Coalmarch Productions Donates Web Site to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Cary, N.C.
Coalmarch Productions, a leading service provider for online solutions, launched an updated Web site for the NC Triangle Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure valued at $65,000.

As opposed to the previous version of the site, where staff had to update pages individually by modifying the actual code and contents, the new site features Coalmarch Productions’ content management system, CoalEngine™. This allows the Komen staff of full time and volunteer workers to easily update and manage the content of the Web site, from basic content to changing the poll question and answer, without having to edit a single line of code. The site includes the following new features:

• Blogging • Polls • E-mail newsletter signup • Lightbox integrated image galleries with searchable event albums • User login and accounts • Site search • Events calendar

The new site is completely database driven and W3C compliant, boasting an up to date Web 2.0 look and feel that allows visitors to easily find navigate and find information.

“We are very proud to be providing our services and our CoalEngine software to support the work of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the Triangle”, states Jake St. Peter, President, Coalmarch Productions. “Their work to prevent breast cancer affects all of us and our families”, he adds. “We hope that everyone will lend their support to this organization.”

“Community outreach and grassroots organizing are vital to realizing our vision of ending breast cancer forever”, comments Pam Blondin, Executive Director of the Komen NC Triangle Affiliate. “Komen has to reach those who need help and those who want to help. Our new Web site is dynamic and easy to use. The tools and features implemented by Coalmarch reflect the diverse needs of Komen’s volunteers, staff, and the women and families who rely on us for life-saving information”, she adds.

About Coalmarch Productions: Coalmarch Productions is the Triangle’s leading software developer specializing in enterprise level site management and both online and traditional marketing solutions. Custom innovations include its CoalEngine™ software suite that is strategically designed to outperform on search engines and is proven to deliver a significant increase in online traffic for its clients. Coalmarch Productions provides a complete range of new media solutions including graphic design, custom programming, SEM, and virtual tours. Located in Cary, N.C., Coalmarch Productions’ clients include The United States Playing Card Company (Gamblers General Store, Bicycle Brand Playing Cards), LEAP Technologies, Hosted Solutions, and The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. For additional information, please visit www.coalmarch.com or contact Sandy Andrews at (919) 481-2895.

About Komen Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.

In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information, visit www.komennctriangle.org or www.komen.org