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Note: This page can only be accessed from an obscure link on the website. It is currently (Oct 2023) being used as a test page for new content. Further down the page are design elements that were previously used and are being retained in the event that those elements once again become useful. The previous usage of the Notice Board page served as a rudimentary blog which has since been superceded by the current blog feature on the Home Page.
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DRAFT Home Page Corporate Donor Box options
for Gold Level Donations
single columnn static listing with logos, title and text, in a separate box below the Municipality contribution box, to keep commercial donors separate from government sources.
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For Gold level donors only. This example uses actual donors, but these are all Bronze level currently, so they do not appear on the Home Page
The MLA is also pleased to acknowledge our corporate donors. They support us, so please support them!
Complete Water & Sewage Services since 1978
Septic and Holding Tank Cleaning Services throughout Lanark County
Service you Deserve with People you can Trust
Sales and Service for Marine and Power Sports
Proud to Serve the Ottawa Valley
PROs
- all donors are seen at once
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- easiest to manage
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CONs
could take up a lot of space if there are many active donors
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might need to scroll if there are many active donors
three-column static listing in a full-width horizontal strip to minimize length of Home Page and scrolling needs.
Located immediately below the municipal contributions box, for up to 6 donors per row, but reducing the space available for additional text
The MLA is also pleased to acknowledge our corporate donors. They support us, so please support them!
Caldwell Bankers
real estate you can bank on
Homes / Cottages
serving the lake community since 1492
Friendly Fires
light up your life with us!
Tim Hortons
roll up the rim to win
Canadian Tire
serving Canadians for 101 years
Law and Orders
come try the
Rhippo Challange!
Single column static and dynamic located as above but providing up to two panels per donor to show twice as much info (for twice the donation). Lower donation (eg: Silver) gets one panel; higher donationn (eg: Gold) gets both panels.
PRO
could provide a way for higher tier donors to have a fancier display (ie: 2 panels instead of 1)
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CON
- same space requirements as option A above.
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This could be made into a 3-column dynamic listing
The MLA is also pleased to acknowledge our corporate donors. They support us, so please support them!
Homes / Cottages
one line of text
Caldwell Bankers
one line of text
Friendly Fires
one line of text
Love Your Lake
one line of text
Additional Design Options
Home Page carousel dynamic display located immediately below the municipal contribution box. Very similar to the previous advertising carousel.
PROs
- uses the same amount of page space regardless of the number of donors
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- each donor has significant space available
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The MLA is also pleased to acknowledge our corporate donors. They support us, so please support them!
Name of corporation
short sentence (max three lines). Eg: serving the lake community since 1945. Come see us at the Lake !
CONs
- the sequence is not random so the same donor appears first every time the site is visited
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- if there are many donors, the tail-enders might never be seen
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- excessive space allocated for the donation provided
Home Page or Corporate Donation Page logo-only dynamic display in a horizontal strip for up to 6 logos per strip depending upon logo design. Display interval is preset and browsing between logos is not an option. Greatly reduces the real estate required. For the Corporate Donor page, use several 6-logo strips, or a box grid of 6-wide by x-long logos. Gold level only on the Home Page.
The MLA is also pleased to acknowledge our corporate donors. They support us, so please support them! Click on a logo to access the website.
Designated Internal Page dynamic horizontal display. As per the above design, to display donors on the most frequently visited pages. Smaller logos to avoid interfering with the page content. Placement on the page depends on page design. Display rate is preset. Visitors are not given the choice to browse.
PRO
- provides a quick thumbnail link to donors
CONs
- sequencing is not random
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- risks turning off visitors with too many "ads"
Designated Internal Page dynamic vertical display. As per the above, but in a vertical layout to suit internal page content.
PROs
- simple logo-only format
- visible immediately if placed at the top left or right of an internal page
- smaller logos use less space to avoid crowding the page content
- good option when there are numerous logos to display
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CONs
- more difficult to arrange logos of varying sizes
- sequencing is not random, so later panels will take time to display
- different pages have different layouts ergo logo positioning is difficult to standardize
- dynamic panel activity detracts from other page content
- looks too much like advertising vice donor recognition
- could have overall negative impact if used on too many internal pages
end of Donation Box options
ROAD FEES
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A major aspect of living on private roads is how to organize residents to share in the cost of maintaining the road. This can become a very complicated and emotive issue if adequate steps are not taken in advance. Please visit the other sections of this article to see how the task can be made much easier.
Most of the time, residents achieve a certain degree of harmony, and the collection of dues or fees to pay for road maintenance progresses reasonably well. This is greatly assisted if the residents have already developed and signed up to written guidelines or by-laws, and even more so if they have incorporated provincially or federally. Those decisions must be made by the residents themselves, but without some formal pre-agreement on how to proceed, matters can become very disruptive.
All too often, when proper safeguards are not in place - indeed even when safeguards have been initiated - some reisidents might refuse to cooperate or comply. What to do about that? The recourse is not easy, particularly if there are no written agreements or laws to back up the remaining residents' position. There are legal avenues to pursue, but they need effort and perseverence. This CASE STUDY provides a great account of one organization's decision to proceed to small claims court to obtain legal satisfaction. There are good lessons here for anybody living on a private road.
Note: these items were removed from the Home Page on 4 Mar 2023 and placed in storage here UFN
