Less busywork for a university foundation
Shepherd University Foundation
Shepherd University Foundation supports scholarships and other priorities at Shepherd University. Adam Leviton designed and developed the Foundation’s WordPress website and publishing tools for donor recognition, scholarship reporting, and photo galleries. Staff enter information through tailored forms and editing fields; the website handles formatting and puts that content to work in multiple places.
- Project scope
- Website design, custom development, and integrations.
- Project
- Donor recognition, scholarship reporting, and content publishing.
Three workflows, less repeated work
Donor records become formatted recognition lists. Student submissions become donor-ready PDFs. Facebook albums also appear on the website. Each workflow puts information to use without rebuilding the same content by hand.
Update the content without touching code
Staff previously had to edit HTML to update website information. Dedicated editing tools let staff manage donor records, recognition groups, scholarships, and student profiles without editing HTML. Staff enter the information; the website handles the formatting.
Donor recognition that formats itself
Names, class years, titles, and household relationships all affect how donors should appear. Formatting rules turn staff-entered records into consistent recognition lists, including the details that matter to the people being thanked.
From student submissions to donor-ready PDFs
Students submit a profile, a photo, and a thank-you message for each assigned scholarship. Staff can review and edit the information. The profile and selected scholarship’s message become a branded PDF, without a separate document-formatting task.
Publish photos once, use them in both places
Adam proposed bringing Facebook albums into the website so staff could keep posting event photos in one place. The same albums now appear on the homepage and gallery pages. Visitors can browse without leaving the Foundation’s site.
A searchable directory of named funds
Visitors can search named funds and narrow the results by school and category. Staff maintain the fund information in WordPress.
Could your website take some work off your plate?
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