Usability and Accessibility Content Strategy Digital Infrastructure Strategy Custom Application Development Ongoing support
Canopy
Public Sector Non-profit

Better software for the public good

We design, renovate, and maintain software for governments and non-profits to create transparency, build trust, and connect public interest organizations to the people they serve.

 
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SERVICES

What we do

Design & Development

We couple a strong, user-centered design process with a responsive, phased, Agile/Scrum development methodology to deliver intelligent, efficient, and beautiful websites and applications.

Technical Consulting

We help non-profits, municipalities, and public agencies navigate the technical resources and open source solutions that are available to them and provide guidance, project management, and implementation services

Brand/Content Strategy

We work with our clients to hone their message, mission, and materials through content consulting, creative direction, and search engine optimization.

UX Design

Your users' motivations, goals, and potential frustrations drive our creative and techincal work. We provide in-person workshops, comprehensive user testing, and extensive use of interactive prototypes to refine our applications.

Product Development

Parallel designs and develops online products for the public and non-profit sectors including SaaS applications built for our clients and services like Canopy, our text-to-give product for non-profits

Mobile

Since many constituents primarily interact with services via a mobile device we build "Mobile-first" applications that are responsive across multiple platforms.

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What's New

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Data Rules Everything Around Us: Where is your data leadership?
Data Rules Everything Around Us: Where is your data leadership?

Private companies view data governance and their digital infrastructure as integral, ongoing aspects of their operations and offerings whereas government agencies approach data and the digital space as one off special projects.

Overhauling your website content? Hire someone for that.
Overhauling your website content? Hire someone for that.

The content users encounter on your website is their first or primary engagement point with your organization and should be a high quality reflection of the good work you do every day.

Building a Product and Price Structure Specifically for Non-profits
Building a Product and Price Structure Specifically for Non-profits

Your website and online presence should reflect the good work your organization does. Canopy will make the prospect of a website redesign more realistic for organizations with limited resources.

Changing how the Public Sector Budgets for Websites
Changing how the Public Sector Budgets for Websites

This approach lowers the cost of entry for governmental agencies with limited annual funds and allows them the opportunity to build a website within the desired time frame, while also allowing the vendor to be available to augment features as needed without the bureaucratic hoops of additional budgeting process for inevitable updates.

5 things to consider when choosing your website vendor
5 things to consider when choosing your website vendor

You are choosing more than a vendor but a collaborative partner that will help you craft and maintain your online presence.

Parallel Public Works: Building online strategies and solutions for the greater good
Parallel Public Works: Building online strategies and solutions for the greater good

We believe governments and non-profit organizations deserve the same quality and innovation in their technologies and digital presence as private sector businesses.

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We partner with government agencies, non-profits, private industry, and public institutions.

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