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Website Construction (CMS-Based)

Help Freeborn County Community Foundation 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.
Freeborn County Community Foundation
Albert Lea, MN, USA
Freeborn County Community Foundation
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Freeborn County Community Foundation
Albert Lea, MN, USA

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Philanthropy & capacity building
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Web development

Posted April 25th

Website Construction (CMS-Based)

Project details

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 feel an independent website (separate from our page through SPMF's site might be beneficial in the long run. As we continue to expand the outreach in Freeborn County, we need to utilize multiple medium to target different donors and grantees.

What we have in place
  • We currently have a brochure and a powerpoint, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have a page on SPMF's website, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $16,822 , allowing us to grant more dollars to Freeborn County organizations

Creating our online presence and audience

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

Freeborn County Community Foundation
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Philanthropy & capacity building
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Leean D.

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Our mission

Freeborn County Communities Foundation (FCCF) encourages permanent endowment to preserve and enhance the quality of life for citizens of Freeborn County.

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