CraniumSoft Announces Free Sign-Up for Its New International Platform Concept for Businesses and Organizations

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) August 23, 2011

United by blood, driven by purpose, Marcus Barnes and Johnny Lynch believe they may have the answer to a simple question: What can we do to implement significant change?

The question may have been easy to come by, but the answer was not. Years of thought and sweat have, however, coalesced to form CraniumSoft, an Internet destination (http://www.CraniumSoft.com) that could serve to change the nature of community funding as we now know it.

Via a platform called Synapse, accessed through http://www.CraniumSoft.com, non-profit groups, booster clubs, agencies, any organization with a need, can partner with businesses to create a unique offer to bring awareness to its cause and drive dollars to the business.

The Synapse platform matches consumers and their organized causes to businesses that want to reach them based on location and compatibility. This platform uses these organizations as the conduit of communication to its members and each member then has an extended network of contacts outside of their group for explosive reach through social media and mobile communication.

To put it simply, Barnes and Lynch created a platform which causes businesses to become addicted to helping causes because doing so with the system not only improves consumer awareness but actually enhances revenue directly within their communities with real, verifiable sales.

A plan this groundbreaking needs just the right amount of chutzpah to pull it off, and in that regard first cousins Barnes and Lynch are the perfect men for the job. For Barnes, the father of two and an Internet technology whiz who started his own company in 1997, now is that moment to give something back.

I figure its time to use my experience to make the world a better place, says Barnes.

Lynch is a registered nurse working in an intensive care unit and father of three whose mantra is Its easier to love than to hate so why hate? If change can be willed, Lynch is the man to do it.

We cannot wait, says Lynch. People need this right now.

To change the world is no easy task. Why then, living comfortable lives, would Barnes and Lynch risk it all in a project with no guarantees?

I want to see a cure for cancer. I want to see that happen, says Lynch. Im tired of teachers getting fired. How can you get rid of teachers when you have more new students coming through the doors every year?

Some of this passion stems from seeing their own suffer. A treasured uncle is stricken with ALS (often referred to as Lou Gehrigs Disease) and Barnes and Lynch have seen how this has taken a toll on him and those around him. Its not cheap to be sick in American and as the bills have mounted so has the stress on everyone involved.

The cousins decided to put their minds where their hearts are and do something to affect a change for the better for all those families who are suffering from illness or economic collapse. And it all starts in the communities.

Bringing community organizations and companies together in a mutually beneficial relationship was the end goal. After years of research it came down to one simple matter: change can happen when you tap into that which people care about.

CraniumSoft is a vehicle to help the next person, says Lynch. We should give the community a chance to be a part of this.

Instead of an organization worrying about how to get the word out for a fund raiser or the business owner wondering if their advertising dollars are having any effect, both parties will see a direct result of the partnership via CraniumSofts proprietary platform.

This is an innovative program with nothing truly like it in our community. Using technology and the social media including Facebook and YouTube to empower organizations and businesses to be able to do good in their community, Barnes and Lynch have changed how the game is played.

The duo is starting in Texas but soon all across America consumers will work virtually hand-in-hand with companies that are doing good to improve their own communities.

Like any grassroots campaign, however, the plan needs funding. Barnes and Lynch have opened this process to the public and are using the new-era method of crowd funding to fuel the enterprise. Donations of $ 10 or more or being sought and perks are offered to those who contribute. For more information, and to view the perks visit http://www.indiegogo.com/CraniumSoft.

For interview opportunities and available video please contact Johnny Lynch with CraniumSoft at Johnny(at)craniumsoft(dot)com or Lynch460(at)gmail(dot)com

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Gallaudet University Breaks Ground on Newest Campus Development Residence Hall Project Expands DeafSpace Architectural Concept

Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 26, 2011

Gallaudet University unveiled specifics on its newest campus development at a groundbreaking ceremony featuring remarks by Gallaudet President T. Alan Hurwitz, District of Columbia Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Bill Shelton, and Washington Post columnist Roger Lewis, among other local area notable guests.

Chartered in 1864 by President Abraham Lincoln, Gallaudet University is the worlds only accredited liberal arts university for deaf and hard of hearing students that offers a bilingual learning environment in American Sign Language and English.

The groundbreaking took place at the future site of the universitys Living and Learning residence hall, also known as LLRH6. The new residence hall is the second construction project on campus that incorporates an emerging architectural concept known as DeafSpace, in which building design features are used to maximize deaf peoples visual access in educational, work, and living environments.

For 147 years, Gallaudet University has served as an innovator for education, communication and language for people who are deaf or hard of hearingand a way of life for many deaf people around the world, said Hurwitz. The considerations of deaf people in terms of visual and communications accessibility are unique [and] extend beyond the classroom to our living and working environments.

DeafSpace emphasizes sensory awareness, mobility and proximity, acoustics, and light and color treatments. The first structure built on the Gallaudet campus using the DeafSpace concept is the Sorenson Language and Communication Center which opened in 2008.

LLRH6 will serve to expand the DeafSpace approach to a unique mix of residential, academic and social spaces to foster lively interaction within a visually attuned environment, said Hansel Bauman, Gallaudet University director of design and planning. The academic spaces are open to the entire student population and will include a CoLab, a flexible studio space where students can work collaboratively on innovative projects; and the Terrace Lounge, the main social space with a terraced floor configured to the gentle slope of the site. Students can either gather in multiple small study groups on the terraced spaces or gather in a large group to watch a movie with clear sight lines to all parts of the space, noted Bauman.

The LLRH6 project team was assembled with the assistance of a selection committee that included Gallaudet students, faculty, and staff as well as representatives from the surrounding Washington, D.C., community. To further promote community involvement, Gallaudet has recently hosted several job fairs to identify qualified District of Columbia residents, with preference given to candidates of Ward 5 and the Trinidad community, for construction jobs at the project.

In addition, sustainable design strategies will be employed to obtain LEED Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, including the introduction for the first time ever to campus a geothermal heating and cooling system, as well as water-saving and high efficiency fixtures, recycled and regional content and materials, and the use of mechanical (HVAC), electric, and plumping systems installed with a focus on efficiency and controllability.

Our hope is that as we continue to introduce new building and construction initiatives, such as the universitys 2012-2022 master plan and beyond, we can further develop opportunities for greater sustainability, as well as create jobs and career development opportunities for our students as well as community residents, said Hurwitz.

The $ 16 million new residence hall will house 175 students and total 60,000 square feet across five stories. Commons areas of the structure will be open to the entire campus community. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012.

The LLRH6 project team consists of:

Builder: Sigal Construction