Vermont Community Foundation
Weeks before launching the new website, the global pandemic struck, causing a shift in priorities towards urgent digital needs. As a precursor to the larger project, Bluehouse Group collaborated with VCF to swiftly establish the Vermont COVID Response Fund website, enabling support to critical areas facing urgent challenges. This COVID Response site served as a strong foundation for the upcoming website. VCF staff became familiar with a new, user-friendly Content Management System (CMS), giving them a head start in redesigning the full VCF website. Bluehouse Group partnered closely with the VCF team, offering advice on how to streamline content and create intuitive navigation, ensuring users felt oriented from any entry point on the site. With the launch of the new VCF site, it became easy not only for the public to access crucial information but also for staff and partner programs to find everything they needed through a newly organized impact section that highlighted the tangible benefits of the funds in the community. The site also addressed administrative tasks, simplifying processes that used to be time-consuming, such as adding new employees. VCF acknowledges that their work means the website will always be a work in progress, but they greatly appreciate the ongoing partnership with Bluehouse, which was a major factor in their decision to choose us over other developers.