Ryan's blog

Right off the bat, Sketch, a great not-for-profit in Toronto, explains that its mission might seem like an odd one. On the organization's home page, the first line reads:

“Art making is a curious way to address homelessness or poverty - growing issues in Canada, one of the wealthiest nations in the world.”

It's hard to argue with this sentiment, but it's true nonetheless that art making, at least the way Sketch approaches it, has the power to make a difference. As an artist myself, I know that art making offers an outlet for self-expression, that it can help young people build skills, and that it truly does allow people to participate in the making of culture.

At the moment, Drupal is our favourite Content Management System (CMS) — how we manage website content. We’ve been using it a lot, for a variety of different projects. Of course, we can work with any CMS and have plenty of experience working with and developing web solutions in other CMS programs such as Wordpress, Joomla, Django and Moodle. But these days, we’re really liking Drupal and recommending it to a lot of our clients, so I thought I'd tell you a bit about it.

When you think about cancer, usually you think about finding a cure. There are so many organizations devoted to that goal. There are runs, walks, raffles, auctions, dances and a variety of other events and initiatives, all devoted to raising funds that will go directly to finding a cure.