Technical excellence & strategic guidance
Custom development
We don’t just write code. We build solutions that advance your organization’s goals, combining deep technical expertise with strategic insight to address complex challenges.
Strategy before code
Technical excellence with strategic guidance
Led by a Zend-certified PHP engineer, our development team brings deep technical expertise to the problems organizations can’t solve with an off-the-shelf tool.
The goal is never custom code for its own sake. We look at the larger organizational challenge, then build the application, integration, or workflow that moves the work forward.
Our services
Custom development services
From standalone applications to CMS extensions, we build reliable tools that fit the way your organization actually works and can adapt as your needs change.
Purpose-built tools
Web applications
When an off-the-shelf product can’t support the experience or workflow you need, we build focused web applications around the real job your users and staff are trying to accomplish.
- Seamless user experience
- Responsive, mobile-friendly solutions
- Clean, reliable code
- Flexible architecture for future changes
Case study
200+ RSS Feeds Transformed into a Digital Publishing Engine
Learn how Steward built a web application that helped a digital publisher harness a large network of RSS feeds through one streamlined publishing workflow.
Extend what you already use
CMS customization
We extend WordPress, Joomla, and other content systems so teams can keep familiar publishing tools while adding the workflows, integrations, and functionality their work requires.
- Custom WordPress and Joomla plugins
- Service and API integration
- Streamlined content workflows
- Content sync and transfers to other systems
WordPress plugin · Integration
Membes WordPress plugin
A recurring integration problem became a reusable WordPress product that opened a stronger mid-market offer.
Connected systems
Integration expertise to harness your other data
We specialize in connecting systems and data sources so the information your organization already relies on can move where it needs to without creating another layer of manual work.
Platforms & data sources
- US National Library of Medicine databases
- Blackbaud Luminate
- Google Classroom, Google Fonts & Google Analytics
- Shopify
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge
- Custom APIs & databases
- Salesforce
Case study
4 Software Systems & 1,000,000 Contacts
See how Steward helped the Prostate Cancer Foundation move beyond legacy email infrastructure while connecting the systems and data its team still depended on.
Experience that reduces risk
A track record solving technical challenges
For over 17 years, Steward has delivered successful development projects for organizations large and small.
- Societies & associations
- Universities
- International communities
- US Army
A lower-risk way to build
A development approach that minimizes risk
Basic approach
Steward approach
Budget control
Basic approachUnpredictable
Steward approachControlled & optimized
Value delivery
Basic approachLate
Steward approachEarly & continuous
Problem solving
Basic approachSurface-level
Steward approachDeep & goal-aligned
Product quality
Basic approachFragmented
Steward approachComplete & integrated
Scalability
Basic approachLimited
Steward approachBuilt for growth
See how we deliver results
Technical work tied to measurable outcomes
Custom development should make the organization work better. These projects show how strategy, integration, and engineering can remove bottlenecks and create lasting value.
Automation · Integration
Automated acceleration
A custom publishing workflow reduced daily work from eight hours to 40 minutes and achieved ROI within three months.
Engagement · Custom workflow
When members weren’t viewing videos
A successful newsletter test became a custom workflow that doubled click-through rates and surfaced hundreds of videos.
Integration · Complex delivery
Two websites on a deadline
A redesign, email migration, CRM connection, and fundraising microsite all launched against one fixed spring deadline.
Want to talk?
Build a website that works harder for your members
If you’re interested in working with us or have questions, reach out and tell us what you’re trying to improve.