About Local4All

Mission:

Beyond the obvious objective of any company "to make money", Local4All will build local jobs by promoting web-based self-publishing tools easily placed into good use by individuals, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses.  Beyond promoting our own products, a second goal is to effectively promote "Made in PA" products and services, especially those with financial benefit to Armstrong County and Southwestern PA.  Beyond our own advertising, our goal is to expand methods of traditional advertising via the Internet and enable word-of-mouth to be shared effectively online through business "Ratings and Testimonials".

Overview: 

Through an internally-built table of zip codes near other zip codes, Local4All provides community information of many types, paid for in large part by business advertising on several levels.  Core competencies include collecting local stories, digital images, event details, plus a list of names and contact information for community-minded volunteers.

Have local questions?  Ask a local person!

In the early days of the telephone, "Information, please" was a simple and direct request.  Local4All is leading the way back to community-based customer service.

Audiences:

Value is generated for five major audiences.

• Individuals
• Nonprofit organizations
• Businesses
• Government
• School, colleges, and universities

Activities and outcomes: 

Individuals:

• Use the Local4All website for personal, family, and professional needs.
• Alert nonprofits to the website tools and submit content as a volunteer.
• Sell advertising to businesses through Local4All's "Agent" program.
• Recruit and partner with nonprofits in Local4All's fundraising program.
• Promote Local4All as a tool for discovering community needs and promoting possible solutions.

Nonprofits

• Use Local4All.com to promote their mission, future events and success stories using custom forms and photo galleries.
• Self-promote key objectives and contact information through Local4All's directory of nonprofit organizations.
• Build a financial foundation for success through Local4All fundraising.
• Recruit and partner with "Agents" to improve the chances of achieving organizational goals.

Businesses

• Buy into one of several layers of "sponsorship" ads which helps fund community organizations while providing accurate and detailed information to the public in a cost-effective manner.
• Self-promote effectively for free in several ways on Local4All.com
• Alert nonprofits to opportunities afforded by Local4All in communications and fundraising.
• Tell individuals of the potential in Local4All's Agent program.

Government

• Promote community development events and tourism events on Local4All's calendar.
• Reward volunteerism with public recognition in stories and photo galleries.
• Self-promote key objectives and local contact information through Local4All's directory of local nonprofits.

Education

• Use Local4All's forms as practice tools for story-writing, sharing photos, and posting events.
• Administration rights can be assigned for reviewing photos and other content prior to publishing.
• Students can reinforce their own learning in all subjects by mentoring lower grade level students.
• Assist visitors from out-of-town to find local points of interest with less frustration through Local4All's custom mapping.
• Students should collaborate with community adults to get exact locations and write appropriate captions.
• Local event listings can include a link to an accurate map at no cost to the community or school district.
• As a community service, to assist individuals, nonprofits, businesses, and government in learning about and using Local4All tools, especially local Historical Societies and other tourism-related groups.