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May 12, 2011
From Online Community to Cash

In 3 years, an education non-profit in small-town North Carolina went from a 6-person staff to a network of thousands charged with advancing its mission. How was this growth possible? In an in-depth exploration of this experience, Alice Williams explains how online communities made this transformation happen. Full of hard-won lessons and emerging best practices, this workshop is an eye-opener for organizations open to growing their online presence.

May 10, 2010
The Community Connection: Extending Mission and Resources through Online Networks

In January 2009, a small education nonprofit in Hillsborough, North Carolina fielded a request from the U.S. Department of Education seeking input from a cross‐section of the nation's most accomplished teachers around a number of major policy debates. They needed a report in five working days. How could nine full‐time staff in small‐town NC, already weighed down with multiple responsibilities, fulfill this request?

September 5, 2008
hesketh.com Blends Best of Old and New in Urban Office Space

 Nestled in downtown Raleigh, hesketh.com's new office space at Pilot Mill (1101 Haynes St) is punctuated with eight-foot tall windows that flood the open floorplan with natural light. It provides a marked contrast to conventional, corporate office spaces. CEO Heather Hesketh was on a mission to find space that truly expresses the company's personality to further engage her team and to better attract the Triangle’s creative class.

May 17, 2007
2007 Pinnacle Amazing Customer Service Award Goes to hesketh.com

On May 2, 2007, hesketh.com was honored for its outstanding customer service at the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Pinnacle Business Award celebration. CEO Heather Hesketh, accepted the First Citizens Bank Amazing Customer Service Award from Steven Blalock, Market Executive for First Citizens, on behalf of her web development and user experience agency.

May 17, 2007
hesketh.com Expansion Continues - Another Expert Joins Team

Rafe Colburn, a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience designing and building Web applications for clients, is the newest member of the hesketh.com team and will head its Technology Practice. 

March 6, 2007
RTPnet Taps hesketh.com CEO for Advisory Board

Heather Hesketh, CEO of hesketh.com, has been named to the RTPnet Advisory Board. RTPnet is a volunteer-driven membership-based nonprofit corporation dedicated to helping North Carolina nonprofit organizations leverage Internet tools to promote and support their missions.

February 2, 2007
hesketh.com Sponsors City of Oaks Marathon

As part of its commitment to the local community, hesketh.com is proud to announce the launch of the City of Oaks Marathon web site, effective today. In addition to providing complete information about event requirements and registration, the site provides detailed information about the course itself, training opportunities, and other events that will precede the actual race on November 4, 2007. Robb Hamilton, a hesketh.com employee, is co-marketing director for the event. 

October 25, 2006
History Channel's Spotlight Falls on hesketh.com CEO

Heather Hesketh, CEO of Web development firm hesketh.com, was recently tapped to tell her story for an upcoming History Channel production. The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources worked with the History Channel to identify those who could tell stories that would reveal the full scope and richness of North Carolina's heritage. The final History Channel broadcast will showcase five different states, and the Department of Cultural Resources sees the feature story as a complement to its own 2007 theme, "History Happens Here."

August 22, 2006
hesketh.com CEO Receives Dual Honors in Triangle Business Community

Heather Hesketh was presented the 2006 Women in Business Award by Triangle Business Journal in recognition of her success and dynamic leadership in the Triangle’s business community.  The award, presented at a ceremony on August 10, 2006, comes on the heels of recognition in April as a 40 Under 40 Leader.

February 13, 2002
The Value of Standards for Web Design

Find out why standards are good, and how they apply to the Internet.