AMCCSM
A Bespoke Multilingual Platform Built for a Global Charity
Website Design & Development
We’ve been working with AMCCSM, a group of connected charities supporting the church in China, since 2022.
Initially, they faced challenges with an outdated website platform that was no longer meeting their needs and lacked any kind of support system. For a global charity with a huge impact, its website did not showcase its brand effectively, and it was time for a change.
Our primary goal was to design and develop a bespoke site that not only mirrored AMCCSM’s global reach and presence but also addressed its functional and linguistic diversity.
We designed and developed a bespoke site with a combined backend, but two distinct front ends, one for AM and one for CCSM. This simplified maintenance while ensuring individuality in the front-end presentations for each charity.
We implemented a multi-language system, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for a diverse audience, with both sites available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
We adapted and extended our tailored CMS platform (based in open-source technologies PHP/MySQL) to cater for their needs.
Mailchimp integration with options to join lists for each of their 6 National offices, each with various language options pulled via the Mailchimp API.
We developed a comprehensive blogging system allowing content in a variety of languages, as well as categorisation and automated RSS feeds. As well as this, we processed the migration and reformatting of 1000s of articles from their old platform.
AMCCSM send out digital copies of newsletters monthly – again, these are in 3 languages for 6 national offices.
We streamlined this process with custom automation so that now a month is added simply by dragging in the PDF copy – an optimised image of the cover is then generated, along with links to the image and document.
Since successfully launching both sites we’ve continued to provide support and advice to the team via a Web Support & Development Retainer – solving problems, adding new features and advancing the site and cause month-on-month.
This project with AMCCSM showcases our ability to handle complex, custom web development tasks tailored to the unique needs of global organisations. Our ongoing partnership with AMCCSM underlines our commitment to providing continuous support and innovation, ensuring their digital presence remains as impactful as their on-ground efforts.
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