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Randy Tyler is a recognized pioneer and expert in Online Volunteer program development. Since 1998, his work has been noted by numerous news sources from The New York Times to CTV's Canada AM, and shared with non-profit organizations through provincial, national and international conference presentations and published articles. Randy provides training, workshops, presentations and consultation for non-profit organizations. He is a Gold Medallist graduate of both the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba. For further information, please visit: http://www.RandyTyler.org

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Quickly Generate CSS Syntax for a Heading or Paragraph Using the Free Online Tool CSS Type Set

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If you are new to Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) formatting or just want to quickly try styling a paragraph or heading in real time, then you may want to explore CSS Type Set, a free online tool. As shown in the above screen capture, first enter your desired text (whether a heading or paragraph) and add some attributes (e.g., add bold or change your font size) to your text and the CSS syntax for your styled text will be automatically generated in real time on the right. With this tool you can apply changes to font-family, color, font-size, font-weight, font-style, text-alignment, letter-spacing, word-spacing and line-height.

http://csstypeset.com/

For further information about virtual volunteering, visit Pioneering Online Volunteering Program Developer Randy Tyler.

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Your Non Profit Web Site Up Time is Critical and a Reflection of Your Brand - Easily Monitor Your Web Site for Free

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Whether you are a non-profit or charitable organization offering online volunteering opportunities, providing a Web-based client service or allowing your donors to contribute online, your Web site up time is critical and a reflection of your brand. In this context, do you know how often your Web site is down and thus not accessible to your donors, potential online volunteers or clients? "WasItUp" provides such a free Web site monitoring service.  Monitoring your site every five minutes, WasItUp will send you an e-mail when your site is down and when it returns.

To start monitoring your Web site or blog, visit http://wasitup.com. As shown in the above screen capture image, (1) type your Web site address (such as: http://www.RandyTyler.org or https:// if you have an SSL connection), (2) next type in your e-mail address where you would like to receive Web site status updates and finally, (3) click on "Start Monitoring My Site". Completing their short form as herein instructed will check for a 200/OK (successful) http response using a get request. This free service, operated by a single individual, currently allows you to monitor up to 10 sites per account.

For further information about how a non profit organization can develop a productive virtual volunteering program through the use of appropriate technology, please visit this Online Volunteering Resource.

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