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August 17, 2015

Nikonians Fundraising Campaign 2015 begins

FR-Camp_2015_SQ_125.jpgBased on the success of last year's fundraising campaign, our founders have announced a new venture for 2015.
If you check our fundraising home page you will see the familiar thermometer, once again hovering at zero mark, with a goal of $100,000 (USD). Since the campaign launch (almost immediately) $2,000 has already been donated.

2015-fundraising-thermo_200.jpgNikonians co-founder Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs) tells us the proceeds from last year were instrumental in improving the user experience:

"We made sure the forums are usable on various screen sizes, including mobile devices and we simplified uploading of images in the forums. We also increased the size of previews in forums and galleries and improved the way we link to these images out of the forums. Other improvements included streamlining the way we inform users through notifications on new posts."

Members are already commenting favorably on the revamped main page of the forums and lobby and the ability to keep track of information from articles, galleries and the activities of friend in the community. One popular improvement since the conclusion of last year?s campaign was the introduction of favorites tagging, making it easier for members to access the collection of forums they use the most.

The 2014 Fundraising Campaign was the first in the community since it was officially started 15 years ago. Funds from that campaign focused on solving major, technical points to improve the usability of the forums and to reduce clutter.

Bo tells us this year?s campaign is aimed at continuing the work that has already started.
"We want to redesign the galleries, make sure that they are just as easy and pleasant to use as our new gallery app for mobiles. We are also looking forward to get more authors on board allowing us to provide more in-depth articles and further expand on our popular ezine, 'The Nikonian.' Last but not least, we envision pulling off an interesting get-together for Nikonians in the U.S.A."

For more information, check our Fundraising Campaign Wiki.

Posted by flashdeadline at August 17, 2015 7:45 AM