Case Study for:
Associations / Organizations & Non-Profits Garden Club of America

The Garden Club of America website blooms anew, thanks to Colophon New Media. Founded in 1913, the Garden Club is a national leader in the fields of horticulture, conservation, and civic improvement. They have been a valued client since Colophon designed the Club’s previous website in 2010. That site included a public face as well as a secure Members section for a membership of approximately 20,000 garden enthusiasts across the U.S.

In 2014 Colophon redeveloped the Garden Club website. Using very specific custom tools, Colophon modernized their system to improve management of member data. Colophon also developed a complex eCommerce tool specifically designed to handle the Club’s unique requirements. A major advancement of the new site is a robust Events Registration tool for members in 200 affiliated clubs across America. Colophon also provides ongoing site support and site maintenance. The entire system is hosted on powerful server at a secure data center.

The new site offered the opportunity to streamline processes that had previously been spread across many platforms and administrative functions. Colophon consolidated these processes under one master administrator’s panel. Using Colophon’s proprietary Site Manager 4.0 content management system (CMS), the Garden Club processes eCommerce transactions internally within the CMS. Then the Club can produce live updates through the processor’s gateway so that all data and reports sync with bookkeeping.

A variety of other administrative tasks are also handled via the web system. Member data updates, awards nomination, committee organization, calendar announcements, the distribution of procedures, and many more critical organizational jobs are handed via the website. Jennifer Barnette the COO of the Garden Club of America said "90% of our business is now done via the website."

Expert consulting, custom solutions, proprietary tools and dedicated ongoing support… this is the Colophon promise to The Garden Club of America – and to your business, as well. Contact Colophon New Media to learn more.

The Garden Club of America benefits from a range of Colophon offerings:

• Robust eCommerce platform:
• Custom events registration system
• Custom reporting tools
• Member management system
• High performance dedicated server
• All-in-one content management system (CMS)
• Monthly maintenance plan
• Fully responsive website that adapts to all devices, desktop and mobile