Human Agenda

Redefining Legal immigration services and increasing conversion rate of donation by 42%

Primary role:

UX Designer
UX Designer

Time frame:

2023 (6 months)
2023 (6 months)

Industry:

Legal Immigration
Legal Immigration

Responsibilities:

Research Interviews, Data analysis, Design, Usability testing
Research Interviews, Data analysis, Design, Usability testing

Results:

The redesigned website features a clean, clutter-free interface, making it easier for users to navigate and access Human Agenda's services. The improved donation process resulted in a 42.1% increase in the conversion rate of donation button. The new interface enhanced user engagement, leading to a 17% decrease in user exit rate.

Overview

Overview

Impact

42% increase in donations after 2 months of website launch
17 % fewer exit rates after 2 months of website launch

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Local leaders born in Central America met for pupusas and baleadas at Tanchito’s on September 15, 2023, the day of Central American independence, to plan the development of a local Central American support group.

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Introduction

Introduction

Immigrants need reliable immigration services

Human Agenda is an organization dedicated to providing no-cost immigration consultations and educational resources to low-income immigrants. CLARO is a democratically run organization within Human Agenda that provides free and low-cost legal services to low-income immigrants.
Human Agenda is on a noble mission, but its existing website is very static and inaccessible. This makes it challenging for users to retrieve the information they need as well as for the organization to update the content on their website.

“Human Agenda's existing website looks like a pdf document.”
“Human Agenda's existing website looks like a pdf document.”

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Problem Statement

Human Agenda's website needs revamp to aid immigrants in accessing affordable legal and community support, aligning with their mission to provide quality immigration services for all.

Key issues prompting website redesign

Based on user feedback and UX audit on the existing website, I listed down major key issues that were making the website inaccessible for the users.
In my redesign initiative, I made sure to address these components while preserving the fundamental principles at the heart of Human Agenda.

The existing website primarily exists as a static PDF document, making it challenging for users to access and navigate the information they need regarding immigration services, consultations, and legal representation. This lack of accessibility hinders their ability to make informed decisions about their immigration status or employment documents.

The existing website primarily exists as a static PDF document, making it challenging for users to access and navigate the information they need regarding immigration services, consultations, and legal representation. This lack of accessibility hinders their ability to make informed decisions about their immigration status or employment documents.

The existing website's navigation structure is cumbersome and unintuitive, causing frustration for all user groups. Users struggle to find the information they need due to the lack of clear pathways and organization, resulting in a poor user experience.

The existing website's navigation structure is cumbersome and unintuitive, causing frustration for all user groups. Users struggle to find the information they need due to the lack of clear pathways and organization, resulting in a poor user experience.

Immigrants seeking legal services: Prospective clients have difficulty discerning the range of services provided by Human Agenda, such as immigration consultations, legal representation, and educational resources. This lack of clarity may discourage potential clients from seeking assistance.

Immigrants seeking legal services: Prospective clients have difficulty discerning the range of services provided by Human Agenda, such as immigration consultations, legal representation, and educational resources. This lack of clarity may discourage potential clients from seeking assistance.

All User Groups: The website lacks automation for key functions, including appointment booking for legal services and access to the "Get Involved" section. Users are forced to call Human Agenda for these services, leading to increased call traffic and hindering the organization's ability to respond to every inquiry promptly. This manual approach diminishes user convenience and could deter potential engagement.

All User Groups: The website lacks automation for key functions, including appointment booking for legal services and access to the "Get Involved" section. Users are forced to call Human Agenda for these services, leading to increased call traffic and hindering the organization's ability to respond to every inquiry promptly. This manual approach diminishes user convenience and could deter potential engagement.

Inaccessibility of information

Inaccessibility of information

Inaccessibility of information

Lack of visibility of offered services

Lack of visibility of offered services

Lack of visibility of offered services

The Challenge

The Challenge

Bridging the gap between the business goals and user needs

Before working on the website’s design, I wanted to dive into the business needs and expectations early. Since the organization handles sensitive legal information of the users, I could not conduct the in-depth user research that I wanted to.
Research was focused on understanding the stakeholders and their requirements from the new website.

Vidushi's image doing brainstorming in Human Agenda's office
Vidushi's image doing brainstorming in Human Agenda's office
Vidushi's image doing brainstorming in Human Agenda's office
Vidushi's image with stakeholders and other executives
Vidushi's image with stakeholders and other executives
Vidushi's image with stakeholders and other executives
Vidushi's image with project manager
Vidushi's image with project manager
Vidushi's image with project manager

Identifying Priority Goals

Identifying Priority Goals

After gaining comprehensive understanding of the business, I identified three primary goals. These goals emerged as significant pain points for both users and the business.
I decided to prioritize these three flows as the initial focus of efforts

#1
Make it easy for the users (low-income immigrants) to discover and use organization’s legal services
#1
Make it easy for the users (low-income immigrants) to discover and use organization’s legal services
#1
Make it easy for the users (low-income immigrants) to discover and use organization’s legal services
#2
Make it easy for the organization to add or update content and better organize the existing content by improved user flows
#2
Make it easy for the organization to add or update content and better organize the existing content by improved user flows
#2
Make it easy for the organization to add or update content and better organize the existing content by improved user flows
#3
Increase source of funding for the organization by easier user donations and building stronger trust with financing corporations
#3
Increase source of funding for the organization by easier user donations and building stronger trust with financing corporations
#3
Increase source of funding for the organization by easier user donations and building stronger trust with financing corporations

Reassess Information Architecture

Reassess Information Architecture

New navigation system and content design

I conducted a comprehensive assessment of the website's sitemap. The new Information Architecture is designed to match users expectations and business goals:

Users point of view on navigation
Users point of view on navigation

For Users

For Users

Buisiness point of view on navigation
Buisiness point of view on navigation
Buisiness point of view on navigation

For Business

For Business

Sitemap with multiple iterations
Sitemap with multiple iterations

Sitemap with different iterations

Sitemap with different iterations

Do our labels make sense?
71%
users found these labels intuitive and were able to locate the direct corresponding actions.
Are the users having difficulty in finding tasks?
17/30
users find it very difficult to locate the upcoming events.This indicates that there may be usability issue and required a fix.
Can the users easily navigate through the sitemap?
77%
users were easily able to navigate through the website’s site map.

Initial Designs

Initial Designs

Initial sketches helped me in connecting site’s IA to its visual design by showing path between pages

Initial sketches of home page and claro page
Initial sketches of home page and claro page

Initial sketches (brain dump) of home page and claro's page

Initial sketches of donation page
Initial sketches of donation page

Initial sketches (brain dump) of donation page

Final Designs

Final Designs

Solutions for the preset goals

Easy Discovery

Easy Discovery

Claro's page final design
Claro's page final design
Claro's services final design
Claro's services final design

CLARO'S page final design

Content Management

Content Management

Campaigns final design
Campaigns final design

Campaigns page final design

Streamline Funding

Streamline Funding

Donations final design
Donations final design

Donation form final design

Streamline Funding

CLARO'S page final design

Reflections

Reflections

Key takeaways and lessons

Balancing business & user-centered goals

Working with executives and professionals at all levels enabled me to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business, fostering a holistic approach.

Soft skills learned

Collaborating with non-designer stakeholders has improved my skill in articulating design decisions to an audience unfamiliar with design process.