The Cool Girls
Cool Girls, Inc. is dedicated to the self-empowerment of girls in low-income communities.
They provide the tools to help girls make positive choices to achieve academic success, break the cycles of teen pregnancy and poverty and to overcome the barriers of racism and sexism. Their programs instill confidence and provide exposure to a broader world of opportunity through mentoring relationships, academic support, life and health skills education, field trips and service learning projects. Our mission is achieved through the collaborative efforts of volunteers, staff, program sites and the local community in active partnership with the girls and their parents/caregivers.
CoolGirls needed a cost effective alternative to the cumbersome and expensive website they had. Developed and maintained by an outside company, many layers and expense were involved with simple updates. I took over that maintenance as I worked with the organization the new site.
I gave them a new, simple look, and the ability to update the front page, and news sections of their site. Forms were added for volunteering and tracking of those volunteers.
I later added a sub-site to promote their yearly fundraiser, “the Hot Pink Party“- giving them the ability to sell tickets to the event, sign up sponsors and receive donations.