For helping us with our WordPress Website Construction project
Professional
Jackie Hai
Multimedia Producer, Web Developer
Pro Bono Time
50–80 hours
over 1-3 months
Details
Reach Out and Read of Greater New York is searching for a passionate individual to help us construct a Wordpress website that will make it easier for visitors to learn about how we promote the power of reading to young children and their families. Our current website (www.reachoutandreadnyc.org) has a lot of content that isn’t always intuitively accessible for visitors. We also feel that the look is outdated. We're seeking a skilled professional with WordPress and design experience to help us identify the best theme for our organization and customize it to our content and navigational needs. Our goal is to launch a website with a fresh, modern look that will encourage visitors to explore and connect with what we do in a meaningful way.
Calling all professionals
Help us with this WordPress Website Construction project
Pro Bono Time
50–80 hours
over 1-3 months
Details
Reach Out and Read of Greater New York is searching for a passionate individual to help us construct a Wordpress website that will make it easier for visitors to learn about how we promote the power of reading to young children and their families. Our current website (www.reachoutandreadnyc.org) has a lot of content that isn’t always intuitively accessible for visitors. We also feel that the look is outdated. We're seeking a skilled professional with WordPress and design experience to help us identify the best theme for our organization and customize it to our content and navigational needs. Our goal is to launch a website with a fresh, modern look that will encourage visitors to explore and connect with what we do in a meaningful way.
Description
Armed with a beautiful design that fits with your Visual Brand, scintillating copy and a road map for intuitive User Interface (UI) you are ready for the final phase before launching your glorious new WordPress website -- construction. Your pro bono professional designer brings it all together under one url and trains staff on how to update content.
Deliverables
A WordPress.org driven website including up to 10 web pages and navigation.
Information and training on how to access files on your server.
Training on how to update the website using the administration panel and simple HTML codes.
Access to specialized plug-ins to jazz up the site and optimize the user’s experience.
Note: This project does not include custom plug-in or theme development. WordPress provides hundreds of free or purchase plug-ins and over 1,500 themes. For theme customization, please see WordPress Website Visual Design.
Project steps
Organization registers its domain name with a web host. If necessary, the Professional can provide assistance.
Organization provides Professional with all elements: theme, copy, UI and mock ups as all images and link addresses.
Organization and Professional discuss timeline and together answer remaining questions about functionality.
Professional provides Organization access to the unpublished site for up to 3 rounds of review and feedback.
Professional carefully troubleshoots and Organization signs off for site to go live.
Professional copies all website files and scripts to your Organization's domain and launches the site.
Professional creates an Instruction Manual for Organization.
Professional trains Organization on maintenance and updates.
Organization completes Catchafire’s project survey within 30 days of success.
Prerequisites
Professional
Experience developing WordPress websites.
Working knowledge of CSS and HTML.
Portfolio examaples you can share with an organization.
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