Web Marketing Strategies Help Provide Resources Students Need to Reach Their Full Potential
HOUSTON, February 10, 2010 - Yellowstone Academy, Houston's only private faith-based elementary school serving children living in extreme poverty has launched
www.yellowstoneacademy.org, a new Web site powered by Tendenci (
www.tendenci.com) online management software. The Web plays a critical fundraising role for the school, which relies solely on donations from individuals, corporations, congregations, organizations and foundations to meet its operating budget.
Yellowstone serves 288 students in pre-K through 6th grade from families whose median annual income is approximately $8,000. Designed by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company (
www.schipul.com), Yellowstone Academy's Web site immerses visitors in the feel of walking down the halls of Yellowstone. It uses words, pictures, and video to show how Yellowstone is using education and intensive intervention to help children living in poverty to transcend their circumstances.
"Our story constantly evolves, so it's empowering that Tendenci's content management system enables the staff to add pages, edit words and images, and embed videos quickly and easily," said Kim Hansen, Executive Director of Yellowstone Academy. "With Schipul's insight into the behaviors of Web users and the importance of search engine optimization techniques, our message comes across almost as compelling on the Web as it is in real life."
Tendenci software makes fundraising easy. Donors can submit a monetary donation online and charge it to their credit card. Yellowstone Academy uses Tendenci's integrated photo album to bring donors into the classroom and showcase how it is teaching, supporting, and nurturing students. The photo album provides a simple way to upload photos and add captions.
Tendenci's online calendar makes it easy to add and promote upcoming events while its integrated e-newsletter function automates subscriptions and allows Yellowstone staff to create and send e-newsletters with just a few mouse clicks. Tendenci also enables site users to subscribe to be alerted to updates through the integrated Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
About Yellowstone Academy
Yellowstone Academy operates on the premise that, through education and intensive intervention, children living in poverty will not be limited by their circumstances and will have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Yellowstone does not accept governmental funds and is funded solely through private contributions. For more information, please visit www.yellowstoneacademy.org.
About Schipul - The Web Marketing Company
Schipul - The Web Marketing Company developed and builds on the Tendenci Web marketing application, a powerful online tool with over a half million people logging in during the past year and millions of users overall. Schipul is based in Houston, and provides marketing services on the Internet to more than 300 organizations from a variety of service industries in local, national and international markets. Schipul's nonprofit clients include the Web Analytics Association, Houston Zoo and the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, among many others. Additional information about Schipul is available at www.schipul.com and www.tendenci.com.