Website Design

We seek a web designer to update the structure and design options for our nonprofit website. Ideally, the volunteer will set us up for a redesign process that can be implemented bit-by-bit over time. They would consider our goals, needs and key audiences. They should also consider our technical capacity and make recommendations for technical support. We are a WordPress site and also use AWS to support some pages. The project's deliverable is a draft of architecture, design concepts, wireframes and mock-ups that we can easily share with a web developer volunteer or a member of our team who will use the design guide and associated materials to create our new site.

Our work will take place over multiple meetings in six to nine weeks. In our first meeting, the volunteer should interview us about our desired features, our web capabilities, and our technical expertise. Then, they'll synthesize the information into a requirements briefing. We'll engage in various check-ins, where a member or members of our team will provide feedback. The volunteer will audit our current site to create a draft of site architecture and design options including wireframes, site structure, mockups and other visual elements.

An updated website is critical to our success as an organization. We need to better communicate our impact, create a welcoming and useful space for potential news partners, and help a general audience access our learning materials more easily. An updated website will help us attract funding and earned revenue.

We have already thought about and are prepared to brief you about our current website platform, budget restrictions for the build, our brand identity and norms, and information about our stakeholder groups and target audiences. We have video and photos that can be used, and will come up with examples of sites we like. We hope to be able to implement design recommendations using our own team or another Taproot volunteer.