GCVS is a non-profit organisation that supports charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations by providing them with training, support, and key services. GCVS also acts as an honest broker in the sector by highlighting or facilitating relevant opportunities such as funding, events, and collaboration projects.
The goal of this project is to design and build a new website for GCVS that:
- Highlights the support, training, and services offered by GCVS.
- Conveys a sense of community and features opportunities for collaboration.
- Builds GCVS’s profile as a go-to resource for the local third sector.
- Maximises accessibility to a wide range of audiences.
- Promotes the impact of GCVS’s work and the value of their expertise.
Excellent Accessibility Standards
Optimised for all devices
SEO ready
Built in contact forms
Fast loading times
Easy to edit for all team members
Sign up to membership and pay on the site.
A community section for features like membership, news, and networks.
All training grouped together and broken down into essential and additional training for organisations and individual development training.
A support and services area that includes essential support and additional (paid) services like payroll, etc.
A development opportunities section that highlights projects and funding opportunities and groups employability programs under one banner.
An about us section that encompasses all strategy, contact details, policy work, etc.
A home page that helps navigate people to the support they need, highlighting who GCVS supports and what they offer.
An event and training calendar.
A newsletter sign-up feature.
A login area that holds relevant information specific to a user’s GCVS profile that they can edit and hosts exclusive materials for subscribers of certain services.
Opportunities to encourage engagement, feedback, and collaboration through comments and conversations on blogs and other relevant areas (i.e. Forums).
Links to social media.
Integration with Salesforce with Gravity Forms for improved reporting.
WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility standards.
Technical support for the site, assistance with future updates, etc.