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Community power, not corporate power.
ILSR wanted its site to tell the story of localism, not just store 50 years of research. The concept leads with that story. This concept was part of our proposal.
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- Institute for Local Self-Reliance · National non-profit
- Where
- Washington, DC
- Our part
- Concept from our proposal
- Their site
- ilsr.org
The brief
What they asked for.
The public request our proposal answered, summarised from the public record linked below.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Website Redesign (RFP with FAQ)
- Due
- November 10, 2023
They asked for
- Redesign and rebuild on WordPress, with hosting
- Migrate most of about 7,000 posts and 200 pages
- An accessibility audit and fixes, SEO, and integrations for email, donors, podcasts and CRM
- Launch before ILSR's 50th anniversary on May 1, 2024
What had to change
- Tell a stronger story about localism
- Navigation by theme and program, streamlined and not overwhelming
- In their words: 'The site is painfully slow.'
The concept
What we designed.
Four ways in
Videos, podcasts, reports and donate as the first row.
Initiatives
Broadband, composting and the rest as a panoramic strip.
Our latest on…
Fresh work sorted by initiative.
Donate band
'Build local power' with one clear button.
About Institute for Local Self-Reliance
- Founded in 1974 by three neighbours in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC.ilsr.org (source, opens in a new tab)
- Initiatives include community broadband, composting, energy democracy and independent business.ilsr.org (source, opens in a new tab)
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A design concept from a proposal we submitted. Shown as presented; it is not the organisation's live website.