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This project was completed on Sep 5, 2018
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Matched with Kim C.
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See the Impact story
Website Update
GrowNYC School Gardens
Website Update
Project details
What we need
- Updates and/or fixes to the Organization’s existing website (e.g., update copy or images, fix bugs, integrate plugins or widgets, customize styles/themes, etc.)
- Training for the Organization's staff on how to update website content and resolve minor issues (if applicable)
Additional details
There are a few "blocks" of pages on our website that are way too big! (i.e. you get to that page and it looks like there's nothing there, but there is, you just need to scroll -- but people don't know that!) We'd like for those blocks to be smaller. This is probably included in the first deliverable, but it's the most important thing, so we just want to make sure!
What we have in place
- We did our own website audit and have detailed the changes we would like to make to the site. We can send you our admin log-in information, so you can play around the back-end of the site. We also have tons of resources on our server, but no where yet to put them on our site.
And we have a network of 700+ schools with learning gardens that would benefit from a clearer and easier-to-use website for digital support.
How this will help
This project will save us $4,762 , allowing us to Give away a variety of seedlings in 3 boroughs to help our school gardens get started next year.
Grow to Learn has gone through a few website redesigns over the years, and we're learning as we go. We have a really small staff (3 full time folks) and a large reach (700+ schools in all five boroughs in NYC, and growing!), so we are aiming for a website that is clear and informative, so we can send people directly to different pages on our site without spending a ton of time explaining.
Project plan
Posted by
Kristin F.
Director
Our mission
GrowNYC serves more than 3 million New Yorkers every year, providing opportunities to make NYC more livable- a place where every person can enjoy a healthier, more sustainable life. GrowNYC's Project Farmhouse supports GrowNYC's overall mission-- it's a space for GrowNYC to hold educational programming and a space for nonprofits to rent at a discounted rated-- by offering affordable rates--Project Farmhouse saved New York City non-profits over $40k in rental fees.
What we do
GrowNYC School Gardens is the citywide school gardens initiative for New York City. Established in 2010 by GrowNYC and the Mayor's Fund, our program is managed today through a partnership between GrowNYC, the NYC Parks Department's GreenThumb division, and the Department of Education's Office of School Food. GrowNYC School Gardens provides ongoing resources, technical assistance, and training to support gardens in NYC schools.
Testimonials
Kim is stellar! She was able to take our vision for a redesigned website and execute it to create a website that is clear, informative and easy to use. Kim was easy to keep in touch with and kept us updated on her progress the whole time, so we never felt like we were in the dark. Kim was super flexible and professional to work with, and had lot's of great insights for how to make our site better. Check out Grow to Learn's new website and see for yourself!
It was truly a joy collaborating with Grow to Learn to help revamp their website to match their vision with a fresh new look and improve on the usability of their website. Arielle was so kind, patient and very easy to communicate with throughout the entire process. Would definitely love to work with them again in the future. Can’t say enough good things about this organization!
