WordPress Conversion for Redding Non-Profit HR Organization

In late summer 2013, the Website Coordinator of Northstate SHRM (a northern California chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management) approached us seeking advice on converting their website to WordPress. Their previous site had been furnished to them compliments of a job listings website vendor they used. But after years on an restrictive and antiquated content management system (CMS), and limited access to change content on their own, it was time for a conversion and an upgrade. Given the non-profit status and revenue model of the organization, the project had to be completed on a very reasonable budget.

In November 2013, we undertook the project to consult with Northstate SHRM on creating a new format and implementing new features.

Some of the new WordPress site’s features:

• WordPress CMS
• Responsive Web Design for mobile device display optimization
• Blog for industry, local and organization news updates
• BuddyPress to integrate member interaction and forum discussions
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Email Marketing Sign-Up integration using Constant Contact
• Social Sharing capabilities so that information could “go viral”

NorthstateSHRM.org is now fully self-sufficient as the organization is able to manage their own content with only occasional consulting. GRAPHICpilot.com provides their web hosting and also performed initial WordPress training.