MIKE PROCTER FOUNDATION UK

In 2014, Mike initiated the Mike Procter Foundation to run a project to enhance the lives of the children who attend Ottawa Primary School, in a settlement close to Durban. By introducing sport into their lives he has used cricket as a vehicle to improve self-esteem and an escape from the realities of their daily lives. With many of the children being HIV positive and in some cases orphans they face a daily struggle against hunger and crime; it is, without doubt, one of the toughest challenges Mike has faced.

PROJECT BRIEF

The project brief for Mike Procter Foundation UK was made up of 2 parts.
The first phase involved creating a fully functioning event landing page mini-site integrated with a sales cart and donation functionality to enable selling of e-tickets and receipt of donations to the event which was being held at South Africa House London.

The second phase: The brief was to design and develop a full website with eCommerce functionality which will allow for book sales and online donations to the Mike Procter Foundation UK. The book sale functionality was to include a backend database to collect buyers’ details for shipping. They wanted a website where donors could also download donor and gift aid forms and process them offline. A short instructional video was also made for those wanting to donate online. We also created a news hub with blog posts featuring news, events and updates on the work of the foundation in South Africa.

Learn more and check out the Mike Procter Foundation UK’s site.

SERVICES

1. Installed a WordPress CMS as an add-on domain of the hosting account belonging to the Event Planning Consultant who was in charge of the event project (On the Page Events)

2. Design and Development of a fully branded website for Mike Procter Foundation UK. A blog/news and updates section was also created.
3. PayPal Payment gateway integrated within the landing page mini website and the main website to allow donations to the charity as well as seamless payments and processing of book sales. This also involved creating a back end CMS to collect the details of book buyers and donors. Special redirect pages for the buyers and donors were also created and integrated into the Payment gateway system.
4. Email and newsletter marketing – set up and integration with the orders system and the donor database.
5. Ongoing monitoring, backups, updates, general maintenance and full technical support.