Camino Organization

Company Description

Camino is a bilingual and multicultural nonprofit organization located in Charlotte, NC. For more than 20 years, Camino has served Latino families in the area. The organization’s services include a health center, an upward mobility program, a thrift store, a church, a research institute, and a university. All of Camino’s services are offered in both English and Spanish, ensuring that every person receives the services they need in a language they understand and in a setting they trust.

Name: Camino Organization

Website: https://camino.org/

Industry: Nonprofit

Location: Charlotte, NC, USA

Team Size: 250

Mission: To equip people to live healthy, hopeful, and productive lives

Client Request

Objective: To build a new, fast and accessible website from scratch, enhancing their online presence and providing valuable resources to the community.

Requirements:

  • Create a new website based on a Figma design
  • Implement a new WordPress theme from scratch
  • Include sections for Blog, Volunteer Events, and Donations
  • Multi-language (English, Spanish)

Challenges:

  • Ensuring the website is user-friendly and accessible to a diverse audience
  • Integrating functionalities for blog posts, event management, and online donations
  • Meeting the specific design and content requirements within the tight timeline

My Role and Solution

Role: WordPress Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Developing of the new website from scratch
  • Implementing the new WordPress theme as per the client’s design specifications
  • Developing and integrating sections for Blog, Volunteer Events, and Donations
  • Ensuring the website is responsive and accessible on all devices
  • Coordinating with the client to ensure their requirements and feedback are addressed promptly
  • Training the client to add and update content

Technologies Used: WordPress, Gutenberg, WordPress Plugins, WPML Plugin, GiveWP Donation Plugin, HTML, SASS, Javascript, React, Wpengine, Cloudflare

Solution:

  • Designed a modern and responsive, mobile first WordPress theme from scratch
  • Created easy to use custom Gutenberg blocks matching the Figma design
  • Integrated the donation GiveWP Donation Plugin
  • Implemented a secure donation feature to facilitate online contributions
  • Ensured bilingual support (English and Spanish) to cater to the multicultural audience
  • Website page speed optimization
  • Website accessibility

Outcome:

  • Successfully launched the new website within the 6-8 week timeframe
  • Improved user engagement through the blog and event sections
  • Increased online donations by providing an easy-to-use and secure donation platform
  • Received positive feedback from the client for meeting their design and functional requirements

Lessons Learned:

  • The importance of clear and consistent communication, especially in a remote work setting with time zone differences
  • Effective project management and time allocation to meet part-time commitment requirements while delivering quality work
  • Adapting to the needs of a bilingual and multicultural audience to ensure the website is inclusive and accessible
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