endorsedOngoing

Cloud Migration & B2C Platform Rebuild for Food Bank Nonprofit

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Duration

81 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 November 2019

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Mid-Ohio Food Collective

Grove City, United States of America

Project Summary

InApp provides ongoing software development and support for a food-bank nonprofit, rebuilding a legacy on-premises platform into a cloud-based, serverless architecture and pivoting it from a B2B to a B2C focus in response to COVID-19. The client praises InApp's technical skill, mission alignment, and cost-effectiveness, and highlights strong collaboration across leadership and reliable communication despite time-zone differences.

Key Challenges

Modernize a legacy on-premises platform
Migrate the system to a cloud/serverless architecture
Pivot the product from a B2B focus to a B2C model in response to COVID-19
Operate within nonprofit budget constraints while delivering needed features

Project Deliverables

Rebuilt and refactored legacy product
Migrated on-premises system to AWS cloud (serverless architecture)
Converted platform from B2B web solution to B2C
Frontend implemented in React.js
Legacy codebase migrated using Laravel/PHP
Cloud infrastructure using AWS Lambda, RDS, CloudFront and S3

Project Solution

InApp rebuilt and refactored the client's legacy on-premises product and migrated it to a cloud-based, serverless architecture on AWS. They converted the platform from a B2B web solution used by food pantries into a B2C-facing product, implemented much of the frontend in React.js, migrated legacy components in Laravel/PHP, and configured cloud infrastructure including AWS Lambda, RDS and CloudFront/S3. The team provides ongoing development and DevOps support and engages additional specialists as needed.

Project Outcome

Provided creative technical solutions and strategic collaboration across leadership
Matched client expectations with no major challenges reported
Enabled continued delivery of essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Maintained effective project management with an assigned project manager, account director, and real-time Slack communication

Platforms

Tech Stack

React.js
Laravel
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Acclimating quickly to the nonprofit space, InApp's grasp of their client's vision has enabled continued delivery of essential services throughout the pandemic. Their cost-effective price point is ideal for clients with budget restrictions. Future customers will find them to be technically skilled.”
Mark Mollenkopf
Principal Technologist
Date: 04/13/2021