When the Access Now team partnered with Cornershop, they came with three clear goals: create a more dynamic and flexible way to publish content, consolidate multiple standalone initiative sites into a single digital home, and significantly improve site performance. As a global nonprofit defending freedom of expression and internet access, Access Now needed a website that could evolve alongside their fast-moving advocacy work and better serve an international audience.
Because content was their top priority, we began by deeply understanding how Access Now creates, organizes, and shares information. Our team collaborated closely with theirs to design a content-forward website that highlights key initiatives, urgent updates, and evergreen resources—all while staying true to their established brand. We created custom layouts for priority pages to elevate their most important work and ensure visitors could quickly understand both the scope and urgency of their mission.
A major challenge was addressing Access Now’s collection of orphaned microsites tied to past and ongoing initiatives. While these sites housed valuable content, they were difficult for users and search engines to discover. We migrated and integrated this content into a centralized platform, preserving institutional knowledge while aligning everything with current goals, branding, and SEO best practices. The result was a unified site that better reflects Access Now’s full body of work and makes their resources easier to find and navigate.
To support this complexity, we custom-built several tools and features. These included a region importer that allows staff to upload CSV files to automatically update regional taxonomy across the site, along with custom maps, accordions, reusable block types, and post templates. Together, these enhancements empower the Access Now team to publish updates, news, resources, and volunteer opportunities in formats that are clear, engaging, and scalable—without relying on developers for daily updates.
Our partnership with Access Now has continued well beyond launch. Most recently, we collaborated on the development of their new donation page using Engaging Networks. While their team led the design, we provided strategic recommendations and implemented best practices before building the page itself. The new donation experience supports mobile wallets, multiple currencies, and a streamlined checkout flow designed to reduce friction for global supporters. We also created two custom Engaging Networks email templates—a newsletter and a donation receipt—and launched a supporter hub that allows donors to manage their giving and communication preferences in one place.
Together, this work has resulted in a dynamic, high-performing nonprofit website that supports Access Now’s global advocacy, fundraising, and communications efforts. By consolidating platforms, enhancing content delivery, and building custom tools for scale, we’ve helped Access Now better connect with supporters around the world—and we’re proud to continue supporting their mission since 2016.
