What we have Created

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AAO
Working with one of our partners in Chicago, Stalelife, we were tasked with a rollout of a totally custom website with an updated look and feel for the Association of Architectural Organizations Implement a custom Drupal installation and custom theme on a tight timeline in time for their national convention.
Developmental Studies Center
30 year old educational publishing non-profit in Oakland, CA dedicated to "childrens academic, ethical, and social development." Organizational leadership determined that their org needed to begin developing more independent and fee-for-service funding and hoped to do so by creating a culture of sharing, collaboration, and an online community around their products to increase their market share. Develop and train staff on the development of a collaborative culture and use of an internal platform for sharing information using social technology as well as develop a new external website featuring community development tools.
PosiPair
PosiPair, a young company dedicated to creating a "networking platform that connects green businesses, shoppers and civil society in growing Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability market" needed a website that uses community-building social technology to link innovative businesses and individuals interested in buying and selling responsible products and services Develop a custom Drupal site featuring social networking, a rating system for businesses to create a destination for consumer discovery, E-Commerce for users, connect like-minded business and providers, and increase both visibility for community members as well as sales.
Radiant Path
Radiant Path is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "increase the overall health and well-being of the community by providing natural healing and wellness activities." Looking to increase their visibility and capacity using funds from the UW-Parkside Nonprofit Development Capacity Building Assistance for Nonprofits (CAN) to develop a new online presence with expanded functionality including an email system, discussion forum, event calendar, blog, contact forms, volunteer/intern resources and train staff on use as a marketing and communications tool. Brigade consultants worked closely with Radiant Path staff to develop a content management system focusing on easy of use for staff, interns and volunteers using Squarespace technology and free non-profit Google Domain installation. This included training, assistance with content development, and support.
Regency Homebuilders
A premier homebuilder in Wisconsin came to the Brigade with the need for a better way of managing their business process for custom homebuilding, which involves tracking thousands of details and decisions for homebuyers, project managers, and contractors. The Brigade went through an extensive discovery process both with Regency and in researching the potential market for a web application. The application was then built on the Drupal-based OpenAtrium platform. Regency and the Bucket Brigade are also partnering to develop the application for a wider market.
Young Jewish Milwaukee
The Coalition for Jewish learning is beginning a new program called Young Jewish Milwaukee - Telling Our Stories. As a galvanizing event, they are hosting a "Launch Party." Young Jewish Milwaukee needs to encourage and energize youth participation in this project and are hosting a creative facilitation event to emerge with a series of stores to be developed that day. The Brigade will utilize our creative facilitation services experience using "Creative Encounters." Using Bucketworks's space, Brigade consultants will publish stories gathered during the event to kick off this new initiative.