Global Fellowship
Global Fellowship is an international umbrella organisation (NGO) connecting 62 youth organisations in 60 countries around the world.
- Role
- Webmaster / Web Developer
- Timeline
- January 2025 to present
- Team
- Remote, with Global Fellowship's international leadership
Context
Global Fellowship (GF) is an international Christian youth organisation and umbrella body for the Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade movement. It connects 62 youth organisations in 60 countries.
For a network that spread out, the website is how members, partners and supporters stay connected. It has to be reliable, accessible, consistent with GF's identity, and easy for a small non-technical team to keep up to date.
My role
I'm GF's webmaster. I designed and built the official website, and I'm responsible for it day to day: its features, content workflow, search visibility, security and uptime.
What I built
A custom WordPress site. I designed and developed the site in WordPress, with custom page layouts that follow GF's branding and mission instead of an off-the-shelf theme.
Events and donations. I built dynamic event listings so members can see what's happening across the network, and donation modules so supporters can give directly through the site.
A content workflow for non-developers. I work with GF's global leadership to publish timely updates, newsletters and media resources. I also train and support non-technical staff so they can manage content themselves, without going through a developer for every change.
Keeping it healthy
Search visibility. I applied SEO best practices and optimised content to improve how the site ranks and how easily people find the organisation.
Security and reliability. I manage plugin integrations, backups and security updates. I test changes on a staging copy before they reach the live site, so the site stays secure and online.
Continuous UX improvement. The audience is international and varied, so I keep refining the interface to make it engaging and inclusive for users in every country GF reaches.
Stack
WordPress, custom page layouts with HTML and CSS, a staging environment, and hosting management.
Outcome
The site is live at globalfellowship.net. It is GF's main digital home: a single, consistent platform connecting member organisations and partners worldwide, maintained by a team that can now publish on its own.