This document proposes providing free website design services to NGOs and CSOs in Vietnam. It notes that many Vietnamese NGOs have limited resources and face challenges developing and maintaining professional websites. The proposal is to build an online portal, ngosnet.com, that provides free website templates and resources to help NGOs design, build, and operate their own websites at low or no cost. The document outlines the participation process, rights and responsibilities of the website provider and NGOs, and types of support that would be provided, such as training, hosting, and ongoing technical assistance. The goal is to help more NGOs establish an online presence and connect with donors, partners, and each other through a sustainable

1. OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
WEBSITE DESIGN SERVICES
FREE FOR
NGOs/CSOs
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2. The demand for websites for Vietnamese NGOs
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What are your priorities?
What are you resources?
Do you have any plans? Long-
term or short-term? Is website
development anywhere in your
development plans?
To provide information
about the organization
and its vision, mission,
beliefs, values…
Promote and enhance
the image of the
organization
Implement
communication channels
for the project
An interactive channel?
Connect to donors and
partners
Mission – what is your
organization?
What do you want to
show the image as like>
Who do you want to
show it to (internal or
external)? What is your
message?
Do you have lots of
projects? Who is your
main focus? What do
you want to do with
them?
One-way or two-way
channel?
Multidimensional?
Which channel will you
use to interact?
Is your information
transparent? If your
image compelling?

3. Website Issues
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Design is not attractive, not
professional…
Design is rich and professional,
prototype image of the overall media plan
Poor content, not up to date,
inefficient, unfriendly search
Communications officer providing
content updates, user-behavior research,
SEO
Website nobody uses –
information inefficient, operate
mainly using social media
Maintenance costs Consistent solutions/support, long
term plan
Provide value to the content, keyword
research, SEO, content optimization,
backlinks, seedings
Hack/Deny Of service,
Suspension...
Administration: Professional,
periodic upgrades,
consulting/professional support

4. 1 MINUTE TO THINK ABOUT
YOUR PROBLEMS
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5. Introduction to Vietnamese Culture (VHV)
 JSC Vietnam Cultural Communication
 April 2008 - present
 Products/services: website development platform,
Colombo (‘First Prize’ at Vietnam Talent 2007)
 vhv.vn, colombo.vn, vinabase.com,...
 Manager:
 Mr. Nguyễn Hoàng Long,
 Achievements:
 30.000+ free websites(http://web.vn)
 1000+ advanced website (http://colombo.vn/khach-hang)
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6. Free website design service
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7. VhV has supported NGO websites
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Program rating environmentally
friendly hotels in Vietnam
khachsanxanh.vn, greenlotushotelvietnam.com
Capacity Development
Tourism Program is
responsible for Environment
and Society vtos.esrt.vn

8. Premium website design services
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Set up website
Spreading knowledge, community
service creation technology
platform, branded Vietnam
international level .
SEO Optimization when designing
SEO (Search Engine Optimization or
Search Engine Optimizer) is the
process of optimizing the website on
search engines
Website Responsiveness
Responsive web design is
understood to simply mean
building a compatible
technology interface into a
website
The diverse nature
Colombo offer customers a
Vietnamese website with
many advanced features to
help customers to master
Maintenance
With the motto " Do not neglect
the customer ," Colombo vowed
to always support the customer
even if the product is lacking
Easy Administration
Many customers feel
anxious when starting a
website administrator
Develop a clear process
The new website design or
website design cloning , the
procedure is almost the same
Customer support
Colombo has a staff of
enthusiastic , passionate ,
attentive and experienced

9. Featured Projects
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 Free website design service with the domain name web.vn (30.000
website)
 Specialist industry website design service - colombo.vn (Colombo
on VTC: https://youtu.be/pzM9yjwyOVg )
 Services booth mayxaydung.vn
 E-commerce website design services kenhbanle.vn
 Hai Phong E-commerce portal : hpe.gov.vn
 Cat Ba tourism portal : catba.country.vn
 Floor Trading architect : archizi.com
 The search engine database : vinabase.com
 Books trader: hieusach.vn
 Online supermarkets: eximart.vn, timemart.vn, hoaphatsaigon.vn,
kangaroovietnam.vn, lotabee.com, gogogroup.vn, ...
 And > 1000 other customers

10. Survey
• According to data from 2013 , there are 990
NGOs operating in Vietnam. In 10 years more
than 28,000 projects have been implemented
with a total investment value of nearly $ 2.4
billion .
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www.ngocentre.org.vn ced.edu.vn srd.org.vn ...

11. NGOs Website Demands
• NGOs address the important issues of the
community and the social development
challenges of Vietnam today
• Small and dynamic
• Limited resources, unsustainable finances,
dependence on projects, sponsors,…
• Demand media websites for projects (multiple
sites in many different fields)
– Share staff to avoid replication
– Call for funding
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12. Issues of NGO website
• Website cost should be a
one off payment
• Many websites do not
have, or cannot maintain, a
professional website (all
projects)
• Small NGOs are
understaffed for IT
professionals and have
difficulties in website
governance
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13. Web services on the market
• On the market there are
many companies and
individuals offering a
variety of websites of
differing quality and price
• Cheap websites are often
low quality
• Require complex
management
• You can be vulnerable
when using open source
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14. Our proposal - Solutions
Building the portal ngosnet.com:
– Diverse sample website templates available
to support NGOs to build, design and operate
their website for free or at special rates
– Links, connecting NGOs (Contacts by country
according to fields of activity)
– News resources for NGOs (recruitment
information, events, documents, eBooks,…)
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15. Target Audience
• Vietnamese NGOs, and NGOs with international
operations in Vietnam
• Individuals working in the field of development
• Social enterprises; international and small
associations in Vietnam
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16. – Proven products in Vietnam
(Over 30 000 customers and
6+ years of experience)
– Stable, good performance, safe
and secure
– Professional interface that is
easy to use
– Easy to manage upgrades
– Friendly search process and
connections with popular social
networks
– Free training, support and
consultation 24/7
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System Features

17. Participation Process
• Procedure:
– NGO registers with VhV
– VhV: Selection
– VhV & NGO :
Survey/Consultation (1 week)
– VhV & NGO : Contracting
– VhV & NGO : Implementation
(1 week)
– VhV : Training/Delivery
– NGO : Reception/Operation
– VhV : Support
• Eligible NGOs must:
– Comply with Vietnamese
law
– Have a legal
representative
(registration/sponsorship)
– Have field activities
consistent with the
direction of the supporting
company
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18. Rights and responsibilities of VhV
• Place the logo/backlink to VhV
• Introduce NGO to our consulting service and
partners
• Termination of the contract if the NGO does not
meet the initial selection criteria
• Agreement and change of contract terms after
giving 1 months notice to NGO
• Advice/support/service agreements with NGOs
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19. Rights and Responsibilities of NGO
• Free or discounted website advice, support and design
• Use professional website service
• Linking organizations
• Support media
• Free website hosting when building a website to
introduce the organization
• NGOs are responsible for the purchase and
maintenance of the domain names under the provisions
of Vietnam or Internationally
• Upgrade to premium services when conditions permit
fees
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Thanh you!
Vu Anh Minh (CED) -
minhva@ced.edu.vn