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SERVICES | DIGITAL FOUNDATION
A digital home that supports your work — and your team.
A clear website and practical internal systems, built together. Organized, sustainable, and designed to grow with you.
• BEFORE
• AFTER
Website hasn’t been updated in years and is hard to edit
Files scattered across personal drives and email attachments
Email domain doesn’t match the website address
Staff navigate around tools instead of working with them
A clean website your team can update without outside help
Organized shared drives with a structure your whole team uses
Professional email on your domain, configured and working
Staff trained and confident maintaining both systems themselves
THE CHALLENGE
Most organizations don't set out to build a complicated digital environment. It happens gradually — a website set up years ago, tools added as needs arose, files that ended up wherever was convenient at the time.
The result is a digital setup that requires workarounds, slows down collaboration, and doesn't reflect the quality of the work your organization is actually doing.
Digital Foundation addresses both sides at once — your public presence and your internal systems — so they're organized, clear, and sustainable from the start.
When digital systems grow by accident, everything gets harder.
"The goal isn't complexity. It's a digital environment that's simple enough for your team to actually maintain — and clear enough that funders and partners trust what they find."
Public presence and internal systems, built together.
TWO WORKSTREAMS, ONE ENGAGEMENT
Public website
What the world sees
1
Content and structure
Page architecture, messaging, and organizing what you communicate publicly.
2
Design and build
A clean, accessible site built for long-term ease of use, not just launch day.
3
Search and analytics
Basic SEO and tracking so you can see how people find and use the site.
4
Team trainings
Your staff leave knowing how to update the site without needing outside help.
Internal systems
How your team works day to day
1
Workspace setup
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 — configured, not just activated.
2
Email and domain
Professional email on your domain with consistent addresses across the team.
3
File organization
Shared drives structured so anyone on the team can find what they need.
4
Documentation
Written guides so the systems stay organized after the engagement ends.
HOW WE WORK
Organized, practical, and built around your capacity.
We start by understanding how you work today
Step 01
Before recommending any tools or structure, we spend time understanding your team's actual workflows — how files are shared, how email is used, how the website is currently maintained or avoided.
Website design and internal systems development happen at the same time, so the two feel connected rather than like separate projects bolted together. Each informs the other — your file structure shapes your content workflow; your messaging shapes how the site is built.
We build both workstreams in parallel
Step 02
Step 03
We train and hand off, not just deliver
Every Digital Foundation engagement includes staff training. We don't consider the work done until the people who will actually use these systems feel confident using them — and know what to do when something comes up.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Everything you need to get organized and stay that way.
Website design and build
A clean, organized site that clearly presents your programs and is built to be maintained.
Website
Email and domain configuration
Professional email addresses on your domain, set up and working across your team.
Internal
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
Full workspace setup including configuration, email, calendars, and shared drives.
Internal
File organization and shared drives
A folder structure built for your organization — logical, shared, and documented.
Internal
Basic search engine optimization
A clean, organized site that clearly presents your programs and is built to be maintained.
Website
Staff training and documentation
A clean, organized site that clearly presents your programs and is built to be maintained.
Website
Internal
Organizations often experience —
WHAT CHANGES AFTER
Visibility
A clearer presentation of programs and services — one that funders and partners can trust and refer back to.
Confidence
Organizations feel comfortable sharing their website with funders and partners — knowing it reflects the work accurately.
Collaboration
Staff spend less time navigating around tools and more time doing the actual work those tools are supposed to support.
Sustainability
Rather than a collection of disconnected tools, there's a digital foundation that supports daily work as the organization grows.
Independence
Internal teams can update the website and manage digital systems without relying on outside help for routine tasks.
Onboarding
New staff get access and context quickly — clear systems and documentation mean less time spent figuring out where things live.
WHO IS THIS FOR
Digital Foundation works well when —
The digital environment has grown by accident rather than by design. Or the website stopped reflecting the work years ago. Or staff have developed workarounds rather than using the tools they have.
Organizations with outdated or hard-to-update websites
Teams using scattered or inconsistent digital tools
Nonprofits launching new initiatives or programs
Coalitions that need shared digital systems across partners
Small businesses seeking a professional, organized online presence
Build a digital home that supports your work.
Digital Foundation creates a website and digital systems that are practical, organized, and designed to last.