Recent Shifts

Campus Center for Young Children

bigshifter · November 27, 2018 ·

Website Before Partnering with Big Shifter

CHALLENGE

CCYC, a childcare nonprofit out of Goshen Indiana approached Big Shifter with a need to refresh their aging website. They needed a fresh approach to their website and a CMS that would allow them to create and maintain a new website that was based on current design standards.

APPROACH

We met with the CCYC team during our Discovery meeting and documented everything that they wanted with their new site. We spoke about logos, colors, branding, and website functionality. Once the estimated work was agreed upon, we kicked the meeting off with a meeting between Big Shifter and CCYC. We confirmed the scope of work, asked additional questions, and let them know about the next step in the process.

SOLUTION

We implemented Big Shifter’s Standard Website Package for CCYC which included a content authoring, branding, integrating a third party donation platform and content management training. The site is hosted with Squarespace.com and the third party donation solution is Givelively.com.

The CCYC team was updated using periodic status reports, E-mail and phone conversations. Using a collaborative approach, the site was completed on time and within budget.

CCYC Goshen Website After Big Shifter Partnership

SUMMARY

Base Web Package Website
Re-sampling Their corporate logo
Mobile friendly (works well on smart phones and tablets)
Website was live on time and on budget.
Domain Name configuration
Google Analytics integration
SEO Services
Content Management Training
Design Services

Listen Ministries

bigshifter · January 15, 2018 ·

WEBSITE: www.listenministries.org

CHALLENGE

Listen Ministries, a newly formed nonprofit, needed a website to get the word out about their mission: to provide Christian counseling services to pastors, missionaries and ministry leaders. They didn’t have a digital marketing presence and approached Big Shifter for help.

As with any fledgling organization, they need to start from scratch and it was tough for them to know how to get started without someone coming alongside them.

I entered the project knowing nothing; Erik educated me on everything he did. He always answered my questions promptly and changes I suggested were never a burden. His creativity was marvelous and his editing superb.

KEN BANKS

PRESIDENT

APPROACH

I worked with Ken in the early stages of the project using my proven methodology of a Project Discovery meeting. We spoke in length about Listen Ministries’ mission and goals. We determined that they not only needed a website but also logo design, copywriting and branding.

SOLUTION

We implemented Big Shifter’s Standard Website Package for Listen Ministries which included a content authoring, branding, integrating a third party donation platform and content management training. The site is hosted with Squarespace.com and the third party donation solution is Givebox.com.

SUMMARY

Base Web Package Website
Re-sampling icons and graphics
Mobile friendly (works well on smart phones and tablets)
Flexible donations package.
Website was live on time and on budget.
Domain Name configuration
Google Analytics integration
SEO Services
Content Management Training
Design Services

Transition Habitat Conservancy Website Reboot

bigshifter · July 31, 2017 ·

WEBSITE: www.transitionhabitat.org

THC Website after Big Shifter Partnership

The Transition Habitat Conservancy (THC) is a nonprofit organization in California that works to preserve and care for fragile and pristine desert areas. Their website was not working optimally for them to get the word out to their constituents and partners.

CHALLENGE

THC had a website in place for several years but they needed something more. Their site had an older design that was an inefficient representation of the organization’s desire to engage their site visitors. Their site was also not designed to support mobile devices and they saw their mobile users increasing year over year.

“The Big Shifter team really helped us transition to an up-to-date site. From site-building to domain transfer, they were professional, attentive to our questions, and flexible to our schedule. We will continue to use their assistance as we take the reigns to our new website and navigate our new online opportunities.”

— CODY HANFORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

APPROACH

Our team guided THC through our website project process starting with gathering Business Requirements. Once we collected input from the THC staff, Big Shifter kicked off the project and immediately started work.

A unique consideration for the THC project was that they had already created a Squarespace site and seeded it with content. But they were stuck. We, at Big Shifter, normally like to start with a clean slate to ensure that working outside of our optimized processes do not incur additional fees for the client. In this case, THC had not ventured too much into the wild and we were able to re-use and optimize their content. Throughout the project, we periodically met with THC staff to gather more content and strategize how content would be arranged.

Big Shifter also conducted staff training to do a knowledge transfer so they knew how to do content management basics and understand how the site was put together.

SOLUTION

We implemented our Standard Website Package for THC which included a content review, authoring some new pages, integrating a third party donations platform and content management training. The site is hosted with Squarespace.com.

SUMMARY

Base Web Package Website
Re-sampling icons and graphics
Mobile friendly (works well on smart phones and tablets)
Flexible donations package.
Website was live on time and on budget.
Domain Name Transferred to Google Domains
Google Analytics integration
Content Management Training
Integrating third party mapping tools

Build My Church Launches New Website to Help Churches in Need

bigshifter · March 21, 2017 ·

WEBSITE: www.buildmychurch.global

Build My Church was a newly formed nonprofit organization that just incorporated as a 501c(3) and was now ready to create an online presence. They had a clear vision who they serve but needed help in establishing their website, branding and online donations efforts.

CHALLENGE

Build My Church knows a lot about helping churches rebuild and repair their structures, but not so much about how to build their own website. How does a new organization venture into the crazy world of website design and marketing? Well in this case, by developing a relationship with a trusted partner, Big Shifter, to see their vision come alive.

APPROACH

After having a project kickoff meeting with Build My Church to collect and affirm their requirements, Big Shifter set off to design their website choosing a base Squarespace template. We also recommended one of our partners to help with the logo branding which resulted in a logo that the Build My Church team was happy with.

SOLUTION

Big Shifter’s base web package was used to design and configure their website. We carefully integrated their business requirements by selecting a template that communicated strength and safety to any potential churches that may be in the throws of rebuilding their structures. We also integrated a donations platform, Givebox, which provides a feature-rich donations platform with minimal transaction fees. With the help of the Build My Church team, the Build My Church website launched without any issues and at the end of the project, the site was smoothly handed over to their staff.

SUMMARY

Base Web Package Website
Mobile friendly (works well on smart phones and tablets)
Flexible donations package.
Website was live on time and on budget.

Housing Opportunities Made Equal

bigshifter · September 2, 2016 ·

WEBSITE: www.homeny.org

The website for Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) was several years old and in the need for a facelift. The team at HOME was not proud of their current site and wanted something that told their story in a more compelling way. They were familiar with Squarespace but wanted help initiating the website layout and choosing a template that best represented their brand.

PROBLEM

The HOME website was just not engaging. There were layout issues and it wasn’t optimized for mobile.

APPROACH

Big Shifter had a discovery kickoff meeting with the HOME team to help document the full scope of the project. Big Shifter worked with the HOME team to determine everything they needed and to prioritize communication and identify project and team leaders.

SOLUTION

Big Shifter used a Quick Site product to quickly set up as site and customize it to the HOME’s business requirements. The first template that was chosen didn’t quite suit their needs and so Big Shifter chose another Squarespace template that highlighted their brand colors. Big Shifter configured several functionalities such as third party integrations, online forms, carousel sliders, and event calendars. Big Shifter also created some custom JavaScript to enable some functionality.

SUMMARY

New Quick Site website rollout..
Its mobile friendly (works well on smart phones and tablets)
Allows HOME staff to easily create and manage content independent of a developer.
The site is something the HOME team can be proud of.