MJD Interactive Agency Launches Website for Newly Established West Health Investment Fund

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Last week, MJD Interactive Agency launched a website for the newly announced West Health Investment Fund (http://www.westhealthfund.com). The Fund has a unique mission to lower health care costs by providing risk capital for companies with cuttingedge health care technologies and services.

In 2009, Gary and Mary West founded the West Wireless Health Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization, to identify ways to lower health care costs through technology. With the launch of the West Health Investment Fund, the Wests have put an additional $ 100 million of their own money to work to provide capital to companies creating novel solutions to the health care cost problem.

MJD Interactive was hired mere weeks before the site was set to go live and produced a highly customized site that was cohesive with the new branding initiative of the fund.

It was important to get information to people without bloating the site with page after page of hard-to-find content. We designed the site to use animated panels of content to keep things simple and clean, while giving people the information they need. We built the site using Drupal as the Content Management System. They needed a CMS that was highly scalable for future content updates as well as building a solid technology platform for future initiatives, said Jeremy Duimstra, Co-Founder of MJD Interactive Agency. Those were the technical design challenges that were overcome. We also had a great time utilizing the new branding guidelines to create what we think is a very modern, visually stunning site.

Working with MJD was a great experience for us, said Don Casey, Manager of the West Health Investment Fund. We had a very short deadline, and they delivered a compelling site to us in time for our official unveiling. The dedication they showed to get the site built was extraordinary, and the site is getting rave reviews on a daily basis.

Were really just excited to be able to put our time into a project that means as much as the West Health Investment Fund, said Duimstra. We truly believe that Gary and Mary West, their dedicated staff, and the companies they choose to invest in will have a lasting positive impact on not only healthcare, but on the world. There arent many projects that come along that have those lofty aspirations. Were honored to be part of it.

About MJD Interactive Agency

MJD Interactive Agency specializes in web development, online marketing, and technology solutions. Areas of expertise include design, user experience, mobile application development, Drupal Development, Joomla, WordPress and Sitecore. Online Marketing strengths include Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search, Social Marketing and Analytics. Web Development and Online Marketing is both an art and a science. Our award winning design and marketing teams work closely together to ensure that the creative sparkles and the campaign performs meeting or exceeding your specified goals. We believe our job is to create demand. To drive response. To deliver results. Our success is based on your success.

About the West Health Investment Fund

The West Health Investment Fund (http://www.westhealthfund.com) is the first investment fund with the mission to lower health care costs for the public by providing risk capital for cutting-edge health care technologies and services. Launched by entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the Fund aims to spur an entirely new ecosystem for health care innovation that lowers health care costs.

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MailChimp Expands Integration Fund for eCommerce

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 24, 2012

MailChimp today announced the creation of a new integration fund specifically for eCommerce shopping carts. The goal of the fund is to support deeper integrations with all of the top shopping cart systems and specifically to support MailChimps eCommerce360 order tracking solution. At the present time there are over 50 integrations provided by 3rd parties that connect MailChimp with popular shopping cart systems such as Magento and Shopify. The goal of this fund is to expand the number of shopping carts covered and to ensure that they all include support for order tracking.

eCommerce is a rapidly growing customer segment at MailChimp. These subscribers are serious about email and use MailChimps analytics to understand customer behavior and segmentation to better target their audience preferences. MailChimps eCommerce360 order tracking feature is a powerful tool for eCommerce customers to identify specific purchases made by individual shoppers as well as track aggregate category purchases over time or from a specific campaign. With eCommerce360 MailChimp customers get a true ROI calculation along with a detailed listing of individual orders.

To get started, MailChimp customers using eCommerce360 can upload existing orders to their MailChimp account. When they send their first MailChimp campaign they can access their previous purchase history to make segmentation decisions. Once a MailChimp customer starts sending campaigns with eCommerce360 enabled, the new purchase data will automatically be added to their MailChimp account. The eCommerce360 plugin allows merchants to track individual purchases including the product name, category, SKU, order date, and shipping costs.

Currently there are plugins that fully support eCommerce360 for Shopify, Magento, Miva Merchant, X-Cart, Drupal and osCommerce. Visit the MailChimp knowledge base for additional information about the eCommerce360 feature.

Developers can apply for the new integration fund here: http://mailchimp.com/about/integration-fund/.

Priority will be given to the most popular shopping cart systems. Proposals ideally should include relevant previous experience working with both the shopping cart application and MailChimp.

Links:

http://connect.mailchimp.com/tagged/ecommerce360

http://apidocs.mailchimp.com/api/how-to/ecommerce.php

http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/what-is-ecommerce360-and-how-does-it-work-with-mailchimp/

About MailChimp

MailChimp supports more than 2 million subscribers worldwide, sending 3.5 billion messages per month. MailChimp is designed for the do-it-yourself power user — someone looking for all of the power of an enterprise application, but built for anyone to use. MailChimp integrates with many third party applications including Facebook, Twitter, Hootsuite, Pinterest, Instagram, SurveyMonkey, Eventbrite, Etsy, Salesforce, WordPress, Magento, Joomla, Drupal and Google Analytics. And best of all, prices start at free.

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MailChimp Announces $1 Million Integration Fund

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 18, 2010

MailChimp, the leading email technology platform with over half a million users worldwide, today announced the creation of a $ 1 million fund to support the development of integrations on the MailChimp platform.

The MailChimp Integration Fund is now accepting applications from anyone interested in building an integration on the MailChimp platform. Possible categories for development range from sign-up modules to more complex data sharing. Development can also focus on increasing the utility of an existing integration or plugin.

Interested parties should complete a short form online at http://www.mailchimp.com/about/integration-fund to begin the application process. Funds will be applied on a per-project basis and the amount of funds allocated to any one project will be determined based on the requirements of each specific project.

Weve been amazed at the number of third parties building MailChimp integrations on their own, in addition to ones that weve commissioned or built ourselves, said Ben Chestnut, Co-founder and CEO of MailChimp. The functionality that good integrations add to the MailChimp eco-system is really important. By continuing to decrease barriers to development, we hope to encourage even more people and companies to build compelling integrations with MailChimp.

More than 80,000 users currently access MailChimps application via their API. The software-as-a-service company has existing integrations with many companies like Facebook, Twitter, Picnik, Highrise, PayPal, Google Docs & Contacts, Eventbrite and plugins for WordPress, Expression Engine, Drupal and more. A complete list of current integrations and plugin can be found here.

A few years ago I had to decide between hiring a sales guy or investing in MailChimps API by hiring a programmer, said Chestnut. We went with the programmer and focused on making a solid, well documented API that was easy to integrate with. Making something more useful is the best way weve found to get and keep customers, so we created this integration fund to encourage entrepreneurs and startups out there to do the same.

In tandem with announcing the integration fund, MailChimp also released version 1.3 of their API. V1.3 makes accessible all of the data available within their application including geo-targeting and tracking data, making the possibilities for integration exponentially larger.

MailChimp is also a founding member of the Small Business Web, a network of web applications who integrate with one another via open APIs with the goal of making life easier for small businesses.

Companies like Freshbooks, Batchbook, Zendesk, Formstack, Wufoo, Shoeboxed and more are on the SBweb, said Chestnut. Once we started integrating with them, things began to snowball. Now we manage 200 million API calls each month.

About MailChimp

MailChimp is a leading email technology platform that is improving the user experience by providing seamless, yet powerful email marketing features that are easy and affordable enough for a small business to get started, but powerful enough for a large company looking for an enterprise level solution. With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, MailChimp has 10 years of experience making it easy for customers to create professional email marketing communication. They offer users a fast and robust application for creating, targeting, delivering and tracking their email-marketing efforts. Customers enjoy cutting-edge features, like designer templates, advanced social segmentation and data, geo targeting, and free reports with every campaign. MailChimp’s platform uses an open API, and its already integrated with many third party applications including WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Google Analytics. Plus, they provide a directory of third-party API Experts who can help customers set up the specific integration needed for their business. And best of all, prices start at free. All the information youve ever wanted is available at http://www.mailchimp.com.

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71-year-old Former Marine Completes Coast-To-Coast ElliptiGO Run and Raises More than $11,000 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 05, 2012

71-year-old former Marine Rick Hermelin made history this week as the first person to run coast-to-coast on an ElliptiGO elliptical running machine. The intrepid septuagenarian made the epic 3,000-mile trek to raise funds for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, a non-profit set up to provide support for injured and critically ill members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Hermelin began his transcontinental journey on March 23, 2012 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina and finished his fundraising run in exactly 100 days at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California on June 30, 2012.

With the goal of raising $ 10,000 for the Semper Fi Fund, Hermelin made the crossing self-supported, carrying only a small backpack. His mission quickly captured the hearts of the people he met along the way. Families opened up their homes to him, restaurant owners fed him free of charge and a network of fire departments hosted him for 53 nights. In the end, Rick exceeded his fundraising goal and as of July 3, 2012, he had raised $ 11,462 for the Semper Fi Fund.

Hermelin served in the Marine Corps from 1959 to 1963 as an Aviation Communications Technician, but it wasnt until later in life that he developed his love of running. Over the course of 35 years, from 1976 to 2011, he completed 100 marathons, 100 half-marathons, and 100 10K races. Having reached this incredible milestone in June 2011, he started looking for a new challenge.

I had thought about running across the U.S. before, said Hermelin, but I wasnt sure if my body would hold up for the entire journey. Plus, it would take me about 6 months. Thats when one of his clients suggested he try out the ElliptiGO as an alternative.

Designed by runners, the ElliptiGO is the first outdoor, low-impact, fitness device specifically designed to emulate the running motion. It allows athletes of all levels to get a high-intensity workout without experiencing the repetitive impact of running. Healthy athletes and injured athletes alike have found it the most effective way to get an outdoor running experience without the usual pounding on their bodies.

In keeping with his 100 theme, Hermelin put together a plan to run across the country on the ElliptiGO in 100 days to raise awareness about the benefits of being physically fit, something he learned in the Marines. ElliptiGO co-founder and co-president, Bryan Pate, was impressed with his idea. As a fellow former Marine, I admire his courage in completing this crossing alone and appreciate his desire to help out injured Marines.

The Marine Corps had such a positive impact on my life and supporting the Semper Fi Fund seemed like a great way to honor that influence, Rick said. To finish this 3,000-mile trek is a great personal accomplishment, but raising money for the Semper Fi Fund and helping out other Marines is what makes my effort more meaningful.

Crossing the country on the unconventional fitness machine, Rick racked up some impressive statistics:

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71-year-old Former Marine Completes Coast-To-Coast ElliptiGO Run and Raises More than $11,000 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund

Michigan Oral Health Coalition Issues Community Mini-Grant Program Seeks to Help Fund Local Coalitions to Address Access to Oral Health Services

Lansing, Michigan. (PRWEB) December 20, 2012

The Michigan Oral Health Coalition is taking another major step in its statewide action plan to address access to oral health services. The Coalition is currently accepting applications from community-based organizations across Michigan for its 2013 Community Mini-Grant Program. An application deadline of January 4, 2013 has been set with four grants to be awarded later in the month.

Support for this grant program is provided by the Michigan Oral Health Coalition, through the Oral Health 2014 Initiative of the DentaQuest Foundation. The Michigan Oral Health Coalition looks to inspire communities to create networks of innovation, advocacy and leadership to improve the oral health of residents. These community networks will align data and resources, and create effective approaches to prevent and manage oral disease that can be replicated.

Through the 2013 Community Mini-Grant Program, the Michigan Oral Health Coalition will assist communities in developing local coalitions. The coalition approach allows the community to find solutions to health problems and determine which solutions will work best.

Oral health is an essential component of comprehensive health care, said Karlene Ketola, Executive Director of the Michigan Oral Health Coalition. We are excited to see what develops as we engage Michigan communities to embrace the challenge and opportunity of addressing oral health disparities in their communities.

For a complete grant application and guidelines, visit http://mohc.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/2013-community-mini-grant-program2.pdf.

About the Michigan Oral Health Coalition

Michigan Oral Health Coalition is a non-profit whose mission is to improve oral health in Michigan by focusing on prevention, health promotion, oral health data, access, and the link between oral health and overall health. With more than 125 members, the Coalition is comprised of primary care clinicians, oral health clinicians, dental benefit providers, advocacy and provider organizations, state and local government officials, and consumers working together to improve oral health in Michigan.

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