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Flexible Web Development Support

Help Urban Rivers with critical web development needs over the course of 4 weeks, in areas like maintaining or making critical updates to their website.
Urban Rivers
Chicago, IL, USA
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Posted June 10th

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Flexible Web Development Support

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What we need
  • Ongoing web development support for 10-15 hours over the course of 4 weeks
  • Support may include: website maintenance, updates or improvements
  • Note: We devised this project to connect nonprofits and volunteers for more flexible, more immediate impact. We strongly suggest you start with 4 weeks and decide from there if you'd like to continue working.
Additional details

We need assistance improving the format of new virtual content posted on our website. We have uploaded a blog page with links to a few youtube videos and a new podcast series but could use help with the layout on SquareSpace.

What we have in place
  • We currently have added 2 podcast episodes to our site, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have 3 youtube videos uploaded, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $3,757 , allowing us to plant more floating gardens filled with native plants in the Chicago River.

This project will help our organization share new virtual content created to stay connected and engage our network during COVID-19 restrictions.

Project plan

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Prep: Information Sharing & Goal Setting
  • Volunteer Manager provides an outline of current state of their website at the organization
  • Volunteer Manager provides overview of ongoing web development need they have over the next 2-4 weeks
  • Volunteer and Volunteer Manager align on the scope of ongoing support that the Volunteer will provide to address this need
  • Both parties review our pro-tips for Organizations and Volunteers to ensure the project is set up for success
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Step 1: Ongoing Support
  • Volunteer delivers ongoing support according to determined outline
  • Weekly check-ins to ensure support is being offered as agreed upon by both parties
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Step 2: Training & Offboarding
  • Volunteer provides any relevant training to the Volunteer Manager to help them continue work, as necessary, after 4 weeks
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About the org

Urban Rivers
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Alexandra D
Alexandra D.

Director of Programming

Our mission

To transform urban rivers into urban wildlife sanctuaries, for the betterment of the people and wildlife that use them.

What we do

Urban Rivers' has installed 2,000 square feet of floating gardens on the Chicago River since 2017 and is now focused on building out an urban wildlife sanctuary, the Wild Mile.

Urban Rivers' current objectives:
- Increase habitat
- Improve water quality
- Inspire innovation
- Educate the public

...All while beautifying the Chicago River!

Testimonials

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Reid was really helpful in getting our volunteer sign ups streamlined both on our website and by helping customize a scheduling tool for us to use for volunteer events in the future, I highly recommend working with Reid for any web improvements. He also gave our organization a complete website evaluation with helpful information about how people are using our site and ways to improve it. Very professional and communicative. Thank you Reid!
Alexandra D.
Alexandra D.

Director of Programming

Flexible Web Development Support Project

Alexandra was great to work with. She was responsive, understanding, and diligent. Urban Rivers has some really unique projects going on, and I'm glad I could help update their website and volunteer process!
Reid W.
Reid W.

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