The END Fund is an organization mobilizing resources and providing programmatic assistance to help end neglected tropical diseases.
Since the last redesign of their website in 2017, the needs of the END Fund team for the functionality and content structure of the website changed, leading to the design feeling out-of-date and difficult to navigate and utilize to its fullest capabilities. Our goal with their new redesign was to update the site’s visual design, structure, and functionality to meet their new needs and provide a site that they can continue to grow into.
A main reasoning behind their content structure becoming outdated was due to the expansion of the organization and the development of their new funds. While the redesign in 2017 was centered around their original fund, they developed as an organization into a portfolio of funds that sustain and drive their ultimate goal of ending NTDs. With the new site, the END Fund team wanted to clearly display that and be able to delve into more detail on what each of the funds cover and how each supports an aspect of their goals.
In addition, the updates our team made were also centered around awareness and spreading information regarding key news for the global health community. The homepage features a section that highlights recent posts and articles regarding the latest advancements and difficulties in implementing their programs and the broader scope of neglected disease research and elimination.
To create a site that highlighted and fulfilled these goals, we utilized the full site editor along with a few notable features including faceted search on their Impact Stories page for visitors to find the exact information they’re searching for, a custom related post block on their posts which encourages visitors to continue reading news and stories related to END Fund, a custom map on their homepage which highlights the countries they work in across the globe, and more blocks and functional elements that help tell their story and impact.
We were honored to help the END Fund team with this redesign and be a part of their expansion and development as an organization. Through these updates, they’re able to better showcase their achievements and dedication to not only funding the research and work toward ending neglected tropical diseases, but ensuring the proper policy and programs to implement these changes for the long-term.