What is Website in a Box?
How can it help my agency?
How much does it cost?
What does that cost provide?
What other agencies are using Website in a Box?
What are they saying about the program?
Do you have any additional information that I can share with my board?
Great! How do I start?
 What is Website in a Box:
Website in a Box (WIAB) provides agencies with the look, feel, and functionality of national's website in an easy to manage, easy to update system. WIAB runs on the Kintera platform, using their Content Managament System (CMS). This allows non-technical people to maintain an up-to-date site, much the same way as you create Word documents or Power Point presentations.
Website in a Box provides agencies with the ability to:
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Quickly and easily update your website;
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Accept donations, with credit card processing;
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Accept volunteer inquiries;
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Enroll children;
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Easily edit web content without professional help;
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Share images and stories fit for the template across the BBBS network;
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Increase collaboration throughout the BBBS network;
- Provide a unified online brand presence across the organization using a tested, professional and exciting new website look.
How much does it cost:
The basic WIAB package (website only) costs $2,009 for the first year, $999 for each additional year. For agencies that use Kintera Thon for their Bowl For Kids' Sake, or for agencies that wish to add that component, just add $649 to the basic package costs.
Agencies will be provided with:
- The BigBrothersBigSisters.org website template;
- Website Hosting;
- A customized URL in the following format: BBBS.org/Your_Agency;
- Training to use the Kintera CMS to make updates to their website;
- Assistance in localizing the template to their agency;
- Regularly available teleconference training.
How many agencies are using Website in a Box:
Coming Soon:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Inc.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Arizona
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico, Inc
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, CA
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Of The Bluegrass, Inc.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico, Inc.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties
What are agencies saying about Website in a Box:
- Nancy Thompson, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands: "The Website in a Box process was so easy ... This project gives us a truly professional-looking website and our volunteers, board and donors have commented about how great it looks and how easy it is to use.”
- Lori Konya, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen, and Passaic Counties: “We're up and running and it's working great! We've had a lot of really terrific feedback! … We're thrilled with the website!”
- Joel Waters, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi: “We love the consistent messaging both on the local and national level … It’s nice to have a professional looking site that we are proud to direct people to.”
- Arthur Mollenhauer, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago: " We have generated $20,000 in incremental revenue in our first three months and have seen three significant donors use the website donor capabilities with great ease. We save a lot of time and money in not designing and supporting our own site-efficiency"
Additonal Information:
Sales Sheet - Summarizes the design, benefits, and costs of Agency Website in a Box.
Information Sheet - Provides more in-depth answers and the responses to frequently asked questions.
Great! How do I start?
- Contact Patrick Mohan at webmaster@bbbs.org and send him your tax id and your agency's point of contact for this project. This signals that you have read the information sheets, understand the project, agree to the costs, and are ready to begin. The point of contact (POC) for your agency can be more than one, and should include the name of the person who will receive the training and has the responsibility for maintaining your website.
- You will then receive contracts from our support vendor Event 360 AND Kintera. You need to sign these and return them, along with payment to both vendors, to begin.
- Upon receipt of the contracts:
- Event 360 will send you a questionnaire to complete. This is to assist them in customizing your template. The questionnaire should take you no more than two hours.
- Kintera creates an account for you, or updates your existing account.
- Upon completion of your questionnaire, Event 360 can then begin work on your custom template.
- We will then fit your agency into the next available training. We will have 10-15 agencies per training session, with sessions available every two weeks. These web based sessions will be filled first completed steps, first trained.
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