Non-profit WordPress

American Musicology Society

Increasing membership with a custom WordPress website

The American Musicological Society is dedicated to the study and advancement of musicology—the academic study of music. Founded in 1934, the AMS serves researchers, educators, students, and other professionals involved in music scholarship, particularly in the areas of history, theory, and cultural analysis of music. We reimagined their website to create synergy between music and design.

LIVE WEBSITE

This non-profit WordPress website includes:

  • Custom web design
  • Integration with CIVI-CRM
  • ADA compliant
  • Mobile responsive
  • Online event registration
  • Membership Registration
  • SEO Optimized
Before and After

Before

After

Year-over-year engagement increased

New Users

+76%

Complete flexibility for American Musicology Society

Every page is meticulously designed to serve a unique purpose within the website. These templates are highly flexible, enabling admins to easily configure various sections and customize options as needed.

All templates are independent

Flawless mobile design. Meticulous attention to detail and page layout, ensuring that every aspect of this American Musicology Society website is rendered perfectly in mobile.

Style Guide

Both the WAI and the American Musicology Society teams worked tirelessly to find the perfect balance of traditional style guide and colors and a new modern approach.

Our Process

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UX Design

The American Musicological Society (AMS) website was a complex digital environment, with hundreds of interconnected pages serving a diverse audience. We collaborated closely with AMS to design a clear and intuitive user journey that significantly improved overall site navigation and usability. User Experience was at the forefront of our strategy. Through our comprehensive methodology, we implemented a robust search function, intuitive filters, and multiple pathways to access key content, ensuring users could quickly and easily find the information they needed.

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Graphic Design

AMS came to us with a clear and specific vision for their website design. We partnered closely with their team to bring that vision to life. Our approach featured a vibrant, eye-catching aesthetic that built upon and expanded their existing color palette and logo. We used expressive, strategically placed imagery to draw attention to key sections and enhance the visual storytelling throughout the site.

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Development & QA

Our expert WordPress web developers specialize in building non-profit websites that are not only visually appealing but also bug-free and highly functional. We focus on creating seamless user experiences, ensuring that each site is easy to navigate and manage. Our code-base is updated monthly to ensure the highest level of security.

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SEO

All our websites come with Search Engine Optimization technology, tools, and training. By optimizing a website’s content, structure, and technical aspects, SEO helps ensure that it appears higher in search results, making it easier for potential donors and volunteers to find. This increased visibility leads to more organic traffic, which is often more valuable than paid traffic because it’s driven by genuine interest in the website’s offerings. Additionally, SEO helps build credibility and trust, as users tend to associate higher-ranking sites with authority and reliability.