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AVLI is an international
nonprofit that develops interactive CD-ROM courses and educational
tools for families and professionals working with hearing-impaired
children. Its products teach children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
how to listen and speak using high-powered hearing aids or Cochlear
implants. It sells globally through its e-commerce web site. |
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In early 2002, AVLI was a start-up nonprofit
with a limited budget and staff. It was searching for affordable
support in many areas, including business planning, e-commerce
web site creation, product development, marketing and project management. |
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Through its partnership with Springboard, AVLI
found a long-term strategic partner, as well as a “one-stop
shop” for all its start-up needs. Springboard helped the
agency through its launch in 2002, and continues to support new
AVLI initiatives today. Services Springboard has provided to AVLI
include: |
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Business plan creation |
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E-commerce web site development |
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Market research |
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Development of marketing materials |
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Email newsletter creation and distribution |
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Development of distance-learning courses on |
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CD ROM  |
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Editing of AVLI print publications |
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Product packaging design and |
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production |
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Ongoing strategic planning support |
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For AVLI, the prospect of managing multiple vendors
during start-up was daunting. With its lean staff, it needed to
minimize phone calls, meetings and project timelines. Working with
Springboard for all its needs allowed AVLI to streamline communications,
speed development timelines and save money by taking advantage
of Springboard’s
nonprofit discount program. |
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See what AVLI
has to say about Springboard. |
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