The US Veterans Network, INC is a non-profit veterans organization. They were looking for someone to redesign their site for free. In exchange the designer could use the design as part of his/her portfolio.
To help keep costs down, I attempted to use the existing graphics on the site. I also tried reorganizing the navigation so it would be easier for visitors to find things. I took a week or so perfecting my designs before contacting the client. That proved to be a mistake. They went with another designer believing that I was no longer interested in working on their site.