- Developing web sites for nonprofit organizations since 1999
- Six years experience building easy to update sites with Drupal, a leading open source content management system
- Comfortable with e-commerce and shopping cart installation and configuration using Ubercart.
- Committed to building trust with customers from the initial site development meeting through to training staff to use the completed site
- Extensive writing and editing experience
- Proficient in HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL and image manipulation using various applications.
- Conversational level of Spanish
- Also see Tim’s gallery of photos.
The Team: Tim
Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries was looking for a new site to sell books, articles and DVD’s by theologians Ched Myers and Elaine Enns. Dirt Circle used Drupal’s Ubercart module to create a fully functioning eCommerce site. Customers are able to purchase articles and then download them immediately or log-in to download the files at a later date. The site also sells books and DVD’s with automatic calculation of international shipping costs.
The Team: Tim
Love Thy Neighbor was looking for a site with video support and image galleries to show the community they are working with. They also wanted a newsletter to connect with their donors and a blog where they could tell stories.
Dirt Circle created an easy to navigate site with bold colors and integrated their new logo into a colorful banner.
Elmwood Park School District wanted Drupal training for their in-house tech staff so that they could build and administer their own website. Additionally, they wanted some custom functionality.
Dirt Circle provided that training and customization and continues to consult as needed.
US Labor Education in the Americas Project needed functionality added to their Drupal site. They needed someone to upgrade the site, repair a corrupted database, and build a number of additional features.
Dirt Circle finished the project and continues to expand their site functionality as needed, providing technical support and Search Engine Optimization.
The Team: Tim
The Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (CRLN) was looking for their first website. They wanted to establish a web presence in order to share information about their campaigns for justice and human rights in Colombia and to better connect with their constituents in North America. They also wanted their staff members to be able to easily update content on the site.
Dirt Circle set up a website for CRLN using Drupal, an open source content management system. The site includes an event calendar for publishing events and an interface to very easily update content and a navigation structure that they can easily change as their campaigns and areas of focus change. The design incorporated photos from their work as well as their existing logo. We also provided on-site training for their staff on creating and updating the site.
Bethany Christian Schools wanted to increase their web presence with dynamic resources for students, parents, prospectives, faculty and staff. Their needs ranged from practical calendar, news and announcement updates to implementing a new brand with a more open and welcoming site. They needed a solution that was flexible and easy to manage themselves, cheap enough to implement and maintain on a small budget, with easy access to large amounts of content for different constituents and stakeholders.
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Plain and Simple was looking for an overhaul of their old site. We built the new one on Drupal content management system - an open source, powerful and free system - giving them easy-to-manage dynamic content. This includes a gallery of images of their products that can handle bulk imports. We also used Drupal’s search engine friendly features to raise their Google ranking for target keywords.
We updated the design and navigation to focus on the main strengths and beliefs of the company. We worked with a photographer to create images that communicated Plain and Simple’s commitment to personal attention and quality.