endorsedOngoing

Pro Bono Django Development for Nonprofit Charity

Services Covered:

Website Development • Software Maintenance and Support

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

2 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 September 2016

Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

London, United Kingdom

Project Summary

Django Stars provides ongoing pro-bono maintenance and support for a UK-based nonprofit's Django website, handling minor customizations, bug fixes, and ad-hoc backend work. Communication and responsiveness are highlighted, with short response times and regular remote collaboration via Skype and screen sharing. The engagement enables the charity to address site issues they could not resolve internally.

Key Challenges

Need for backend development beyond the client's ability to make basic edits
Existing site issues and malfunctioning forms prevented data capture
Requirement for customizations and exploration of translations

Project Deliverables

Fixed scroll bar on site
New signup form
New contact form
Periodic maintenance and ad-hoc support
Exploration/implementation of site translations

Project Solution

Django Stars worked on features and fixes for the client's Django-based site, resolving UI issues (for example, fixing a page scroll bar), rebuilding a signup form and a contact form to restore data capture, and providing ongoing ad-hoc maintenance and support on a pro-bono basis. The vendor also engaged on potential translation support and maintained communication through a main contact with additional team members contributing to tasks as needed.

Project Outcome

Responsive and quick work from Django Stars
Restored site functionality enabling proper data capture via signup and contact forms
Ongoing support relationship that the client could not have accomplished without the vendor
Clear, timely communication via Skype and screen shares