---
tags: volunteering
title: "Austin Give Camp - The SEED"
description: "Adult & Family Learning Community"
date: 2016-10-01
---

## The SEED
### Adult & Family Learning Community

_A Pro-bono web project done during 2016's Austin Give Camp_

Through analytics it was apparent very few could find out how to sign up for classes on learning English - an all English website and the page being burried through subnavs was the likely culprit. We user tested some updated designs where a non-native speaker could jump right to a Spanish page on how to sign up for classes first. 

![Team](/theseed1.jpg)

We then improved **internationalization** for the rest of the website to support all the user personas we had discovered: The Student, The Donor, and The Volunteer. Next up was improving ways people can get involved either through their time or their dollar through a better workflow and cleaned up content.

![Wireframe](/theseed2.png)

Small tweaks made a world of difference for these users. Even ensuring the site ran on **HTTPS significantly raised the confidence of a potential donor**. I just about cried tears of happiness when the thank you letters came in from the group for impact we made on their group and org.

![Thank You Letters](/theseed3.png)

_P.S. My name was Joe back when these were written, prior to my transition._

