DSO’s Élan Circle Unveils New Site Donated by Brainband Technology Services

PRLog (Press Release) – May 20, 2008 – DALLAS –The Élan Circle, a non-profit auxiliary group of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League, announced the launch of its new Web site created by Richardson-based Brainband Technology Services. Accessible at http://www.elancircle.com, the site was built to enhance the group’s communication with the public as well as act as an internal communication tool.

A technology company offering a wide array of Internet-related services, Brainband volunteered their time and expertise to give the Élan Circle a much needed online presence. The site’s home page includes a calendar of upcoming events, a slideshow of photos and a monthly message from the organization’s president. In addition, visitors can click links on the landing page that will bring them to an archive of newsletters and press releases. Also highlighted on the Web site is Élan Circle’s two main fundraising events benefiting the Dallas Symphony, Deck The Hall and Savor The Symphony.

In addition to the public Web site Brainband designed for Élan Circle, they also implemented an internal online tool to help organize their communication pieces, services projects and volunteer calendars. This private-access portion of the Web site will enable the Élan Circle to organize their fundraising efforts and outreach programs.

“The Élan Circle of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is a great volunteer organization in our community, and we wanted to help expose people to their work,” said Dave Livingston, co-founder and chief technology officer of Brainband. “We hope the Web site we designed will help the organization carry out its mission more effectively and help increase fundraising for a very worthy cause.”

"Brainband’s creation the Élan Circle Web site has catapulted our very traditional organization into the 21st century,” said Kim Brannon, president of Élan Circle. “We are very grateful to Brainband for their time and patience in understanding our needs and nuances.”

About Brainband:
Brainband is a technical services company that provides information technology consulting, web application development, multi-media production services, web hosting, wireless internet connectivity and its featured product, Blogfusion, a system where multiple people blogging on a similar subject have their posts aggregated on a single portal Web page, creating a ‘community’ of bloggers.

About the Élan Circle:
An auxiliary organization of Dallas Symphony Orchestra League, the Élan Circle is a vital volunteer organization, supporting and promoting the interests of the Dallas Symphony Association through service, education and fundraising activities. The members embrace their mission to “Enhance, Educate and Enjoy.” Their fundraising efforts and volunteerism enhances the DSO’s educational endeavors and entertainment programming.