(Newswire Today) —  West Palm Beach, FL, United States, 2009-05-20 - Grassy Waters Preserve (GWP) applies fundraising and event web components to increase support.

Forte Interactive, Inc., leading web design and software development company in West Palm Beach, announces launch of GrassyWatersPreserve.com.

New web design highlights online event registration and donor options. The website also invites visitors to keep updated on the Preserve’s latest news and events by subscribing to syndicated news and press feeds (RSS) and e-newsletters. Additional website features include an interactive video tour of the 20-square mile wetland nature preserve, a photo slideshow, and the ability to make donations online.

Bob Nichols, Grassy Waters Executive Director states, “I am thrilled with the new website by Forte Interactive. Being a small non profit in today's economy, it's very difficult to find effective ways to communicate and fundraise. Our new Forte Interactive website is the perfect answer. It gives us the professional look we need and the ability to manage our website in a way which allows us to keep our supporters completely informed. Thank You Forte!”

On the backend of the website design, Forte’s software team developed custom web management applications that can be accessed remotely by client staff members, including: User Account Manager, Online Donations Manager, Events Calendar, Website Tracking Module, and Staff Manager. Forte’s content management system, TrustedPartner, allows GWP staff members to make secure changes and updates, keeping in line with the Preserve’s upcoming news and events.

According to Forte Vice President, Robert Anderson, “Forte is proud to partner with Grassy Waters in this recent web project. GrassyWatersPreserve.com engages supporters and funders through communication technology.”

Grassy Waters Preserve is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the promotion of environmental education and recreation programs at the 20-square mile wetland nature preserve and water supply for the City of West Palm Beach. The Preserve features nature center pavilions, boardwalk trails, hiking, canoeing, environmental education, interpretive programs and more. In addition to providing educational and recreational opportunities to the community, Grassy Waters Preserve provides fresh drinking water to more than 130,000 people in West Palm Beach, the Town of Palm Beach, and the Town of South Palm Beach.

Forte Interactive, Inc. (forteinteractive.com), a proven leader in web development and technology consulting, empowers organizations to implement innovative and cost-effective e-Business solutions through web-based software technologies. Forte’s wide range of web solutions includes: website design, software development, ecommerce, and web management applications. Forte has been helping the business and nonprofit community achieve results since 1999. Forte’s clients include: Worth-Avenue.com, CSCpbc.org, Teen211PBTC.org, PalmBeachSports.com, Kravis.org, TheGardensMall.com, FamilyCentral.org, PalmHeathcare.org, and SouthFloridaDines.com.

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