Website Construction (CMS-Based)

Help Selby Ave JazzFest 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.
Selby Ave JazzFest
Saint Paul, MN, USA
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Saint Paul, MN, USA

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Posted April 18th

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What we need
  • Development of a new website using a Content Management System (CMS)
  • Training to ensure Organization's staff members can update content and manage the site post-launch
  • Note: This project is for a website built with a Content Management System (CMS), such as Wordpress, Squarespace, Joomla, Drupal, or Weebly . A CMS-based website can be maintained and updated easily (no coding required!)
Additional details

We have a Wordpress site up and running; however, could most certainly be updated to meet the needs of mobile phone viewers...I believe its called a "scrolling" style.

www.selbyavejazzfest.com

It would also be nice to have basics such as SEO tools, etc.

We have PLENTY of content...in fact believe most of the verbiage that's posted could work; however, you folks are the experts.

What we have in place
  • We currently have content, pictures, verbiage, etc., which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have an established brand and loyal following, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $10,792 , allowing us to take care of bookkeeping, acctg. & insurance (we're a new 501c3), present quality performing artists, keep vendor fees at affordable rates & new expenses-concrete barriers at entrances (expensive!).

We receive thousands of unique visitors to our site each year. A cool (which jazz is!) site will assist to position JazzFest as more than just a neighborhood festival.

The big thing--adding a little drama and emotion via a cool design.

Project plan

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Prep: Share Information
  • 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 registers Organization's domain name with a web host, if necessary
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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

Selby Ave JazzFest
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David B.

JazzFest Planning Group Member

Our mission

SELBY AVE JAZZFEST'S MISSION:
--To provide regionally underserved market with access to quality arts programming.
--To use the power of arts-based community development as a platform for individuals from all walks of life to be of one community via a shared arts experience.
--To utilize the arts as a means to reposition Selby Avenue as a safe, cultural and hip destination.

Testimonials

Being lost in a quagmire of in-box emails, this recommendation is embarrassingly way past due. Here's the deal. Keith took our group's "somewhat all over the place" website vision and created what we feel is a communication tool that unequivocally tells our story the way we wished it to be told. As a testament, we've received a significant number of unaided positive comments from community members and event sponsors. Keith was very easy, to an almost an empathetically comforting level, to work with...especially considering our group's lack of technical and website savvy. He was always timely with his work and site updates were made within a day or two. In addition, he shared his expertise in terms of layout and design which added to the site's aesthetics. Bottom line: We could not have asked for our website update project to go smoother. ...a beyond strong recommendation.
David B.

JazzFest Planning Group Member

Website Construction (CMS-Based) Project

Very rewarding working on this project with such dedicated and appreciative people.
Keith L.
Keith L.

Art director /Senior graphic designer

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