endorsedOngoing

Website Redesign and COVID-19 Fund Site for Philadelphia Foundation

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Duration

94 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 October 2018

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Philadelphia Foundation

Philadelphia, United States of America

Project Summary

Curotec redesigned and rebuilt the Philadelphia Foundation's digital presence, focusing on UX/UI and WordPress-based development. They built additional sites including a COVID-19 fund site and a public voting platform, handled backend integrations and architecture to support large traffic volumes, and provided ongoing strategic and responsive support. The COVID-19 fund site raised $18.3M in six months and overall digital transactions exceeded 100 million during the centennial year.

Key Challenges

Replace an outdated website to support the client's centennial
Build scalable systems to handle high traffic for public voting and broadcast events
Meet specific security and capacity requirements while enabling online transactions

Project Deliverables

New WordPress website
COVID-19 fund website
Public voting platform
Backend PayPal integration
Server migration and infrastructure changes
UX/UI redesign and technical architecture for capacity and security

Project Solution

Curotec redesigned and rebuilt the client's primary website on WordPress, delivering UX/UI and full-stack development. They developed a public voting system that engaged hundreds of thousands of citizens, handled technical architecture for capacity and security, built a COVID-19 fund site with backend PayPal integrations, and managed server migrations and infrastructure changes to handle traffic surges for broadcast events.

Project Outcome

More than 100 million transactions across the client's media during the centennial year
$18.3 million raised through the COVID-19 fund site in six months
Improved site capacity and availability during high-traffic events, with ongoing strategic partnership

Platforms

Tech Stack

WordPress

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Traffic and transactions increased significantly. The COVID-19 fund website raised over $18 million in six months. The team at Curotec is strategic, available, and responsive. Customers can expect a trustworthy and experienced partner.”
Diane Melley
Executive Director
Date: 03/22/2021