General
Who are the primary contacts from your organization, and who has final approval on the project? Please list names, titles, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Patti Ramos
Founder / Director / Photographer / Street Doula
tacomapatti@aol.com
(253) 227-9177
Stacey Hart
Assistant Director
zadenus.sh@gmail.com
(206) 778-7953
Branding
What is the name of your company and your current (or intended) URL?
Homeless Humans of Tacoma
www.homelesshumans.help
Come up with three adjectives to describe the organization.
1. Committed
2. Supportive
3. Compassionate
What is the main goal of the site?
- To inspire and educate the community about homelessness and to create a village of support. And for the homeless, a site they can access for assistance.
What is the mission statement for this organization?
- Our hope is that through sharing personal stories and photos, Homeless Humans of Tacoma will help to inform and enlighten our community of the challenges of homelessness including a deeper sense of the extent of the suffering, pain, loneliness, isolation, depression, hardships and illness the homeless community deals with on a daily basis. With more understanding and awareness, it is our dream that those of us with the ability, will be inclined to get involved and unite as a village of caring citizens who can make a positive difference in the lives of those who struggle to survive on a daily basis by helping to alleviate suffering and maintain their human dignity.
Do you have any user feedback from content on the Facebook page?
- Users comment on how much they enjoy and appreciate the stories and photos. They appreciate the opportunity we provide for them to get involved with HHoT and help with providing donations, assistance on the streets, coordinating and organizing donations, etc.
What are some primary features that you want to highlight on the website? (Search bar, Paypal option etc)
1. A story page (homeless individual's personal stories and photos)
2. Volunteers and Donors - how to get involved, volunteer photos (slide show), acknowledgement of volunteers and donors, Paypal link
3. An ongoing and current list of events, statistics, updates, support services, etc pertaining to the homeless crisis in our community and throughout the nation.
4. Community Resources list and links
5. Bio page including Patti Ramos, Stacey Hart and board of directors (once we obtain our 501c3)
6. Contact page
7. Search bar
8. Newsletter
Typical user/targeted user: Would you like to save user data? Will the site need any user login/identifiable interaction?
Yes, I would like to save user data.
At this point, I don't think the site will need user login/identifiable interaction. That may change over time.
What kind of content would you want to include in the ‘newsletter’ section?
- HHoT's mission statement
- Quote and photo of the week
- Upcoming events
- A list of current donation needs
- Success stories
How does your non-profit differentiate itself from other community organizations?
- We spend countless hours within the encampments and on the streets developing a mutual interpersonal relationship with each homeless person we meet with the purpose of doing so with the utmost trust, respect, dignity, kindness and love.
Do you think your current audience differentiates you from these organizations?
- uncertain
Please list URLs of organizations like yours, in Tacoma.
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1136083886436349/ (City of Destiny Outreach) - Facebook page
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/193676027675333/ (Homeless Neighbors in Tacoma) - Facebook page
- https://www.facebook.com/homelessconnect/ (Pierce County Project Homeless Connect) - Facebook page
- https://www.facebook.com/coalitiontoendhomelessness/ (Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness) - FB page
List the URLs of any websites you find compelling.
- I will get back to you after I do a search for compelling websites.
Marketing
How do most people find out about your current website? What kind of triggers prompt a visit (referral links, incentives, search engine terms)? What methods of distributing the URL already exist within the organization on and offline?
**HHoT has no current website. (Facebook only at this time)
People find our Facebook page via word of mouth, shared links, cross posting and business cards.
Do you have an existing or planned marketing strategy in mind to promote this site design? If so, please describe.
- I will encourage my 5000 Facebook "friends" to post and share the website link on their personal and business pages
- Include the website link on my HHoT business card and marketing materials
- Create an Instagram account
- Request HHoT's website URL be included in the City of Tacoma's (and other local social service organizations) resource pages.
Do you intend to keep the site updated? If so, how often? Who is responsible for updating and providing content? Additional Notes/Comments Please take as much space as you need
- Yes I will frequently update, although I need to learn WordPress first.
- Patti Ramos (founder/director) and Stacey Hart (assistant director) will update and provide content
SEO
Do you have any existing user data/database?
- no
Who will maintain the site? (And what is their technical proficiency level?)
- Patti Ramos and Stacey Hart will maintain the site. We are not yet familiar with WordPress but are quick learners and highly capable of maintaining the website.
Technology
Will you have a need for Paypal integration? Do you already offer transactions online? Please describe in detail.
- Yes there is a need for Paypal integration.
- Yes I already offer transactions online via a Paypal tab on the HHoT Facebook page. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/homelesshumans.help/app/208195102528120/
What is your target platform and browser?
- What is a target platform?
- Browser - Google Chrome?
Whom can we talk to in your organization to help respond to technical issues?
- Patti Ramos or Stacey Hart
Any Questions for us?
- Not just yet. Thank you so very much for supporting Homeless Humans of Tacoma with your willingness to design our new website!