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Website Set Up (CMS-Based)

Help The Welman Project communicate their work with a content management system (CMS)-based website, so that they can easily manage and update site content on a regular basis.
The Welman Project
Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Fort Worth, TX, USA

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Posted February 28th

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Website Set Up (CMS-Based)

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What we need
  • Set up of a new website using a Content Management System (CMS) like Wordpress, Squarespace, Joomla, Drupal, or Weebly
  • Training to ensure Organization's staff members can update content and manage the site post-launch
  • Note: We recommend that you do a Website Content Plan project first, so that you have all the content ready for your new CMS-based site. A CMS-based website can be maintained and updated easily - no coding required!
Additional details

Currently, one page of our website is set up on Wordpress, and the rest is on a discontinued platform and needs to be migrated over to Wordpress. We have wireframing done, and content gathered. We just need an expert to make it a fully functioning site!

What we have in place
  • We currently have a wireframe completed, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have all content gathered, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $16,822 , allowing us to distribute more than $170,000 worth of free supplies to classrooms, and setting our organization up to support many thousands of teachers for years to come.

Our website is vital to our daily operations, and we're currently unable to make updates on most of the site, which means we're stuck sharing outdated and incomplete information. We need an engaging site that lets the community know all the fun ways they can get involved, makes it easy to support our work through online sales, and showcases creative reuse inspiration for teachers both local and across the world.

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  • Volunteer Manager provides Professional with an outline of the Organization’s needs and goals for the new website, which should include any specific features that are required (e.g., contact forms, mobile responsive design, member sign in, etc.)
  • Volunteer Manager provides approved content and images to be used for the new website (e.g., About Us copy, Mission Statement, staff bios and images, etc.)
  • Volunteer Manager provides Professional with links to any existing online presence that the Organization has (e.g., social media, blog, existing website, etc.)
  • Volunteer Manager helps register Organization's domain name with a web host, if necessary
  • Both parties review our pro-tips for Organizations and Volunteers to ensure the project is set up for success
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Milestone 1: Kick-off Discussion
  • Volunteer Manager and Professional connect to discuss the timeline and scope of the website project, including: the number of pages or sections for the new website, specific features and plugins requires, look and feel for the website (themes), target date for initial review, target date for website launch
  • Professional reviews information provided and makes recommendations for which CMS application to use
  • Volunteer Manager signs up for the selected CMS application, and provides Professional with credentials to create the website
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Milestone 2: Build & Review
  • Professional uses the materials provided and agreed upon timeline to build the website
  • Volunteer Manager reviews the in-progress website and provides feedback
  • Professional completes any required functional QA
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Milestone 3: Website Launch
  • Professional provides final website for approval to launch
  • Volunteer Manager approves the website for launch, or requests approval from any stakeholders
  • Professional launches the site on Organization's domain name
  • Professional troubleshoots any issues that may arise immediately after launch
  • Professional instructs the Volunteer Manager on how to update content and maintain the website going forward
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About the org

The Welman Project
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Taylor W
Taylor W.

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Our mission

The Welman Project is on a mission to fill a classroom, not a landfill. Through creative repurposing of surplus business waste, we give teachers the tools and support they need to provide vital hands-on learning opportunities to every student.

What we do

Our programs include:

- A teacher warehouse full of unlimited free materials and curriculum-enhancing creative reuse ideas
- A retail store for makers and families to get affordable arts and craft supplies and support local artists
- A makerspace with tools and workshops that empower everyone to explore their creativity.

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