Brand & Digital Foundation

GEDP Brand & Digital Foundation

A focused 90-day engagement to make GEDP easier to understand, easier to trust, easier to support, and easier to remember.

Donor-readiness infrastructure
Brand gives the feeling a name · Website gives it a path
02 The Core Challenge

GEDP does not have a work problem. It has a recognition and attribution problem.

Easton already experiences GEDP's impact every week — through the places people gather, the markets they shop, the events they celebrate, and the public spaces they enjoy. But the connection between that affection and the institution behind it is still too weak.

Public affection already exists. GEDP just hasn't captured it yet.

The missed connection
People may love Bacon Fest without knowing GEDP's role.
They may shop the Farmers' Market without connecting it to GEDP.
They may appreciate Easton Public Market without seeing the civic platform behind it.
They may feel the energy downtown without seeing the organization holding it together.
03 The Donor Shift

GEDP's next chapter is not awareness. It is donor readiness.

Corporate support is built through relationships, proposals, and institutional trust. Individual giving works differently. It is emotional, personal, and moment-driven. Before someone gives, they need to feel connected — and that feeling needs a name, a reason, and a path.

A brochure

explains.

  • Says what GEDP does
  • Waits for attention
  • Static. Institutional. Passive.
A live website

moves people.

  • Shows people where they belong
  • Captures interest in the moment
  • Living. Personal. Active.

The brand's job is to give the feeling a name. The website's job is to give the feeling a path.

04 The Strategic Principle

Program AffectionGEDP RecognitionDonor Action

The goal is not cosmetic improvement. The goal is transfer — moving existing public affection from GEDP's programs back to the institution itself, then turning that recognition into trust, participation, and support.

1

Recognition

People realize GEDP is behind more of Easton's civic and cultural life than they knew.

2

Meaning

They understand why GEDP matters and what kind of future the organization helps create.

3

Belonging

They see GEDP's work as connected to who they are and what they want Easton to become.

4

Action

They have a clear path to give, sponsor, volunteer, attend, partner, or learn more.

The brand creates recognition and meaning. The website turns both into action.

05 Engagement Overview

Two workstreams. One foundation.

One sequenced first move — the brand and digital foundation every future phase depends on.

Workstream 01 Brand Foundation

Make GEDP visible, understandable, and memorable.

A parent brand system strong enough to hold the full program ecosystem while preserving each program's personality.

Brand positioning Core narrative Parent / program architecture Donor-facing messaging Sponsor-facing messaging Resident messaging Voice & tone Visual identity Brand book Figma system Foundational templates
Workstream 02 Digital Foundation

A living website that turns recognition into action.

Not a brochure — a central public platform, CMS-driven and built for GEDP to manage, with a clear pathway for every audience.

Website strategy UX architecture Donor journey mapping Sponsor journey mapping Sitemap Content model CMS-driven build Donation pathway integration Analytics setup SEO baseline Accessibility review Training & handoff
06 Proof of Partnership

Built to earn confidence quickly — not ask for blind trust.

A first engagement of this size should not depend on promises alone. It should create confidence through visible progress, clear milestones, and proof points GEDP can evaluate before moving deeper into the work.

Discovery

A sharper diagnosis

A clear read on GEDP's recognition, attribution, and donor-readiness challenge — with the strategic implications made plain.

Milestone 01

Strategy made visible

The challenge becomes positioning, narrative, audience strategy, and program architecture GEDP can see, question, and refine.

Milestone 02

Identity you can judge

A new brand system tested across programs, donors, and civic audiences — so the work can be evaluated in context, not in theory.

Milestone 03

A live experience

The strategy becomes a working digital experience — not a static presentation or abstract recommendation.

Final handoff

A system GEDP can own

Brand assets, messaging, website, CMS training, and documentation — built to reduce risk without reducing ambition.

GEDP gets a complete, usable foundation. Digital Culture earns the right to be considered for what comes next.

07 Delivery Plan

90-day delivery plan. Brand and website, intentionally overlapped.

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Days 1–101

Kickoff, Discovery & Audit

We open with a leadership kickoff, then pressure-test what already exists — brand assets, current site, donation flow, and analytics. We map the full program ecosystem and the audiences around it, so every later decision is grounded in evidence rather than assumption.

Days 11–302

Brand Strategy & Narrative

We define how GEDP should be understood, explained, and remembered. Positioning, the parent/program architecture, and a narrative framework give the organization one clear story — then we tailor it into distinct messages for donors, sponsors, and residents.

Days 25–503

Visual Identity System

Strategy becomes something you can see. We develop the logo system, color, typography, and a flexible graphic language that holds the parent brand and its programs together — delivered as a brand book and a working Figma system the team can actually use.

Days 40–604

Website Strategy & UX

We architect the live website around real behavior. Sitemap, content model, and wireframes define the structure, while dedicated donor and sponsor journeys map the path from first interest to a clear, confident action — before a single pixel is designed.

Days 55–825

Website Design & Build

The longest stretch: responsive design and a CMS-driven build GEDP can manage after launch. We integrate the donation pathway, set up analytics and an SEO baseline, run a program-page template, and QA across browsers and devices as we go.

Days 83–906

Training, Handoff & Launch

We hand over a working system, not a pile of files. CMS training, brand handoff, and documentation get the incoming team confident, while a final QA pass and launch checklist clear the path to a controlled, low-drama go-live.

Post-Launch+

30-Day Support Window

Launch is a beginning, not an exit. For 30 days we stay close — resolving agreed issues, fixing bugs, supporting the CMS, and stabilizing the site as real traffic arrives, so the team inherits something steady and proven.

08 Decision Gates

Five decision gates. Clear proof before every next step.

Gate 1

Discovery Alignment

Findings, audience map, ecosystem map, technical audit, and agreed priorities.

Gate 2

Brand Strategy Approval

Positioning, narrative, audience stories, donor pathways, and parent/program architecture.

Gate 3

Identity System Approval

Visual direction, logo system, color, typography, and core brand applications.

Gate 4

Website UX Approval

Sitemap, page structure, donor and sponsor journeys, content model, and wireframes.

Gate 5

Launch Readiness Approval

Final website, CMS, donation pathway, analytics, QA, training, documentation, and handoff.

Each gate gives GEDP a clear proof point before the next phase begins — keeping the fixed-fee engagement controlled, transparent, and predictable.

09 Commercial Terms
Fixed-Fee Investment
$0

A focused first-phase engagement to build the brand and digital foundation GEDP needs before individual donor growth, launch campaigns, or broader infrastructure investment. The scope is intentionally contained: prove the partnership, deliver a usable system, and create the option to expand only after the work has earned confidence.

Payment Schedule
Due at kickoff$32,200
35% — project mobilization
Brand strategy & visual direction$27,600
30% — approval milestone
Website design / development$23,000
25% — build milestone
Launch readiness / final handoff$9,200
10% — completion
Total$92,000
10 Strategic Outcome & Next Steps

Easton will have a clearer answer to one question: What is GEDP?

And GEDP will have a stronger platform for the next question: How do people support it?

A stronger foundation
  • ·The organization will be easier to explain.
  • ·The programs will be easier to connect.
  • ·The brand will be easier to recognize.
  • ·The website will be easier to use.
  • ·Donor and sponsor pathways will be clearer.
  • ·The incoming team will have a system to build from.
To proceed
  1. 01Confirm scope
  2. 02Confirm timeline
  3. 03Confirm payment schedule
  4. 04Identify GEDP's primary approval owner
  5. 05Schedule kickoff
  6. 06Execute the agreement
  7. 07Begin Phase 01 discovery

To proceed, Digital Culture and GEDP will confirm scope, timeline, payment schedule, approval owner, kickoff date, and agreement.

Recommended next step: a 30-minute scope confirmation call to finalize the engagement and agree on a kickoff date.

Digital Culture — Brand & Digital Foundation Proposal · June 2026
Prepared for Greater Easton Development Partnership