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Website Set Up (CMS-Based)

Help City of Fairfax Theatre Company 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.
City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Fairfax, VA, USA
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Fairfax, VA, USA

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Posted December 23rd

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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!
What we have in place
  • We currently have finished a website audit and have a new content map, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have a copyrighter onboard and are getting new graphics, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $16,822 , allowing us to put more money into productions, camps and workshops.

We are looking to redesign our website. We have already completed a website audit and have a recommended site map for our new website. Our current platform is Weebly. I just connected with a copyrighter through Catchafire, and I am working on setting up a graphic designer.

Project plan

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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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City of Fairfax Theatre Company
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Kirsten B
Kirsten B.

Former Artistic Director

Our mission

City of Fairfax Theatre Company enriches, educates and connects our community through theatre programming for all ages.

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As a community theatre company that has grown rapidly over the past ten years, we were desperately in need of an updated website. We had been looking at various solutions for non-profit website support and were thrilled that after several failed attempts with other website creation organizations we were connected with Jojo! Jojo was so friendly, communicative and jumped on board with the vision for our new website. While other designers seemed overwhelmed by the size of the project, he was never phased and provided new ideas and direction to clarify our goals. Our new website is easy to use, beautifully designed and better represents our status as a successful theatre company in the Washington DC area.
Kirsten B.
Kirsten B.

Former Artistic Director

Website Set Up (CMS-Based) Project

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