Why not build excitement, deepen engagement and extend your organization's reach with one of the most important communication pieces you produce?
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New website launched for the Oakville Hospital Foundation
We love the new mobile responsive website that we designed and developed for the Oakville Hospital Foundation. Have a look at let us know what you think!
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Check out Community Food Centres Canada's #myfoodhero Campaign
We were so excited to help out our clients Community Food Centres, with their #myfoodhero Campaign. We worked with CCFC to design and develop them a mobile enhanced, dynamic campaign website that invites Canadians to share their food hero stories and make a donation that will ensure more low-income Canadians have access to the healthy food and support they need.
Canadian Food Centres Canada builds vibrant, food-focused places where people can have delicious meals, cook and garden together, find friends and support, and become forces for change. Donate today and CCFC will send your food hero a tribute card and gift on your behalf.
Take a look at the #mfoodhero campaign, make a donation and share your #foodhero
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We’re hiring! Join our fabulous team!
Current Career Opportunities at A.K.A. New Media and raisin
We have some great career opportunities – Have a look!
Business Development Manager (Intermediate-Senior Sales Position) - raisin
Front-End Web Developer (Angular, Web API) - raisin & A.K.A. New Media
Web Designer - A.K.A. New Media
Account Coordinator - A.K.A. New Media
We have some great career opportunities – Have a look!
Business Development Manager (Intermediate-Senior Sales Position) - raisin
Front-End Web Developer (Angular, Web API) - raisin & A.K.A. New Media
Web Designer - A.K.A. New Media
Account Coordinator - A.K.A. New Media
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Oakville Hospital Foundation - Top 10 Websites of the Month Globally
Every month, thousands of websites are developed globally using Kentico CMS. Kentico showcases only ten of the best designed and developed websites. A.K.A. is excited to share that the new website we developed and designed for our longtime client, Oakville Hospital Foundation, has been selected as one of the "Top Ten Websites for January 2018" and is nominated for "Site of the Month."
Oakville Hospital Foundation (OHF) works with the Oakville community to support Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Oakville residents depend on their local hospital to deliver the healthcare they need. OHF has been a client of A.K.A. since 2002 and this is the second full redesign and redevelopment of their website done by the A.K.A. team. Goals of the new Oakville Hospital Foundation website redesign included establishing an elagent, mobile responsive, online platform to attract, convert, and deepen the relationship with its target audience, including its supporters, event participants, partners, and donors.
Check out Oakville Hospital Foundation's beautiful new website at:
www.OakvilleHospitalFoundation.com
Check out Kentico's news here:
www.kentico.com/blog/kentico-top-10-websites-for-january-2018
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Here we grow again, we’re hiring!
We have some great career opportunities. If you’re interested in joining our award-winning team, apply here:
Business Development Associate (Intermediate Sales Position)
Web Designer
Account Coordinator
Front-End Developer – Angular, Web API
Business Development Associate (Intermediate Sales Position)
Web Designer
Account Coordinator
Front-End Developer – Angular, Web API
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Baycrest Centre & Baycrest Foundation – Top 10 Websites of the Month Globally
Every month, thousands of websites are developed globally using Kentico CMS. Kentico showcases only ten of the best designed and developed websites. A.K.A. is thrilled to announce that the new website we developed and designed for client, Baycrest Centre, has been selected as one of the "Top Ten Websites for February 2018." Baycrest Centre’s foundation, Baycrest Foundation, was also designated a Top Website from Kentico.
Baycrest Centre is an academic health sciences centre fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Baycrest provides an exemplary care experience for aging clients, combined with an extensive clinical training program for students and one of the world’s top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience. Through its commercial and consulting arms, Baycrest takes its sought-after expertise, education and innovations to other healthcare organizations and long-term care homes, both in Canada and internationally. Baycrest Foundation’s mission is to enrich the quality of life of their community by providing crucial funding to Baycrest Centre in support of programs and services that promote excellence in care, research, education and innovation in brain health and aging.
The new websites needed to clearly reflect and promote the areas of excellence that Baycrest embodies (Care, Research, Education, Innovation), and do so in a user-friendly, user-focused and intuitive fashion. Baycrest is celebrating of their centennial this year and their online presence needed to better reflect the organization and ensure that it is positioned optimally for the centennial and beyond.
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A word from Oakville Hospital Foundation
A.K.A. is always honoured and delighted to work with Oakville Hospital Foundation and celebrate the positive impact their work has on the Oakville Trafalgar Hospital and their community. Their Chief Development Officer shared her testimonial about the recent award-winning website design and development done for the foundation by the A.K.A. team;
"For more than a decade, Oakville Hospital Foundation has had a trusted and valued relationship with A.K.A. New Media. Together, we have launched several redesigns over the years and their insights and strategies have always hit the mark. The experience during our most recent web redesign was no different. From the very beginning, they took the time to truly listen and understand how our Foundation and the community we serve has evolved. They helped us build a vision for this project and engaged our most important stakeholders along the way. Their expert knowledge, professionalism, and exceptional customer service made the whole process feel effortless. The end result is a beautifully designed website that is not only functional, responsive and user-friendly, but also reflective of our organization’s brand and personality."
Suzanne Hallsworth
Chief Development Officer
Oakville Hospital Foundation
Check out the new Oakville Hospital Foundation website.
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Luminato Festival Website Nominated for an Awwwards.com Award
Luminato Festival, Toronto’s Festival of Arts and Creativity, is an annual ten-day celebration of the arts launched in 2007. The festival is a global multi-arts festival dedicated to performance, visual art, music, theater, dance, and more. Luminato Festival required an online presence that would celebrate the four pillars of Accessibility, Diversity, Collaboration, and Transformation to guide and inspire the Festival program. A.K.A was honored to work with the talented Luminato team to reimagine the festivals digital presence for their 10th anniversary and beyond.
The result was a dynamic and engaging website with a custom festival schedule planner to help festival goers plan and share their personalized festival schedule, leaving users with a lasting impression. A flexible website that has the capacity, and key capabilities to transition to their annual festivals for years to come. A.K.A. continues to work with Luminato each year to help launch each new festival season.
The website has been a hit with the web community; Named a Site of the Month and nominated as Site of the Year by Kentico. Most recently, the site was nominated for Awwwards.com award.
We would love if you could vote for Luminato for an Awwwards.com award here!
Luminato’s 2018 Festival Season was just announced, check it out and buy tickets here!
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Hope Air named a Website of the Month
Hope Air is a not-for-profit that works to provide those in financial need with free travel to medical care far from home. In Canada, healthcare coverage starts at the door of the doctor’s office. How you get to the doctor and any related travel costs fall to you. Hope Air is the only national charity providing free flights to low-income families who must travel to specialist medical care that does not exist in their communities. Hope Air believes that where you live in Canada and how much money you make should not determine your ability to access our healthcare system. A free flight lets families focus on what is truly important – their health.
Goals of the new Hope Air website included creating a website that was visually and structurally appealing to Hope Air’s audience, which would serve as a major component of their overall communication strategy. It was important to create a compelling first impression to visitors by showcasing a fresh, modern look to engage stakeholders while connecting the right user to the right content to drive them to take action. Clearly conveying the impact that Hope Air has on people’s lives in an authentic and compelling manner was a priority.
“Hope Air is very pleased with the outcome of our new website. A.K.A. was able to incorporate the unique features we required with novel solutions."
Doug Keller-Hobson,
CEO
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What is SSL Certification?
When users are online, they often share sensitive data with a companies’ websites, such as their name, address, passwords or credit card information. But how do they know if it is safe for them to share their personal information with a website? How can someone be sure that a website is a safe place where no one will hack or steal their personal information? SSL Certification is the safest way to give more security to your website visitors.
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Win a trip to see Broken Social Scene in Creemore!
Want to win a trip to see Broken Social Scene live in a new barn in Creemore?
This June, 1,000 people will gather for a magical night under the stars at The New Farm in Creemore to eat great food, hear Broken Social Scene blow the doors off the barn, and raise money for programs in low-income neighbourhoods that increase access to healthy food.
Win tickets to see this sold-out event here!
For the past nine years, the concert at The New Farm has been bringing bands, chefs, and food-lovers together in support of low-income communities. The event has raised more than $750,000 to support Community Food Centres to buy high-quality produce from small-scale local, organic farms. This year, the event will support programs in five low-income communities in Ontario, and Community Food Centre Canada's national programs.
A.K.A recently launched the newly designed and devleoped CFCC website. Check it out and Donate here!
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Community Food Centres Canada Named a Top 10 Website of the Month
We recently launched a new website for our client Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC). CFCC helps build health, belonging and social justice in low-income communities across Canada through the power of food.
CFCC needed a new website would help achieve their vision of Canada where food is treated as a basic right and central to health, and where everyone has the means, knowledge and voice necessary to access good food with dignity. As CFCC believes that collaboration leads to bigger impact, a primary goal was to transform the CFCC website into an active online communication vehicle that would work as a central knowledge exchange hub for the broader food security sector, all while empowering CFCC staff to manage their online presence efficiently and effectively through best-in-class tools.
The new website has been a success and Kentico has named it one of June’s Top 10 Websites of the Month!
It has been a pleasure working with the amazing CFCC team and A.K.A. looks foward to maintaining a long term relationship with the innovative organization. CFCC's Director of Communication, Christina Palassio shared this about working with A.K.A.:
"Working with A.K.A. has been terrific. The team brought their thoughtfulness and expertise to our project, listened to our needs and challenges, and worked with us to figure out how to meet them. Trying to satisfy the needs of multiple stakeholders can be a daunting task and having the team at A.K.A. on our side was a huge help. We knew that whatever came up, they'd help us figure it out. We've never looked as good on the web as we do today.”
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New Website for Jack.org
Jack.org is Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health.
Through Jack Talks, Jack Chapters, and Jack Summits, young leaders identify and dismantle barriers to positive mental health in their communities. Jack.org is working towards a Canada where all young people understand how to take care of their own mental health and look out for each other. Jack.org needed a new website that would support their mission of creating a Canada without shame, where all those who need support get the help they deserve. The challenge was creating a website that would inspire Canada’s youth to join the movement while connecting those seeking help with the proper resources.
The A.K.A. team helped Jack.org reposition and ignite their evolving brand through designing and developing Jack.org a website that would support their communication strategy through a visually driven and engaging design strategy, supported by real and authentic storytelling. Of paramount importance was adopting a best-in-class content management system that empowers Jack.org to effectively manage their online presence internally while ensuring it supports efficient website maintenance and allows for scalability where needed.
Check out the new Jack.org website and make a donation that will support 2,500 young leaders working across Canada to dismantle barriers to positive mental health. Jack.org has many giving options and they work to make it as simple and rewarding as possible. Give today and help fuel the movement.
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New Website for Headwaters Health Care Foundation
A.K.A has launched a new website for Headwaters Health Care Foundation!
Together, A.K.A and Headwaters created a website that would inspire, build and nurture relationships with donors, in order to assist them in their goal of enabling Headwaters Health Care Centre to provide sustainable, high quality, patient-centred health care to the community. A.K.A. is also looking forward to launching the new website for the Headwaters Health Care Centre which will further extend the Headwaters brand.
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2018 at A.K.A. New Media
2018 was great for A.K.A. New Media! Our team grew with amazing additions to our talented team, we helped our clients grow and further their causes, and we invested time and effort into our culture and to making a positive impact on our community and world. We had the honour to refresh communications for existing clients, created new impactful online brands for new clients and had fun doing it!
Here’s a look at some of the stuff we got up to in 2018:
A.K.A. has had the honour of working with the Oakville Hospital Foundation for over ten years. In January, the newly launched Oakville Hospital Foundation website was named a Website of the Month by Kentico. A.K.A. also had the privilege to work with its longest standing client (close to 20 years), The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, in developing their latest Online Annual Report. Early in the year, AKA raisin rolled out the new and improved Peer-to-Peer and Ticketing modules, enabling hundreds of clients to build custom P2P Fundraising Campaigns and Special Events.
A.K.A. designed and developed a user-centric new online brand presence for both the Baycrest Centre and the Baycrest Foundation in celebration of their centennial year. In February, both sites were named a Site of the Month by Kentico.
In April, the AKA raisin team visited New Orleans for the 55th Annual AFP International Fundraising Conference and networked with clients and other not-for-profit organizations from across North America. Later that month, the new logo, brand presence and website for Hope Air was launched and it was named a Website of the Month by Kentico. Hope Air is the only national charity providing free flights to low-income Canadians who must travel to specialist medical care that doesn’t exist in their communities.
In June, we helped Community Food Centres Canada launch a new online presence to better support their vision of a Canada where food is treated as a basic right and central to health. The website was named a Site of the Month by Kentico. Some fun, engaging, successful social media campaigns soon followed.
In July, we launched the dynamic new website for Jack.org, which has gotten rave reviews and is a strong contender for Kentico’s 2018 Site of the Year! A.K.A. is so honoured to be working with Jack.org as Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health.
In October, some of the AKA raisin team made the trip to Philadelphia to attend the DonorPerfect Community Network Conference to connect with partners, clients and prospective clients. In addition to continually welcoming and onboarding new clients, the raisin was busy rolling out a slew of incredible new features, functionality and integrations with many more coming in 2019. Stay up to date with all things raisin on their website.
In November, some of our AKA Broker team exhibited at the AppliedNet Conference in Nashville, Tennessee where we mingled with the North American insurance community and gave a presentation about effective digital strategies. Later that month, some of our strategy and design team headed to Bethesda, Maryland, to meet our awesome new clients at Round House Theatre (currently in development).
December was busy! We celebrated our Holiday Staff Party by sharing an amazing seven course Italian dinner together while raising funds for charity. We launched the new website for Headwaters Health Care Foundation, which will help inspire, build and nurture relationships with donors – we’ve also started to work with Headwaters Health Care Centre to create for them a new user-centric website, building upon the recent work on the foundation website. Last but certainly not least, we launched the amazing new website for USDM Life Sciences, a global compliance and technology firm based in Santa Barbara, California.
This is only a taste of all the fantastic work we did in 2018. A.K.A. is incredibly privileged to have a slew of exciting projects underway for long-time and new clients, so stay tuned for what we have on the horizon in 2019! As always, we're ready for new challenges and can’t wait to see what the new year brings.
Greetings from everyone at A.K.A. New Media, we wish you an amazing and successful 2019!
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Headwaters Health Care Foundation named a Site of the Month!
Headwaters Health Care Foundation needed a new website that would support their purpose to grow, inspire, and nurture relationships with donors to assist them in their goal enabling Headwaters Health Care Centre to provide sustainable, high quality, patient-centred health care to the community.
The new dynamic online presence will help attract, inspire and engage Headwaters Health Care Foundation’s various target audiences, all while empowering Headwaters Health Care Foundation to manage their online presence efficiently and effectively through best-in-class tools.
A.K.A. is enjoying also working with the Headwaters Health Care Centre in designing and developing their new website in order to define, establish, and extend Headwater’s online brand positioning with a unified online presence. Keep an eye out for the launch of the Headwater Health Care website soon!
Check out the new Headwaters Health Care Foundation website and make a donation here!
Check out Kentico's January Site of the Month blog featuring Headwaters here!
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USDM Life Sciences Named a February Site of the Month by Kentico.
A.K.A.'s recent launch, USDM Life Sciences, named a February Site of the Month.
USDM is a Santa Barbara-based life sciences consulting firm with over 20 years experience in global compliance and technology. USDM challenged us to make them stand out in the crowded Life Sciences field. The result is beautiful, immersive site that reflects the energy of the organization and their bold solutions that accelerate innovation and compliance.
Check out the new USDM Life Sciences website here!
Check out Kentico’s February Sites of the Month post here!
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University Hospitals Kingston Foundation website named a Site of the Month by Kentico
University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF), which is the fundraising arm of Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Providence Care, needed a new modern website that would reflect their values of excellence, integrity, collaboration and resourcefulness. The result was a beautiful and dynamic website which will better inspire generosity for the health of Kingston families and beyond. The new website seamlessly integrates with AKA raisin, to support online donations from UHKF’s generous supporters.
The new website was built on the best-in-class, commercially supported CMS, Kentico, which has empowered the UHKF team to manage all aspects of their website internally. Kentico, which is a leader in CMS industry, has offices world-wide and is used for over 25,000 websites globally, recognizes ten websites a month as the best designed and developed. Through the hard-work and collaboration of the A.K.A and UHKF teams, in March, UHKF was recognized as one of the Top Sites.
Check out the new UHKF website here and consider making a donation which will help make the people of Southeastern Ontario healthier.
Check out Kentico's blog here!
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Be There is Live!
Our friends at Jack.org launched a game-changing mental health resource that teaches us how to better be there for one another. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, learn more at BeThere.org
A.K.A. is honoured to have the opportunity to work with the Jack.org team, designing and developing this groundbreaking website. Be There is an immersive and beautiful mobile responsive website built on a best-in-class CMS which empowers the Be There team to manage their online presence efficiently and effectively.
Check out the Be There website, share it with the young people in your life and donate to a great cause!
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Round House Theatre Website Launched!
A.K.A. is excited to announce the launch of the new Round House Theatre website.
Dubbed “the current meteor in DC Theatre” by the Washington Post, Round House Theatre is one of the “Big Six” professional theatres in the Washington, DC area. Round House is a home for outstanding ensemble acting and lifelong learning.
Round House needed a website that would better engage their growing and loyal ticket buying audience, aiding their mission to captivate audiences with stories that inspire compassion, evoke emotions and demand conversation. The website which is built on Kentico CMS and integrates with Spektrix Ticketing System to help Round House offer a convenient and mobile responsive ticket buying experience for users.
Check out the new Round House website here!
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AODA & Website Accessibility
Ontario has a goal to become fully accessible for people with disabilities by 2025, so that those with disabilities have more opportunities to participate in everyday life. You’re likely aware of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), but what you might not know is how the AODA applies to your website and other digital properties.
Under the AODA, all public sector, private and non-profit organizations are required to make their websites accessible. By January 1st, 2021, all public websites and web content posted after 2012, must meet the WCAG Level AA. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is an internationally accepted standard for web accessibility developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
WCAG guidelines will make content accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities, including:
- Blindness and low vision
- Deafness and hearing loss
- Learning disabilities
- Cognitive impairments
- Mobility impairments
- Speech impairments
Following the WCAG guidelines will not only make your website and content more accessible to people with disabilities, it will also make it more usable by older individuals with changing abilities due to ageing and ultimately it will improve the overall experience for all users. WCAG’s guidelines and success criteria are organized around the following principles, which lay the foundation necessary for anyone to access and use web content:
- Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
- Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable.
- Understandable: Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.
- Robust: Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.
It’s important to know that AODA compliance is not optional. Companies can face fines of up to $100,000 a day for non-compliance and directors and officers of a corporation with fiduciary responsibility are liable for a fine of up to $50,000 a day.
Though Level AA compliance is not required until 2021, as an interactive agency with particular thought leadership, A.K.A. has been developing websites to meet Level AA for several years. Because of our commitment to the AODA and our client’s success, we have partnered with Siteimprove to offer our client’s a complimentary digital audit of their site to evaluate where they currently stand in advance of the upcoming deadline. Siteimprove is a global leader in digital accessibility and website optimization solutions, helping over 7,500 organizations world-wide provide a more inclusive online experience.
Though Level AA compliance is not required until 2021, as an interactive agency with particular thought leadership, A.K.A. has been developing websites to meet Level AA for several years. Because of our commitment to the AODA and our client’s success, we have partnered with Siteimprove to offer our client’s a complimentary digital audit of their site to evaluate where they currently stand in advance of the upcoming deadline. Siteimprove is a global leader in digital accessibility and website optimization solutions, helping over 7,500 organizations world-wide provide a more inclusive online experience.
AODA Compliant Level AA websites developed by A.K.A., featured in banner:
www.TorontoRehabFoundation.com
www.RoundHouseTheatre.org
www.Jack.org
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Round House Theatre – Website of the Month Award.
Of the thousands of websites built on Kentico and launched globally each month, the new Round House Theatre website, designed and developed by A.K.A. was named a Site of the Month.
Dubbed “the current meteor in DC Theatre” by the Washington Post, Round House Theatre is one of the “Big Six” professional theatres in the Washington, DC area. Round House is a home for outstanding ensemble acting and lifelong learning.
Round House needed a website that would better engage their growing and loyal ticket buying audience, aiding their mission to captivate audiences with stories that inspire compassion, evoke emotions and demand conversation. The website integrates with Spektrix Ticketing System to help Round House offer a convenient and mobile responsive ticket buying experience for users.
Alongside the launch of their new website, in order to help create a dynamic and flexible theatre space, Round House recently underwent a beautiful $9 million dollar renovation. If you are living in or visiting the Washing DC area, check out their lineup that’s brimming with heart, soul and a whole lot of humor.
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New Kidney Foundation of Canada Website
For over 50 years, a vision of “excellent kidney health, optimal quality of life and a cure for kidney disease” has guided the Kidney Foundation of Canada to be a collaborative, inventive and focused leader in the development of programs, services, research opportunities and awareness campaigns that have had a positive impact on the millions of Canadians living with, or at risk of developing kidney disease.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada needed a new website that would better support their vision, inspire their constituents and capitalize on current web best-practices. The result is an immersive, user-friendly, best-in-class website. The website, built on Kentico CMS, integrates with AKA raisin’s new General Donation module. As the Kidney Foundation of Canada has chapter locations across Canada, the new website utilizes geo-location settings to display dynamic content to users based on their location.
Check out the new website here and make a donation that will help the foundation advocate for those living with kidney disease and bring hope for their future.
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The Kidney Foundation of Canada needed a new website that would better support their vision, inspire their constituents and capitalize on current web best-practices. The result is an immersive, user-friendly, best-in-class website. The website, built on Kentico CMS, integrates with AKA raisin’s new General Donation module. As the Kidney Foundation of Canada has chapter locations across Canada, the new website utilizes geo-location settings to display dynamic content to users based on their location.
Check out the new website here and make a donation that will help the foundation advocate for those living with kidney disease and bring hope for their future.
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COVID-19 Precautionary Measures
A.K.A. New Media has been closely following the spread of the COVID-19 virus to ensure continued delivery of your services. Our responsibility is to you, our valued clients, and to the well-being of our staff and their families.
A.K.A. remains fully operational and we are committed to supporting you, especially during this challenging time. Apart from team members potentially working remotely, A.K.A. New Media Inc. is fully operational from both a customer service and technical perspective.
We are following the direction and advice of local health officials, governments and health organizations, and are prepared to take all appropriate safety precautions to ensure we are able to maintain business continuity, should it be necessary:
A.K.A. remains fully operational and we are committed to supporting you, especially during this challenging time. Apart from team members potentially working remotely, A.K.A. New Media Inc. is fully operational from both a customer service and technical perspective.
We are following the direction and advice of local health officials, governments and health organizations, and are prepared to take all appropriate safety precautions to ensure we are able to maintain business continuity, should it be necessary:
- All staff have the capacity to work remotely from secure environments
- Account Managers are accessible by email and/or web meeting
- Phone support may be limited in the event of an office closure. As such, we encourage you to use email as the primary means of communication with your Account Manager
- Emergency contacts as detailed in your personal Escalation Document are also accessible
- At a hosting & CMS level, the environments on which A.K.A. operates are fully redundant with 24/7 monitoring and disaster recovery
The continued success of our clients is, and will remain, our priority.
The situation surrounding COVID-19 is fluid and evolving worldwide, and we will continually be assessing our position, and will adapt if necessary. We will keep you informed of any changes by email and on our website. We appreciate your patience and continued support.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. And most importantly, please stay safe and look after each other.
Sincerely,
A.K.A. New Media Inc.
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BeThere.org Nominated for a Webby Award and we need your vote!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that BeThere.org has been nominated as the Best Health Website in the world for the 24th Annual Webby Awards!
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, is the leading international awards organization celebrating excellence on the Internet.
A.K.A. was honoured to work with the Jack.org team to design and develop the BeThere.org – a groundbreaking online mental health resource dedicated to helping young people learn how to identify mental health challenges in themselves and others and provide “5 Golden Rules” to learn how to support someone struggling with their mental health.
Now Jack.org and A.K.A. need your vote to help BeThere.org win the “People’s Voice Award” award and raise more awareness about BeThere.org!
Vote Now! It only takes a few seconds and be sure to validate your vote via email they send you (it may go to your junk box).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE!
About Jack.org: Jack.org is Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health. Their incredible work supporting young adult and adolescent mental health is even more important in these challenging times.
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A.K.A. New Media Wins 2 Webby Awards!
BeThere.org, designed and developed by A.K.A. won both the People’s Voice Award and jury selected Webby Award for the Best Health Website in the World for the 25th Annual Webby Awards.
We were truly honoured to have Jane Metcalfe, a woman who is a pioneer in the technology space, and winner of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award present A.K.A. with our Webby Award and People's Voice Award! Visit Webbyawards.com/speech to see Jane’s presentations and A.K.A.’s hallmark 5-word acceptance speech delivered by a mental health leader from Jack.org.
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of digital industry experts, including Instagram’s Head of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, Director of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society Susan P. Crawford, actor and activist Jesse Williams, GE CMO Linda Boff, Pod Save the People host and activist DeRay Mckesson, Google’s Head of Conversation Design Cathy Pearl, Fortnite Designer Eric Williamson, HBO Digital Chief Diane Tryneski, Los Angeles Laker Isaiah Thomas, and DDB Worldwide CEO Wendy Clark.
“A.K.A. New Media Inc. has set the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said Claire Graves, Executive Director of The Webby Awards. “This award is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
“This is obviously a great honour for our entire team and a fabulous opportunity to further promote BeThere.org – an important online mental health resource for young adults, particularly during these difficult times. This was a truly collaborative effort with the amazing folks at Jack.org and a true project of passion!” says Matthew Myers, COO & Executive VP, A.K.A. New Media Inc.
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A.K.A. is a big winner at the 2020 W3 Awards
The W3 Awards celebrates digital excellence by honouring outstanding Websites, Marketing, Video, Mobile Sites & Apps, Social and Podcasts created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.
The W3 is sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms, including the Creative Director of Spotify, the Founder & CEO of StudioLabs (NYC), among others. This year the W3 had over 3,000 entries from countries across the globe and A.K.A. has been awarded in 4 separate categories.
Building on the success of this years Webby Award and Webby People's Choice Award for BeThere.org, it is an honour for the work that A.K.A. does to be recognized by other leaders in our industry. The hard work, talent and care, contributed by the whole A.K.A. team, not only contributes to the success of projects such as these, but in turn, also helps to support and raise awareness about A.K.A.’s clients and their important missions.
& the winners are:
Gold – Health Website
Gold – Non-Profit Website
Koffler
Gold – Art Website
Round House Theatre
Silver – Performing Arts Website
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A.K.A. Recognized as Top 2 Agencies in Canada by the Webby’s 2020
The Webby International Winner Index showcases teams and agencies from around the world creating the highest calibre of work for the Internet.
A.K.A. is honored to be identified by industry experts and our peers as a world leader in our sector and delighted that such recognition continues to raise awareness about our clients and their important missions. This is particularly the case for Jack.org and the www.Bethere.org website that won both the Webby Award 2020 and the People’s Voice Webby Award 2020 for best Health Website in the world.
Another testament to the exceptional talent and the unwavering dedication of A.K.A.’s team in providing solutions of the highest possible quality for our amazing clients!
Check out the Webby International Winner Index.
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