Start a project

Tell us what you're working on

You don’t need a brief or a finished plan. Tell us about your organization and what you’re trying to get done, and we’ll help with the rest. We read every message and reply within two business days to set up a call with you.

How it works

From a first call to the work that follows

A conversation
Free
A 30-minute call where we learn about your organization, your people, and what you need, and answer your questions.
Groundwork
Paid
We work out with you what your project has to do and where it stops, and you get a plan, a timeline, and a price.
The first project
We do the work alongside your team and train your people as we go, so they can run what we build on their own later.
What comes next
Many organizations keep working with us for years, as part of their team, on whatever their mission takes on next.

Tell us about your organization

Groundwork

The first piece of work we do together

Most requests turn out bigger or smaller than they first look. A simple website often needs a way to take gifts and a link to your donor records, and an event can need its own registration system. Groundwork is where we find that out with you: we learn how your organization works and who’s involved, and then we give you a plan, a timeline, and a price before anything is built.

It's paid work, because it's what lets us price everything after it up front. When your project is only film and photography, there's less to work out, so Groundwork is free.

Questions

What people ask before they call

How much does a website cost?
Websites start at $5,000. Many organizations add online giving, membership, or event registration, and we price each of those pieces before anything is built.
Do we need a brief or a budget?
No. Tell us in your own words what's going on. Shaping the request is part of the work we do with you, and budget is something we'll talk through on the call.
What happens on the first call?
In about 30 minutes, we ask about your organization and what's behind the request, then tell you plainly whether we can help and what the next step would be for you.

Who you'll hear from