The signature program is Take Stock in Children, a college scholarship program designed to identify and assist motivated, well-deserving, low-income middle and high school students. Take Stock in Children was recognized by the Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis &Government Accountability as a model program that outperformed other mentoring programs and graduated 47 students providing scholarships valued at $210,000.

“It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to support the students and teachers of our Brevard Public Schools,” Brandt said.

Brandt brings his marketing expertise along with the insight of a parent of two school-age children to his participation on the board.

Brevard Schools Foundation’s Organizational Highlights 2011-12

• Ranked 5^th in the nation in supporting public education
• Won STAR Superintendent of the Year for education foundations in Florida – Dr. Brian Binggeli
• Celebrated 25^th Anniversary
• Formed inaugural Annual Giving Society
• Held the first ABC Awards, Applauding Brevard’s Champions, recognition event

About brandt ronat + company:

brandt ronat + company (br+c) is a marketing solutions firm known for creating brand strategies and high-value message development, sustainable communications and advertising systems for clients in space and technology, health and wellness, the financial services industry, community infrastructure, real estate development and retail. Clients include Brevard Workforce, the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, Community Credit Union Florida, Space Coast Health Foundation, Sharing Center of Central Brevard, Federated Precision, Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service, Florida Space Day Committee, Lawler Centre for Cosmetic Surgery, University of Central Florida, Brevard Schools Foundation, Brevard Cultural Alliance, Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, Greater Titusville Renaissance, Aging Matters in Brevard, Keep Brevard Beautiful, Brevard Nature Alliance, Space Coast Office of Tourism and Space Foundation (located in Colorado, Florida and Washington, D.C.) and Dynavistics (Tampa).Bottom of Form

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“We are seeing and filling the need of an ever-expanding digital capacity,” said Jay Decator, Web Development Director of br+c, “with increased focus and experience and a push into new technologies such as responsive web design (RWD).”

In 2013, br+c has already designed and developed several websites, including a full website for Dynavistics (Tampa), as well as a microsite for that company’s software product Collect-IT and a full site for the an event coming up in the fall called Art and Algorithms.  br+c has also created a website for the Brevard Wildlife Corridor Expedition, which also allowed users to sign up and pay for events, and a full site for the Sharing Center of Central Brevard.

One user on the website for the Brevard Wildlife Corridor Expedition felt compelled to comment on the design, saying, “In my opinion, absolutely the most well thought out, easiest to understand, most attractive and interesting I have ever seen! The company who designed it and those who had input into it has done a truly amazing job! You all should be very proud!”

“We are proud,” said Ryan Brandt, vice president at br+c, “A well designed website is not only about ‘how it looks but how it works’ and should support multiple user types in addition to effectively delivering the client’s message and/or facilitating in selling their product. Additionally, through the use of RWD the customer experience on the site will be enhanced (if done properly) which from my perspective depicts a technically savvy, customer service oriented and considerate business.”

Considering the widespread adoption of mobile devices, websites need to be viewed on a dizzying array of devices, from smart phones to tablets to traditional desktops. The new technique called responsive web design (RWD) provides an optimal viewing experience with easy reading and navigation and a minimum of resizing, panning and scrolling.  The pages also use fluid proportion grids and flexible images to customize what the user sees based on the device being used.  A website created using responsive web design conforms to a wide range of devices, from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones, automatically creating the optimal viewing experience for each device.

br+c has already worked with RWD on a few websites, and you can see how they work at these links:  http://www.dynavistics.com and http://artandalgorithms.com. An example of two microsites can be seen here: http://collect-itapp.com and http://sell-itapp.com. And you can view traditional websites created recently at: http://expeditionbrevard.com and http://sharingcenter.org.

About brandt ronat + company:

brandt ronat + company (br+c) is a marketing solutions firm known for creating brand strategies and high-value message development, sustainable communications and advertising systems for clients in space and technology, cultural and nature tourism, health and wellness, the financial services industry, community infrastructure, real estate development and retail. Clients include Brevard Workforce, the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, Community Credit Union of Florida, Space Coast Health Foundation, Sharing Center of Central Brevard, Federated Precision, Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service, Florida Space Day Committee, Lawler Centre for Cosmetic Surgery, University of Central Florida, Brevard Schools Foundation, Brevard Cultural Alliance, Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, Greater Titusville Renaissance, Aging Matters in Brevard, Keep Brevard Beautiful, Brevard Nature Alliance, Space Coast Office of Tourism, Dynavistics (Tampa) and Space Foundation (Colorado- and Washington, D.C.).

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Ryan Brandt
ryan@brc60.com
321-259-0024

The 160-page printed and illustrated document, the associated CD and the e-book versions were all delivered on time to premier at Space Foundation’s signature annual event, the National Space Symposium in April 2013. br+c has produced this fine academic report since 2006. Printing and shipping was handled by Southeastern Printing, a responsibility they’ve had since the 2009 edition.

“Due to its size and scope, late-breaking statistical inputs and the need to deliver for National Space Symposium The Space Report is a challenging project each year,” said Jay Decator of brandt ronat + company. “But  under the leadership of  the dedicated research team at Space Foundation, with peer reviewers and other partners, including br+c, we’ve always  produced unique, stunning books that have only  grown better and more valuable with each edition.”

Up-to-the-minute and infused with graphs and exhibits, the best imagery from 2012, and an outlook on the future, The Space Report provides information valuable not only to those working in the space/aerospace sector, but to every person around the globe interested in technology and its applications. The story of space enterprise is about working on the edge of knowledge and pushing it further; this book is for everyone who is engaged in learning more.

The Space Report puts a quantitative and qualitative face on space activity across the globe. This document is primarily targeted to decision makers, investors, entrepreneurs, government agency and military leaders in communications, finance, defense, homeland security, earth observation, microgravity research, launch, exploration, entertainment and other activities—businesses on the ground or on orbit. As in previous years, during legislative session a Space Foundation team briefed legislators on Capitol Hill, increasing the book’s authority and influence.

Space Foundation’s research and analysis team in D.C. is led by Micah Walter-Range, Director-Research and Analysis, The Space Report Program Manager, and by Mariel John Borowitz, The Space Report Project Manager, with G. Ryan Faith and Andrea Frick.

To learn more about The Space Report 2013 or purchase a copy of the book, go to thespacereport.org.

About brandt ronat + company:

brandt ronat + company (br+c) is a marketing solutions firm known for creating brand strategies and high-value message development, sustainable communications and advertising systems for clients in space and technology, cultural and nature tourism, health and wellness, the financial services industry, community infrastructure, real estate development and retail. Clients include Brevard Workforce, the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, Community Credit Union of Florida, Space Coast Health Foundation, Sharing Center of Central Brevard, Federated Precision, Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service, Florida Space Day Committee, Lawler Centre for Cosmetic Surgery, University of Central Florida, Brevard Schools Foundation, Brevard Cultural Alliance, Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, Greater Titusville Renaissance, Aging Matters in Brevard, Keep Brevard Beautiful, Brevard Nature Alliance, Space Coast Office of Tourism, Dynavistics (Tampa) and Space Foundation (Colorado- and Washington, D.C.).

Bill Ronat and Jay Decator of brandt ronat + company visited all 24 artists over a two day period, interviewing each of them and capturing them at work on their art. The documentary was shown at the event and is now available for viewing on YouTube at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3cLM3hDI84

“The video documentary is above and beyond any expectations I had,” Reneé Decator, artist and the producer of the event said. “It interwove the 24 artists and their varied approaches to the challenge into one vision of the positive and enriching effects of art and art-making. This was essential to the project since the artists worked separately in their own environments. The interaction between the patrons and the exhibit was noticeably more engaged after they viewed the documentary.”

The 24 artists were given a 24-hour period in which to create an artwork based around a small set of prompts and guidelines that were revealed to them at the beginning of their work day. The artists attacked the challenge with a variety of media, from watercolor to photography to encaustic to collage. You can view pictures of the final artwork here.

About brandt ronat + company:

brandt ronat + company (br+c) is a marketing solutions firm known for creating brand strategies and high-value message development, sustainable communications and advertising systems for clients in space and technology, health and wellness, the financial services industry, community infrastructure, real estate development and retail. Clients include Brevard Workforce, the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, Community Credit Union of Florida, Space Coast Health Foundation, Federated Precision, Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service, Florida Space Day Committee, Lawler Centre for Cosmetic Surgery, University of Central Florida, Brevard Schools Foundation, Brevard Cultural Alliance, Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, Greater Titusville Renaissance, Aging Matters, Keep Brevard Beautiful, Brevard Nature Alliance, Space Coast Office of Tourism and Space Foundation (located in Colorado, Florida and Washington, D.C.).

We are honored to be a part of this impressive list of businesses on the Space Coast.

Honorable mention goes to the Hidden GEMS of the Space Coast which was featured at the Space Coast Office of Tourism’s annual meeting.

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