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Elementary Teachers of Toronto

http://www.ett.ca

Web Networks redesigned a new site aimed at serving ETT's over 10,000 members, and serving as a communication platform for the union's public face. ETT takes democracy seriously in its operations, and the project included an upgraded private members discussion area and a secure system for accessing the members only site. ETT staff can now easily manage graphic, video, and audio files simply within their Drupal content management interface. The site also includes capacity for event registration with full credit card payment capacity.

Language Commissioner of Nunavut

http://www.langcom.nu.ca

In partnership with the Piruvik Centre in Iqlauit, Nunavut, we provided Nunavut's Language Commissioner with a fresh new design featuring local photographs, blogs, and a youth area, all in four languages (English, French, Inuktitut, and Inuinnaqtun), all managed in-house using the Drupal content management system.

Toronto Community Housing

http://www.torontohousing.ca

Toronto Community Housing Corporation is Canada's largest social housing provider, and the second largest in North America.Web Networks won the public Request for Proposals for their new website development in 2006, designed and built their current website, and continues to work with the corporation on web development projects, most recently building a private "intranet" for TCHC staff to collaborate and share information.

Toronto School of Theology

http://www.tst.edu

A giant step forward for the Toronto School of Theology, "the largest and leading ecumenical centre for theological education in Canada": Web Networks' team helped TST move from a legacy Microsoft system to the open source Drupal platform. We did extensive planning, created a new custom graphic design for the site, and built a simple tool to manage College course imports, which originated in Excel files. A massive project with a stellar result.

University of Guelph's "The Research Shop"

http://www.theresearchshop.ca

The Research Shop is a unique new structure serving as a portal between research interests and needs of communities (local, national and international communities of interest) and resources at the University of Guelph.When the Executive Director of The Research Shop sought experts to design and build their new site, they came to Web Networks.

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Canadian Auto Workers Online Activism

http://petition.web.net/caw/

The Canadian Auto Workers website uses the Web Networks "Petition" application / plug-in to provide its members and site visitors an opportunity to contact their Member of Parliament and express support for CAW social justice campaigns. Petition features a builit-in postal code to Federal MP and Provincial(Ontario) MPP service.

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Canadian Community for Dialogue and Deliberation

http://www.c2d2.ca

Web Networks staff worked closely with C2D2 Board member and consultant Jason Diceman of Coop Tools and the partnership proved to be a creative one, resulting in a fresh and lively design, and a new Drupal powered platform for C2D2.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

http://webcluster.cnib.ca/Public/Partner_Links.aspx

Web Networks is proud to have created an online resource of all major Canadian daily newspapers for visually impaired people served by CNIB.

The project involved receiving digital files from remote sources, and publishing them to a private website, accessible to text-to-audio software used by the visually impaired.

CAW-Local Union Media Association

http://luma.caw.ca

Multimedia portal for local labour union communicators, with a simple to manage facility for adding relevant labour-related text, images, audio, and video.

CEP Local 707

http://www.cep707.ca

Web Networks worked with staff and volunteers of this CEP Local in Fort McMurray Alberta to give them a easy to manage new site, including private areas for it members to share information and to facilitate online voting of officers.

Cliffcrest Community Centre

http://www.cliffcrest.ca

We love working with small community-based groups like Cliffcrest, and the resulting site shows that our process, whereby Web Networks staff familiar with the needs of service organizations engage client staff and volunteers to deliver an online presence that reflects the energy and commitment of the work being accomplished.

Notable about this site is its fresh design, video profile, blog and complete content management system delivered on a tight budget.

CMHA Toronto Intranet

https://intranet.cmha-toronto.net/

Creating a private, functional online space for an organizations' staff to work together online is never simple. Staff are too busy for a "build it and they will come approach to work. Web Networks helped the Toronto branch of the Canada Mental Health Association move many of its internal staff file management and office logistics online in a streamlined simple to navigate and manage online space. Highlights include room booking and calendars, polls, and interactive forms for staff to submit workplace health and safety issues.

Common Thread Community Chorus

http://commonthreadchorus.ca

This unique soprano, alto, tenor, bass choir promotes community and social justice through music. Web Networks led a volunteer committee through a graphic design and website functional requirement design process that included facility for sound and video, as well as a private area for choir members, all powered by the easy to use Drupal content management system.

CUPE 15

http://www.cupe15.org

In partnership with Talking Dog Communications, we provided CUPE 15 and its over 5,000 members with a new website powered by Drupal, including a handy listing of union stewards, committee members, Executive etc.

Developmental Disabilities Association

http://ddastarnet.com

Vancouver-based Developmental Disabilities Association needed an affordable private website for staff to collaborate. They chose web.net to build and host thier new intranet, which includes news, events, staff directory, and a unique service for staff to send "kudograms" in appreciation of work their colleagues have performed.

Drupal File Management Module

http://drupal.org/project/webfm

When the Ontario Nurses Association needed an easy way to manage thousands of union documents, Web Networks development team used the flexible "Drupal" content management system to build a module that gives end users a "Windows Explorer" drag and drop interface, combined with simple ways to put thousands of files onto a web server.

The module is now in use by organizations worldwide, and is downloaded thousands of times weekly.

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Drupal Google Maps Website Plug-in

http://www.torontohousing.ca/commercial

The Web Networks development team built a tool for Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) staff allowing site visitors to browse the TCHC housing portfolio as well as commercial location using Google maps.

TCHC staff are now able to add custom photos and text to specific locations on the Google map, and the website visitors can navigate through the map using the standard Google

ETFO Credit Courses

http://register.etfocreditcourses.ca

E-commerce enabled online registration using the Drupal "Ubercart" shopping cart system.

ETFO Summer Academy

http://www.etfo.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/SummerAcademy/Pages/default.aspx

Every year thousands of ETFO's 73,000 members having been registering for its "Summer Academy" professional development courses using the stable and secure Drupal "Ubercart" system configured and hosted by Web Networks. While the solution is complex--requiring authentication against ETFO's remote membership database, real time credit card processing, and downloadable reports--we made the online experience for end users simple. ETFO has also implemented a similar system for its credit courses.

Global Information Society Watch

http://www.giswatch.org

The Association for Progressive Communication has partnered with Netherland-based Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation ("HIVOS") to produce a printed annual Internet Rights report with authors from all corners of the globe, called "Global Information Society Watch. Web Networks has launched their new website, and it is one of our best: striking design, integrated maps, intelligent content layout, on a fine-tuned multilingual Drupal platform.

Herizons Magazine Online Subscription

http://www.herizons.ca/catalog/143/subscriptions

Herizons magazine came to Web Networks when their current shopping cart system had been attacked by spammers. They urgently needed a new, stable, and functional system to manage subscriptions, renewals, and sales of products. Web Networks implemented the "Drupal Ubercart" module for Herizons using Paypal as the payment processor. A great, affordable e-commerce solution for small enterprises and non-profits.

Jesuit Forum

http://www.jesuitforum.ca

On a tight budget the Web Networks team delivered: website design reflecting Jesuit Forum's non-partisan activist mission; easy to manage website using the Drupal content management system, with training, website hosting, and ongoing support.

Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

http://assembly.nu.ca

Another project completed with our partners The Pirurvik Centre in Iqaluit. A four language website with a strong design reflecting the importance of the most important democratic institution in Nunavut. The site also provides Legislative Assembly staff with a easy to use Drupal-based system to manage The Assembly's legislative bills.

New Democratic Party of Canada

http://www.ndp.ca

The federal NDP and Web Networks have had a long and creative relationship. Our team provided the party with its first secure e-commerce donation system, its first content management system, its first Drupal installation and the site was hosted on Web Networks servers during Jack Layton's party leadership victory, and three subsequent federal elections.

Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti

http://www.nni.gov.nu.ca

Web Networks developed this complex, four language online registry of business and government tenders as part of its http://attavik.net service to government and organizations in Nunavut.

Nunavut Arctic College

http://www.nac.nu.ca

Web Networks and Pirurvik Centre's http://attavik.net won the public RFP to bring Inuktitut and English content management to Nunavut's only post-secondary institute, as well as provide ongoing hosting and website maintenance services.

Check out the fresh design and easy language switching.

Ontario Colleges Library Service

http://www.ocls.ca

OCLS provides a central vendor/supplier relationship management service for all twenty-four Ontario community college libraries. Web Networks transferred the labour intensive business process used by OCLS to manage this service to an online platform. The Drupal system includes a facility to upload data-rich Microsoft Excel worksheets, as well as allowing college staff to securely view all subscriptions.

Pro Bono Students Canada

http://probonostudents.ca/

Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) is the world’s only national pro bono law student organization. When their staff approached Web Networks, they had a customized system for managing the site that was awkward and inflexible. On a tight budget, Web Networks migrated the site design, functions and content to our easy to use Drupal system, giving Prob Bona staff complete control of the site.

Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

http://www.pipsc.ca

PIPSC needed a secure, private online space to assist negotiators with the massive task of negotiating collective agreements for its 50,000 members in dozens of bargaining units across Canada. Web Networks customized the "Drupal" content management system forums module to deliver the project.

Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union

http://www.sgeu.org

SGEU's new Drupal-powered site was a redesign from the ground up of a previous site developed by the Web Networks team.The union wanted a colourful, magazine-like feel for the new site, with extensive control over displaying images and highlighting news on the front page. Check out the unique "news slider" that allow visitors to easily scroll through news items. A great site--kudos to Jared and Greg from our team who put it all together, and to the perseverance by SGEU staff in getting this project to launch.

Shepherds Watch

http://www.shepherdswatch.ca

Shepherds Watch is a unique artist-owned enterprise that sells beautiful wearable sundials--jewelery you can use! Web Networks filled the tall order placed by the client--a striking graphic design, full content management system, shopping cart and e-commerce, at a reasonable price. We are thrilled with the resulting website, and encourage you to literally "check out" some sun dials in the shopping area :-)

Somalia Immigrant Aid Organization

http://www.somalicanadians.ca/

Not only did Web Networks design a new website for the Somalia Immigrant Aid Organization, provide a content management system and hosting, we also assisted the organization obtain federal funding for the project!

Tusaalanga

http://www.tusaalanga.ca

Web Networks worked with its partner, the Pirurvik Centre, to develop this online resource for students learning the indigenous Inuktitut language, spoken primarily in Nunavut. The site was awarded the Council of the Federation literacy award. The Council of the Federation comprises all 13 Canadian provincial and territorial premiers.

United Steelworkers

http://www.qusw.ca/

This project involved the rapid development of a website design and content management system in support of the United Steelworkers campaign to organize support staff at Queens University.

University of Alberta, Non-Academic Staff Association

http://www.nasa.ualberta.ca

The 7,000 strong support staff at the University of Alberta ("NASA") needed a public website, private online labour relations case management tools, and a complete membership management system. They chose Web Networks to design, build and host a Drupal-based system that met all requirements.