MOBAS TO THE RESCUE WITH A HELPING OF CHIPS

When the Children’s Integrated Playschemes (CHIPS) charity needed a website for free, it called upon the web wizards at Mobas to wave their magic wand.

Created for youngsters aged three to 19 with additional needs, CHIPS offers crucial support to over 200 families in East Herts and Broxbourne by providing play and social opportunities for children and their siblings. CHIPS has come a long way since its launch as a pilot project in 1994, when it was developed by a group of parents working together with far-sighted social workers, which is why the charity’s Chair, Matt Cooper, contacted Mobas, the Cambridge-based integrated agency.  Matt said: “Mobas helped us to realise our full online potential, opening our eyes to what we can offer now and in the years to come. We look forward to a long and bright future with our online presence in the safe hands of Mobas”.

Matt Cooper continues: “I approached Mobas as I felt that the charity had reached the point in its growth where it needed a strong website to support activities and fundraising. From my initial meeting right through to completion, it was clear that Mobas had a real passion for their work, and were extremely proactive in helping us develop plans for the website. Within weeks, the website had gone from specification to working concept, and soon after that we were uploading content!

“The system used to drive the website is superb – it allows us to completely manage all of the content while maintaining a professional and exciting looking website through the templates that were developed for us. For a fast-moving charity, it is important that we can make instant changes to the site, from using it to have rolling and constantly updating fundraising totals, through to sending out emergency information when the schemes are in operation such as adverse weather notifications. All of this simply would not be practical if we had to contact the designer every time content needed changing.

“Overall Mobas has been incredible; the skill and level of service has far exceeded any expectations we could have even dreamed of. Not only has Mobas helped us realise our vision for our website, but even helped us discover new ways that we can support the parents, carers and children through the internet. The help that Mobas offered did not stop at the website alone, they have helped us in so many other ways too: they offered us priceless branding advice and a very special relationship that we value above all”.