Who did the designs and branding for DrupalCon 2016 – New Orleans

Last year, Cheeky Monkey Media went to the 2015 North American DrupalCon in Los Angeles and didn’t tell anyone that we did the branding and design for the event. Doh! We didn’t want to make the same mistake this year – it just doesn’t fit with our cheeky and sometimes cocky personalities – so we’ve been […]
We’re going to NTEN 2016

This year, Cheeky Monkey Media is attending the Nonprofit Technology Conference for the first time. The troop got so excited about the upcoming trip last week, that we decided to film a video introducing ourselves. Meet our sales and marketing team members as they discuss the upcoming NTEN 2016 conference. The team here at Cheeky […]
What makes a good website? Here are our top ten

Over the last few weeks, I’ve looked at how you can use your website to bring in more volunteers and donors. In these posts, I highlighted how important it is to keep your website up-to-date. I also urged you to consider who your website’s target audience will be. That’s easy to say, but not necessarily […]
How to think about your website so you attract donors and volunteers (part 2)

In part 1 of this post, I discussed the difference between User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX). I hope I didn’t scare you off when I stated: “…people throw the phrase UX around like it’s something simple, like all you have to do is fix the UX and everything will be fine. While everything […]
Top 10 things to do in San Jose, California

On March 11th, 2016, Cal Bialik wrote an article titled “San Jose Is The Most Forgettable Major American City.” That said, San Jose is actually pretty cool, even if the Major League Baseball team GIANTS never did get their stadium. In fact, if you’re heading that way, there are at least 10 Activities you don’t […]
How to think about your website so you attract donors and volunteers

A quick google search and a few conversations with non-profit employees suggest that as a member of a nonprofit, you would probably like to: Attract potential donors and convert them to actual donors. Optimize your time so that your tasks are completed ahead of schedule Attract potential volunteers and convert them to actual volunteers Get […]
Nonprofit Website Design & Development – The Struggle

In “Day in the Life of a Non-Profit Executive Director” Ray Deck shares his day working at Skookum Kids. His day starts at 3:42 am and ends at 10:45 pm. (By the way, this is Ray’s part-time gig!) While Ray’s story is inspiring, it also points to three very real challenges facing nonprofits today: Lack […]
Looking for Life Hacks? (part 2)

A Few More Tips and Tricks from the Troop In our last post, we shared our best practices for working as a team. In this post, we thought we’d give you a glimpse at the inner workings of the monkey troop. Read on to learn what some of our monkeys do to stay sane! Rick, […]
Looking for life hacks?

Our monkeys have tricks and tips instead of ticks and fleas! Hi there! How’s your jungle today? Ours is full of too much coffee, multiple projects, and conflicting deadlines. Oh, and did we mention our nests need cleaning, our kids won’t get off our backs, the monkey chief is in a mood, and our significant […]
How to Import with Feeds using JSONPath

STEP 1: Install Necessary Drupal Modules In order to import some JSON data, you first need these modules installed and enabled. Ctools – https://www.drupal.org/project/ctools Feeds – https://www.drupal.org/project/feeds Job Scheduler – https://www.drupal.org/project/job_scheduler Feeds JSONPath Parser – https://www.drupal.org/project/feeds_jsonpath_parser STEP 2: Create The Content-Type To import content from another site, you need to create the content type so the data can […]