VitriFire
Skip NavigationVitriFire creates clear, professional websites for nonprofit and public organizations, and for select small businesses. Your unique challenges and constituencies demand specialization. We support you with our skills and our souls.
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Content Management
Maintaining a professional website is NOT rocket science. So why would a cost-sensitive organization choose to outsource such a simple task? For two reasons: time and professionalism.
Web Design
VitriFire’s web design process is completely customizable, depending on your needs and the complexity of your website. You may select your services on an a-la-carte basis. Read More »
For very limited budgets, VitriFire can even work with you to select and modify an out-of-the-box website template. Read More »
Search Engine Optimization
Though the majority of your support should come through word-of-mouth, these verbal recommendations will turn more readily into active support if your prospect can find you on the internet. We'll help you get higher search rankings through appropriate content and coding.
Email Marketing
Regular updates via email are an invaluable way to stay connected to your donors and clients. We'll help you set up your campaigns and lists, and we'll design a coordinating email layout.
Social Network Positioning
Online Social Networking resources (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc) are some of the most inexpensive and effective ways to promote your organization and/or its programs. VitriFire can help you take advantage of the opportunities presented by online social networking.
Internet Consulting
We know a lot about websites and the internet. We think about it a lot. We’d be happy to research and create your internet strategy, or your strategy for funding a new website.
Advantage
As you consider your options for the design, re-design, or maintenance of your website, we’d like you to consider these thoughts about VitriFire:
- VitriFire’s professionals are not only smart about web design, but they are also smart about other things, too.
- We’re fairly low-tech and small-budget. We work quickly and our designs are clean and professional.
- VitriFire’s professionals feel money isn’t enough – we are a company of do-gooders.
- VitriFire approaches website design from a whole-organization perspective.
- VitriFire professionals understand the link between quality communications, professionalism, progress and funding.
- VitriFire professionals have experience working with both school systems and academic departments.
- VitriFire believes in having class.
- VitriFire wants everyone to be able to reach you. VitriFire is committed to making accessible websites.
- VitriFire shares the wealth – 5% of our earnings go to charity.
Examples
Public Organizations (Educational)
Social Development Lab, University of Virginia
The UVA Social Development Lab uses empirical research techniques to address questions in Education Science. This information is then passed on to educators on the ground. The lab is associated with UVA's Curry School of Education.
Tift County School System (Georgia)
The website for this 13-school district in rural south Georgia was built as part of a broader effort to improve transparency and parent-school cooperation. The site includes an interractive calendar and online "school tours", as well as a host of new content. Each school has a separate website with a design that corresponds to (but differs from) the main school system website.
Nonprofit Organizations
Virginia Indians at the Turn of the 20th Century
The website to accompany this photography exhibit corresponds to a promotional poster (also designed by VitriFire). The site was funded by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
LocoHistory.org
This digital history website was created to share information about Albemarle and Amherst Counties. The site encourages exploration of community histories and local knowledge-sharing. This website is tied other websites concerning locally-kept records of African-Americans in the region, and documentation of historic African-American burials.