The portal is no longer just a collection of pages.
It has become an operational tool connecting public listings, organization records, people, payments, resources, jobs, and annual reporting.
Today, valuable functions are distributed across WordPress pages, custom organization fields, forms, plugins, and external services. They work, but members encounter separate navigation paths and inconsistent workflows.
The challenge extends beyond appearance. Organization information, public listings, reporting, billing, and team access are related parts of one member relationship. They should behave that way.
One clear role for each platform.
WordPress
Refresh the design of the existing site—updated templates, clearer navigation, and tidied content—while it continues supporting news, advocacy, program information, and public storytelling.
Laravel + React
Manage authenticated activity, organization records, permissions, workflows, staff tools, and approved public listing data.
Preserve what is working. Create a stronger foundation for what comes next.
A defined integration would pass approved listing information from the portal to the public website. Members retain control of their public presence without entering WordPress administration, while the editorial team keeps the content tools it already knows.
Built around what members need to do.
The experience should reduce friction, provide context, and make the next action unmistakable.
An actionable home base
Relevant deadlines, unfinished work, membership information, and updates appear immediately after sign-in—with clear paths to the next task.
Control of the public listing
Members can edit organization information, choose which contact details appear publicly, preview changes, and understand when updates go live.
Consistent, guided workflows
Organization details, jobs, resources, and reporting share one interface, with clear feedback when information is missing or action is required.
Less repeated data entry
Where authoritative information already exists, the portal can reuse organization and invoice details instead of asking members to enter them again.
A more complete view of every member organization.
Staff should be able to answer questions, review work, and support members without piecing together the story across systems.
One organization-centered workspace
Contacts, public listings, membership information, jobs, and connected reporting or billing records come together in one place.
Permissions that reflect real responsibilities
Access can align with roles such as organization administrator, job editor, billing contact, report reviewer, or content editor.
Visibility into change and outstanding work
Activity history and focused work queues help staff see who updated a listing, which reports need review, and where members need support.
Simpler ongoing improvement
Shared patterns make it possible to improve a workflow once and apply that improvement consistently across the portal.
A dependable application foundation—not a framework for its own sake.
Laravel provides structure for application logic, authentication, permissions, validation, scheduled tasks, and integrations. React supports the responsive, interactive member experience.
Together, they allow the portal to be designed around The Corps Network’s requirements rather than distributing those requirements across page templates and separate form configurations.
- Consistent organization records and workflows
- Clear ownership of business rules and integrations
- Flexibility to refine and extend member services
- A maintainable basis for testing and future development
- One cohesive experience across member and staff screens
Validate first. Build in stages. Launch by year’s end.
A phased process from mid-October through December 31 that confirms the redesigned experience, refreshes the public website, and lowers launch risk.
Timeline at a glance
Mid-October – December 31
Validate and discover
Mid-Oct – Oct 31
Refresh the WordPress website
Early Nov – Nov 21
Build the core portal
November – Mid-Dec
Integrate, migrate, and launch
Mid-Dec – Dec 31
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Validate and discover
Mid-October – October 31
Use the current demonstration to confirm navigation, page layouts, public listing management, and staff expectations. Document organization fields, permissions, publishing rules, and connections to Salesforce, billing, annual reporting, and other services—agreeing which system owns each record.
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Refresh the WordPress website
Early November – November 21
Apply a refreshed design to the existing public site: updated templates, clearer navigation, and tidied content. The editorial team keeps the publishing workflow it already knows, with no disruption to the live site.
- 3
Build the core portal
November – mid-December
Prioritize the dashboard, organization and public listing management, team access, resources, jobs, and essential staff tools. Sequence billing and reporting around confirmed integration requirements.
- 4
Integrate, migrate, and launch
Mid-December – December 31
Connect the portal to the refreshed website, validate migrated records, organization associations, and access rules, pilot with representative members and staff, and go live before the end of the year.
Total investment
$17,600
Mid-October through December 31, 2026
What the investment covers
- The refresh of the existing WordPress website
- The complete member portal build
- The integration between the portal and the public site
- Migration, piloting, and launch support
Final feature boundaries follow discovery, with pricing aligned to the agreed scope and delivery plan.
Scope
A refresh of the existing WordPress website, the new member portal, and the integration between them. Final feature boundaries follow discovery.
Schedule
Mid-October through December 31, 2026—approximately three months, launching before the new year.
Start with a focused working session.
AS Creative Services recommends bringing together member services, operations, communications, and technical stakeholders to validate priorities and map the system relationships that will shape the build.
The intended outcome
A modern, branded portal that is easier for members to use, more practical for staff to manage, and ready to evolve with the network.