Catalyst program

You have an unprecedented level of control over how you present yourself online. The Catalyst program will help you use new technology to further your mission instead of getting lost managing the technology itself.

What's included: 

Align your resources with your goals
Each quarter, we meet with project stakeholders to guide a process of identifying organizational goals, mapping them to quarterly objectives and identifying the resources you need to make those objectives happen. This is documented in a team charter and sets the course for the next three months.
  • Team Charter
Accountability means progress
Every task is documented in a hosted project management system where it can be prioritized, assigned, added to the roadmap, and closed successfully.
  • Project management
Measure results
One person from your organization will function as our main Drupal contact. In addition to the quarterly meetings this person will participate in a monthly check-in. This ensures that everything is on target for your quarterly objectives, and we can identify work sessions, training, or consulting hours that will help the team stay on track.
  • Check-in meetings
Work on your own site while sharing with others
For Twin Cities Catalyst members, Lab Hours are a valuable way to dedicate time to web work. For up to 8 hours per month, do your work in the sunlit art gallery at our ArtsHub office space. Eliminate roadblocks by asking questions when you need to, or help others and realize that you know much more than you thought!
  • Lab hours
Get the help you need, when you need it
We include up to 4 hours per quarter of consulting time so that you can ask for help without feeling like the meter is running. Ask us questions, set up work sessions, or task us with some module development and technical heavy-lifting. If you need more time from us, we can identify this in the quarterly planning.
  • Drupal support and consulting
Stay online, stay focused
We provide a Drupal-optimized hosting environment leveraging current best practices. You're not required to host with us and there's never any lock-in, but hosting with us saves time and resources for everyone so it's included free.
  • Managed Drupal Hosting

Cost: 

$250 per month includes:

  • Quarterly strategy meeting
  • Monthly check-in meeting
  • 4 hours of support and consulting hours per quarter
  • 8 hours of participation at Lab Hours
  • Managed Drupal Hosting
  • Free access to customer-only workshops and training events
  • Discounts on training classes
  • Free tools for project management and accountability, wireframing and mockups, version control and communication

Additional support and consulting is $125 per hour, at your approval. Dedicated hosting is also available.

Upcoming

Wednesday in-person Lab hours
Friday Lab Hours
Wednesday Virtual Lab Hours

Our process delivers results. During a long history of developing, hosting, and supporting Drupal sites we honed a team-centric process that saves time and resources for site owners.

Save money on outsourcing

It doesn't make sense for you to pay a webmaster for every little task, but it also doesn't make sense to learn everything about technology just to get things done. We will help you identify your strengths and resources, and we will help you understand what you can do on your own and when to start outsourcing.

Provide staff continuity

Your staff and volunteers may come and go, but your goals and priorities never change. You won't skip a beat when new staff comes on boardL we will be ready with a clear picture of the past, a proactive process to get up to speed, and a clear roadmap for the future. No other vendor can offer this when usually focused on a project, not your people.

Spend time wisely to further your mission

Most people approach web projects by thinking about features, such as blogs and photo galleries, and not as a reflection of organizational goals. The Catalyst program will help you prioritize features by attaching them to your goals and making these decisions during a process that includes all of your stakeholders.

Maximize efficiency

When we find a tool that works, we include it. Create mockups using free Balsamiq access, get discounts on training, participate in video workshops. We will never stop learning from our community and applying it to our support model.