Not-for-profit websites

IE Digital has delivered a raft of websites for non-profits, including industry regulators, professional membership organisations, sector skills councils, and member-led communities.

They all share the need for a seamless online user experience, be it to attract and onboard new members through frictionless application forms and automated vetting processes, to help users find the information they need through intuitive information architecture, or to facilitate event bookings and membership renewals.

Denise Atkins, Associate Marketing and Content Consultant at IE Digital
Denise Atkins
Professional membership website and application process
Catering for IFST members with a new website The new website for professional membership body IFST features a slicker user experience, CiviCRM integration and a fully digital, simplified application and assessment process.
Professional membership website for ABDO
ABDO Professional membership organisation Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) asked IE Digital to redevelop their website – streamlining content and placing a renewed emphasis on the user experience in phase 1. In phase 2 we transformed…
UX for legal industry regulator website
SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) IE Digital took an Agile approach to improve the overall user experience (UX) on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) website. We looked at every component of the site at the “Atomic” level, using disposable rapid prototypes to test the new…
Carl Timms
Global sustainability membership association website
A higher standard of engagement for ISEAL IE Digital has redesigned, rebuilt and relaunched the website for sustainability standards organisation ISEAL. Our Senior Digital Consultant, Carl Timms, explains how we created a new Drupal 8 site that's much more flexible, mobile-friendly and,…
Ed Wilkinson, Senior Digital Consultant at IE Digital
Ed Wilkinson
Free download – how to brief a web agency
How to create a website brief (Free Template) If you’re thinking of commissioning a new website or app, you’ll need to create a website brief to help you select and appoint a digital agency partner. Read on for IE Digital's tips on creating a comprehensive website brief, and request our free…
Member recruitment website and contact management system
Round Table IE Digital helped membership organisation Round Table to realise a digital transformation to drive member acquisition, improve communications and automate various manual processes. As a result, enquiry response times have improved dramatically,…
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    Campaign image for the British Psychological Society's 'Cyber Psychology Network'

    The British Psychological Society acts as the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. The charity is responsible for the promotion of excellence and ethical practice in the science, education, and application of the discipline. They support and enhance the development and application of psychology for the greater public good, setting high standards for research, education, and knowledge, and disseminating our knowledge to increase public awareness.

    IE has worked with the British Psychological Society on a number of campaigns and top-level consultancy projects. These include a comprehensive brand and digital audit, and a range of consultancy and campaign projects to explore the Society's membership offerings, as well building an online tool to help BPS members to navigate specialist member networks.

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    Solicitors Regulation Authority website – UX consultancy by IE Digital

    Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the industry regulator for solicitors and law firms in England and Wales. Their website has grown organically over ten years, leading to a massive site with an inconsistent, clunky and dated user experience that – if left unchecked – could undermine public confidence in the solicitors' profession. The SRA wanted to bring the site up to date and greatly improve the overall user experience (UX), especially on mobile devices, without replacing the site or their existing Content Management System (CMS). 

    Following an initial review of some core templates, IE Digital took an Agile approach to producing a brand new digital design. With an overall strategic objective of improving consistency and usability, we looked at every component of the site at the “Atomic” level. 

    We created new, responsive digital design patterns and tested them with real users, using disposable rapid prototyping, iterating existing designs and adding new patterns at each stage. Finally, we documented each pattern and how it should be used and provided detailed html, css and javascript for implementation via the SRA’s CMS and within a set of new online services.

    Read more about the Solicitors Regulation Authority website

    The guys at IE Digital are exemplary collaborators. They’ve engaged successfully with people at all levels of the SRA and are a trusted part of our team. With IE Digital, we’ve taken a major step forward in the quality of user experience, dramatically improved our UI and design governance, and created buy-in for user-centred design across our organisation.

    John Rieger
    Head of Digital Communications, Solicitors Regulation Authority
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    The Lighting Industry Association (The LIA) is Europe’s largest trade association for lighting equipment professionals. In preparation for a pivotal year of development and change, and a period of intense growth, the LIA needed a new website to provide a window into its work for the public, government and other stakeholders. 

    IE is has designed and built a modern, flexible digital platform for the LIA. As well as providing a home for members to access extensive technical content, the site is also the gateway to the LIA's industry-backed Lighting Industry Academy. This is an industry-wide hub for the development and delivery of high-quality learning for the whole lighting supply chain.

    The LIA is committed a rolling programme of further website developments to support its member organisations, following an iterative process.

    Read the Lighting Industry Association website case study.

    The Lighting Industry Association’s new website is now live and better than ever. More than just a cosmetic makeover, the new site is more intuitive and has the ability to tailor itself to the interests of the person using it.

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    West Midlands Fire Service serves a population of 2.8 million citizens, making it the second biggest fire and rescue service in the UK. 

    Explore the full case study on West Midlands Fire Service's Activity Assistant. 

    IE took a business-critical but clunky system and added a modern and intuitive, responsive user interface. IE’s expert digital consultants, front-end developers and UX designers supported the in-house development team and created a slick, beautiful system that makes data entry faster for our users, and that we are proud to offer to other fire services.

    Kash Singh
    Systems Development Manager
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    Energy and Utility Skills digital projects

    Energy and Utility Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the electricity, gas, waste management and water industries, a membership organisation that delivers value through improving business performance. Much of that value is augmented by a suite of rich digital tools created, supported and maintained by IE.

    This is a constantly evolving eco-system of interactive digital tools that deliver value for members and generate sustainable income for EU Skills. These include websites, forums, intranets, interactive learning tools, workforce planning simulators and so on.

    IE's digital consultants built a rich understanding of EU Skills' strategic organisational goals and where members perceive value. We've delivered over 170 separate projects for over the course of a 10-year relationship, growing with our client, flexing as they change and evolving technologies, all whilst maintaining a relentless focus on service. 

    Read about EU Skills' digital service for workforce planning

    IE has proved to be a partner of strategic and operational significance – delivering scores of critical digital projects. Their intelligent, consultative approach has provided robust, scalable and innovative digital solutions.

    Paul Finley
    Information Systems Manager
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    ISEAL is the global membership organisation for ambitious, collaborative and transparent sustainability systems. ISEAL is driving collective efforts to tackle the most pressing sustainability issues and create a world where Markets are a force for good.

    ISEAL initially came to IE to support their existing website and provide digital advice spanning a number of projects. January 2018 saw the launch of ISEAL’s new website – built by IE Digital in Drupal 8 – with an improved user experience, designed to attract new members and stimulate more active engagement with visitors.

    Next in the plan is a new improved community site for ISEAL’s members.

    Read the ISEAL case study.

    IE Digital are a pleasure to work with, they stuck to project deadlines, delivered on time, and collaborated well – as a result, considering the tight timescales to deliver this project, it really did run smoothly.

    Suzanne Clift
    Senior Manager, Communications
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    Ofgem is the government regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great Britain. They run the government's Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (DRHI), which provides consumers with a seven-year subsidy towards renewable heating costs.

    IE worked with Ofgem and their research company (RbD Research by Design) to evaluate and improve the existing online application process for the DRHI. The application form filters people and either accepts, rejects or refers their application to an agent for follow-up. By improving the process, Ofgem ultimately wanted to increase auto accreditation and reduce administrative costs.

    IE and RbD went through a multi-phase project to research, design and test the improved application form. We concluded with a report, recommendations and a prototype with an improved user experience, both in terms of the form's wording, structure, technical execution, look and feel. 

    Read more about the ofgem application process

    Thanks again for your help during the last couple of months. I think we have something that can be of real benefit to us as an organisation and also our customers.

    Daniel Wintercross
    Agile System Development and Improvement Manager
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    The Gambling Commission is an independent non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It regulates commercial gambling in Great Britain, and is a member of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).  

    The Gambling Commission appointed IE to carry out an initial discovery phase to explore the online presence of the IAGR. We interviewed and surveyed 30 members of the Board of Trustees from across member countries to understand their pain points with the website and aspirational goals for the future.  IE presented summary findings to a meeting of the international Board of Trustees along with recommendations for the next stage of the IAGR’s evolution online.

    IE was then commissioned by the IAGR to design and build a new website, following an Agile approach and using rapid prototyping. The new site boasts a much improved Information Architecture and pulls in high quality content from other sites. Different access levels allow members and Trustees access to different content.

    Visit the IAGR website.