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==Website Development & Re-Development ==
Talk to '''Aspiration''' about how to build the website.

'''In developing RFP:'''
* Decide who your audience is—potential donors, EJ advocates, policy makers, community members, funders, advocates, media (you can invite these users to be a part of an advisory committee)
* Survey monkey: what you are using our website for? What do you wish was there? 
* Facebook: hey we are revamping our website what would you like to see?

'''Pages:'''
Data that provides information of use to community based organizations (water boards, resident, etc)

'''User Stories:''' put yourself in the shoes of people using your website

* Develop a spread sheet that categorizes users: (Gunner has a template that can be used by CWC to develop an RFP—fill out 
** there is a list of things that would be included under each category
'''for example:'''

* Residents:
** Download community guide
** Find data on communities
** Find resources available to local water board
** View latest press releases
** Learn about programs

'''Columns include:''' 
* User Story
* Story Detail
* Comment Priority
* Notes

'''User:''' defines who comes to the website (looking to access information, register for an event)
* what specific information are they seeking when they visit the site
* View latest press releases
* Learn about programs

'''Content Manager:''' People managing content are also user story. Need to tell the developer what we as a content manager need to be able to do with the website.
* be able to enter content
* set it up to be shared- Share This icon—widgets (piece of code you plug in to website)
* Eligible for RSS feed
* compatible with all the browsers (Google chrome)
* Integrating stuff: signing up for newsletter
* archiving newletters
* media: print to PDF 
* links must be checked quarterly

A proprietary website—can only be edited by the person who made it (closed source)

'''WordPress:''' open source--you can update content

'''Style Guide for staff:'''

'''Best Websites'''
* Changelabsolutions.or
* PreventionInstitute
* Pacific Institute
* Californiawatch.org

* Drop down menus guide traffic
* White space is nice
* Crisp
* Simpler

* Google analytics help inform you about what pages on your site are being used the most.
* Driving people to your site to download information
* Rotating banner

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