The Initial Situation

The "Kulturstiftung des Bundes" / "Federal Cultural Foundation" is one of the largest publicly funded cultural foundations in Europe. The foundation supports art and culture - without thematic restrictions and in all areas. In doing so, it places particular emphasis on promoting innovative programs and projects in an international context, on cross-border cooperation and on lively cultural exchange. To this end, the foundation initiates and supports appropriate art and culture projects upon application.

Our Task

On their website (https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de) the "Kulturstiftung des Bundes" presents these projects. The website was redesigned at the beginning of 2018 by the agency Boros GmbH from Wuppertal: Photos and graphics were given more space, hashtags provide orientation regarding relevant topics and funding priorities, and a new search and filter function facilitates research.

For the time after the launch, the foundation was looking for an agency - with relevant experience in TYPO3 as well as in the field of culture - for the ongoing support and further development of its website. The concept of cosmoblonde was convincing.

Type And Extent Of Support

• Consulting: Consulting on expansion and optimization of the site with regard to prioritized user groups and current development of the foundation; SEO and performance consulting
• Programming: Optimization, maintenance, updating and extension of existing functions, templates and extensions, adaptation and optimization of form and content elements, stylesheet adaptations, programming of interfaces
• BITV-Optimization: Complete conversion of the site to a BITV-compliant offering, development-accompanying BITV test
• Edditorial-Support: Support for the development of optimized page samples and templates
• Art-Direction: Customization of the existing web design and its functions as needed
• Online-Application Process: Design and implementation of an online application and evaluation process for scholarship awards
• Administration & Safety: Regular security checks, updates, server status monitoring, backup, structural adjustments in the backend if necessary, and much more.
• Other Support: Support in terms of interfaces (newsletter, social media, forms), support of domain transfers, setup of shortlinks etc.

Art und Umfang der Betreuung

• Beratung: Beratung zu Ausbau und Optimierung der Site in Hinblick auf priorisierte Nutzergruppen und aktuelle Entwicklung der Stiftung;  SEO und Performance-Beratung
• Programmierung: Optimierung, Wartung, Aktualisierung und Erweiterung bestehender Funktionen, Templates und Extensions, Anpassung und Optimierung von Formular- und Inhaltselementen, Stylesheet-Anpassungen, Programmierung von Schnittstellen
• BITV-Optimierung: Kompletter Umbau der Site hin zu einem BITV-gerechten Angebot, entwicklungsbegleitender BITV-Test
• Redaktions-Support: Unterstützung bei der Entwicklung optimierter Seitenbeispiele und -templates
• Art-Direktion: BedarfsgerechteAnpassungen des bestehenden Webdesigns und seiner Funktionen
• Online-Bewerbungsprozess: Konzeption und Umsetzung eines Online-Bewerbungs- und Bewertungsprozesses für die Stipendienvergabe
• Administration & Sicherheit: Regelmäßige Sicherheitsprüfungen, Aktualisierungen, Server-Status-Monitoring, Backup, ggf. strukturelle Anpassungen im Backend u.v.m.
• Sonstiger Support: Support in Bezug auf Schnittstellen (Newsletter, Social Media, Formulare),Betreuung von Domain-Transfers, Einrichtung von Shortlinks etc.