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Website Construction (CMS-Based)
HopeWell, Inc.
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 have a robust website which we are in the process of reorganizing. However, we also need the CMS converted from Expression Engine to Word Press. I have spent years using Word Press and find Expression Engine way too difficult. Although we have to spend the money to reorg the website, we do not have the money to do the CMS conversion to Word Press.
What we have in place
- We currently have a solid website, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have knowledge with Word Press, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $16,822 , allowing us to work to increase the number of foster parents we can recruit. There are many more children in need of loving homes than there are foster families so this savings would enable us to recruit more.
In order to be able to recruit foster parents for the children and teens in foster care in MA and CT, we need website content that is fresh and updated. We know the critical role our foster parents play in the lives of those we serve. We do not have a IT director or marketing person so as the full time development professional, my job is to raise funds and also do all the marketing. I need the ease of us and speed that Word Press would allow me to get the job done.
Project plan
Posted by
Barbara D.
Vice President of Advancement
Our mission
HopeWell seeks to enrich the lives and expand the opportunities of vulnerable individuals and families in need of love, support and safe places to grow and thrive.
What we do
HopeWell began by creating the first community-based residential program for boys and launched our Intensive Foster Care Program (IFC) in 1975 which serves the most difficult to place children in a family-based setting. Our IFC program services approximately 1,000 children and adolescents annually. In the early 1980's, family support and stabilization services were added to enable us to partner with intact families involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to avoid out of home placements. We also provide a residential program for pregnant and parenting teen mothers; all of whom are in the custody of DCF. We provide the necessary supports for young women to complete their education and to develop independence as a parent and wage earner. We also provide residential services for 30 adults with developmental disabilities. Recently, we launched My First Place which supports 35 former foster youth each year by providing them with stable housing as well as education and employment services.
