Cascade CMS: the content management system of choice
Education Case Studies and Success Stories with Cascade CMS
CASE STUDY Sarah Lawrence College
Cascade CMS helped Sarah Lawrence College manage over 2,500 web pages and 15,000 assets with a small web team. The college needed a stable, easy-to-use content management system after issues with the...ir previous CMS. Cascade CMS enabled a smooth migration, saving weeks of manual work. The team used features like content indexing, drag and drop, and XSLT filtering. Now, over 2,300 pages are indexed by search engines, and the team can focus on redesign and future projects.
Cascade CMS helped University of Richmond modernize and migrate 50 websites in less than 3 months. The university faced outdated web operations and inconsistent messaging. The Web Services Office use...d Cascade CMS to streamline site creation, improve efficiency, and centralize content management. Now, 92 sites use shared templates, meta-tagging, and Google Analytics. Tasks that once took a month now take less than two days. The university achieved a consistent marketing message and faster site launches.
Cascade CMS helped Colorado Mesa University move from Dreamweaver and Adobe Contribute to a modern web content management system. The university needed a scalable solution for many content contributo...rs and easier content sharing. Cascade CMS enabled fast implementation, with the main site and key features live in weeks. The number of content contributors grew to 210. Non-technical users can now create and manage pages easily. The web team can focus on strategic training, and content go-to-market time is much faster. The university values the system's flexibility, disaster recovery, and strong support from Hannon Hill.
Cascade CMS helped University of Evansville give its marketing team the power to update the website without coding. The platform made it easy to share content across many pages and sites. Cascade CMS... improved security with a push-based architecture and granular permissions. The university kept its existing ColdFusion technology. The result was a more flexible, secure, and efficient web management process.
Clive, Hannon Hill's personalization tool, helped the University of Nebraska Kearney boost student recruitment. UNK faced low engagement with traditional forms and needed a digital solution. They use...d Clive to create a dynamic viewbook with real-time updates and personalization. Engagement rose, with 160 prospective students filling out the form and 94% clicking for more info. Clive gave UNK valuable insights and improved their recruitment process.
Cascade CMS helped University of San Diego solve workflow and support issues from their old CMS. The university needed cloud hosting, flexible templates, and strong support. Cascade CMS provided cust...omizable templates, approval workflows, and easy content management. Now, 98% of their web presence runs on Cascade CMS. The web team can focus on strategic projects, and end users have more autonomy. Approval workflows ensure 508 compliance and consistent branding.
Cascade CMS helped Indiana University manage web content across eight campuses. IU needed a single system to replace many different tools and manual processes. The university chose Cascade CMS for it...s scalability and fit with their needs. The Web Tech team led the rollout and trained users. In one year, six major IU sites moved to Cascade CMS. The School of Public and Environmental Affairs completed a full migration from a legacy CMS.
CASE STUDY Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Cascade CMS helped Southern Alberta Institute of Technology solve website management problems. Non-technical users can now add content easily. The team doubled the number of contributors. Publishing ...times dropped. The migration finished in six months. SAIT won four gold awards for their new website.
Cascade CMS helped University of Alaska Southeast fix their website problems. Before, their content was spread out and hard to manage. Cascade CMS let them put all content on one server and share it ...in many places. Now, the website looks the same across all campuses. Staff and students can update their own pages. The webmaster saves time and can focus on bigger projects. The site updates itself every day with new events and news.
Cascade CMS helped Reynolds Community College improve how students find academic programs. The college wanted a better way to show program details and career data online. Hannon Hill's team worked wi...th Reynolds to build a Program Finder with search, filters, visuals, and labor market info. In the first two months, the tool had over 11,000 views and 2 minutes average engagement per user. Student inquiries rose 70% year-over-year, showing much higher interest and engagement.
Cascade CMS helped Heartland Community College solve website management problems. Before, users needed technical training and publishing was slow. With Cascade CMS, non-technical users can update con...tent quickly. The new site is easy to use and responsive. Content can be shared across pages and sites. Creating new pages and sites now takes just minutes.
Cascade CMS helped Athabasca University modernize its digital presence. The university needed a cloud-based CMS to support its fully online model and unify its web experience. Cascade enabled the tea...m to create a consistent, user-friendly website and streamline content management. The onboarding included training and a new course on web writing. After implementation, user experience and adoption improved, and the website became easier to navigate and manage.
Cascade CMS helped LeTourneau University improve its web presence for online students. The university switched from an open source CMS to Cascade CMS to reduce bottlenecks and simplify content manage...ment. Training over 100 content editors became fast and easy, with most users learning the system in under an hour. The time to update and publish content dropped sharply. Hosting the CMS and website in the cloud boosted performance and reliability.
Cascade CMS helped Rappahannock Community College move from a hard-to-update WordPress site to a modern, easy-to-use web platform. Staff can now create and edit content without knowing HTML or hiring... outside help. The college built a new site from scratch, making it clean and simple to manage. Hannon Hill's team gave strong support and training. The new CMS lets RCC update its website quickly to match what is happening at the college.
Cascade CMS helped Northwestern University replace their old CMS, Serena Collage, which had performance and support issues. The university needed a platform-agnostic, scalable, and API-friendly solut...ion. Cascade CMS allowed Northwestern to migrate about 40 sites in nine months, including major sites like the alumni magazine and NewsCenter. The platform improved site management, enabled easier content updates, and allowed for design changes without disrupting published content. The web team now spends less time on manual tasks thanks to Cascade CMS's APIs.
Cascade CMS helped Colorado State University - Pueblo move from SharePoint to a browser-based content management system. The university faced slow workflows, server downtime, and no mobile site with ...SharePoint. Cascade CMS offered custom workflows, flexible templates, and mobile access. The team migrated over 2,600 pages and 5,600 assets in under two months. The new site launched on time and improved web management for a small team.
Cascade CMS helped the University of Saskatchewan manage hundreds of websites across its decentralized campus. The university needed a way to centralize web content while letting colleges and departm...ents keep control. Cascade CMS was chosen for its flexibility and focus on web content management. Over 60 colleges and units started using the system in the first six months. The university now has a more consistent and efficient web presence.
Cascade CMS helped Chatham University solve website management problems. Before, the IT team handled all web updates, causing delays and backlogs. With Cascade CMS, the marketing team gained control ...over site content. This sped up updates, improved consistency, and freed IT for other projects. The new site led to more applications and higher enrollment. Chatham also improved integration with analytics and web tools.
Cascade CMS helped William & Mary redesign and manage their campus website. Before, the school used many different systems and had no consistent design. The team chose Cascade CMS for its flexibility... and easy navigation. They involved many people in the planning and migration. Training with real content made it easy for students to learn. Now, each department can manage its own web content with support from the IWS team.
Cascade CMS helped the University of Montana fix a slow and confusing web management process. Before, many departments used different tools, making branding and support hard. With Cascade CMS, six de...partments now manage 163 sites on seven servers. IT support time dropped, and users can update sites more easily. Brand consistency improved with shared templates. The system lets staff work from any computer, on or off campus.
Cascade CMS helped Frostburg State University solve problems with their old content management tool. The university needed a system that was easy for users and reduced IT helpdesk tickets. After swit...ching to Cascade CMS, helpdesk tickets dropped by more than half, from 355 in September 2016 to 164 in 2019. Content contributors now update pages faster, and IT can focus on other work. The university also reduced website pages by 62%, making content more focused and useful.
Cascade CMS helped Indiana Wesleyan University move their website to a new content management system in just two months. The web team migrated 98% of content using the Universal Migration Tool. Updat...es now take only a tenth of the time compared to their old CMS. The new system supports responsive design, easy template creation, and integration with their CRM. The university saw a big boost in website and CMS performance right after launch.
Government Administration Case Studies and Success Stories with Cascade CMS
CASE STUDY Washoe County
Cascade CMS helped Washoe County replace its old, unsupported website system. The county needed better security, easier support, and a modern, responsive design. Cascade CMS was chosen after a detail...ed evaluation for its features and price. Washoe County launched a new, secure, and user-friendly website. The county also used Spectate for content marketing, sending over 200 news releases in 2015. Staff praised Hannon Hill for strong support and positive partnership.
Hospital & Health Care Case Studies and Success Stories with Cascade CMS
CASE STUDY Florida Department of Health
Cascade CMS helped the Florida Department of Health migrate from Serena Collage after support ended. The team needed an easy migration tool and chose Cascade CMS for its features and pricing. They ma...nually migrated content and unified 67 county websites under one template. Now, over 350 users manage content on a single platform. The web team can quickly roll out new features statewide. Cascade CMS improved efficiency and changed the agency's culture.
Cascade CMS helped Auburn University solve problems with an unsupported and limited CMS. The university needed a stable, flexible, and budget-friendly content management system. Cascade CMS met all t...echnical needs, supported dynamic content, and allowed easy training for users. Auburn empowered departments to update their own web content. The web team saved time and could focus on enhancements. Most users learned the system in just two four-hour sessions.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Cascade Server helped Chapman University replace their old CMS when support ended. The team needed a system that was easy to use and had strong support. After evaluating 18 options, they chose Cascad...e Server for its user community and customer service. The new CMS made it easier for 180 content contributors to update pages. Content freshness improved, and redesigns became faster and simpler.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Cascade CMS helped California State University, Chico fix their web management problems. Before, each department used different tools and had no brand consistency. The university chose Cascade CMS fo...r its strong features and accessibility support. Now, they have central control over branding and templates, but departments still manage their own content. They manage 120 live sites with Cascade CMS and plan to migrate over 200 sites in total.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Cascade CMS helped the University of North Georgia merge two universities and replace two content management systems. The team needed a CMS that over 100 editors could use easily. Cascade CMS was cho...sen for its simple templates, Velocity support, and strong customer support. The university launched a new website on time with a small team. Automation and support from Hannon Hill made the process smooth and efficient.
Cascade CMS helped Texas A&M University automate emergency notifications on their websites. Before, only one person could update alerts, causing delays during emergencies. With Cascade CMS, alerts no...w post automatically to the main, emergency, and mobile sites. The web team used web services and API programming to enable this. The project took just over a month and improved campus safety communication.
Cascade CMS helped Geneva College move from an outdated CMS to a modern, flexible system. Geneva needed a solution that supported custom templates, XSLT, and easy content reuse. Cascade CMS enabled t...he migration of over 10,000 pages in under six months and made a full site redesign possible in just eight weeks with a small team. The platform improved efficiency, allowed dynamic content sharing, and boosted SEO with a new blog. Geneva College saved time and money, making content management easier and faster.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Chapman University Streamlined Their Content Management Processes And Improved Their Website Efficiency, Leading To A 50% Reduction In Time Spent On Website Updates.
Cascade CMS helped Macomb Community College replace an outdated Microsoft CMS. The college needed a system that was easy to use and well-supported. Cascade CMS and Spectate enabled a fast three-month... migration, improved conversion rates, and let marketing staff manage content on their own. Macomb now creates landing pages for campaigns and tracks leads more easily. The college can update its website quickly and provide a better experience for students.
