# Catalyst Notifications Week 5
> The Catalyst Notifications project has reached the end of week 5; you can read more about the service and our aims. But in summary, we’re looking to help Charities/Non-profits with notifying their service users by launching a service based on GOV.UK Notify. This is what…
Author: Matthew Ford
Published: 2021-03-19

<p>The Catalyst Notifications project has reached the end of week 5; you can <a href="/blog/weeknotes-cast-notifications-week-1/">read more about the service and our aims</a>. But in summary, we’re looking to help Charities/Non-profits with notifying their service users by launching a service based on the Python application that powers GOV.UK Notify. This is what we have been up to this week.</p><h3 id="jenna">Jenna</h3><ul><li>Week 5 has been great; we put the final touches on Alpha phase development.</li><li>We completed Catalyst branding changes on the site and email templates</li><li>We tested the service internally following the complete end to end flow</li><li>We have started to record and gather pieces to include in our show and tell</li></ul><h3 id="matt">Matt</h3>
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<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>While the Alpha’s scope is primarily SMS, we needed to ensure emails were working as Notify uses itself to send emails for account setup and management.</li><li>I recorded a demo video that we will play at the show and tell, setting up and using the service.<br><img width="600" height="339" class="wp-image-17192 lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600/339;width: 600px;" alt="Screenshot of Matt Demoing the Notify service" data- data-sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="/images/blog/catalyst-notifications-week-5-1.png"></li></ul>
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<h3 id="dave">Dave</h3><ul><li>Updated the “Request go live” functionality, used by clients who’ve recently signed up for a new Catalyst Notify account and wish to remove trial restrictions.</li><li>Updated documentation page of Catalyst Notify website to include example code on interacting with Catalyst Notify API using the GOV.UK client libraries.</li></ul><h3 id="mauricio">Mauricio</h3><ul><li>Updated email branding from GOV.UK to Catalyst</li><li>Fixed dynamic elements on the admin UI that had Javascript errors</li><li>Updated the copy and elements of the UI to reflect the Catalyst Alpha scope.</li></ul><p>The Catalyst Notifications service is open for private beta testing.</p><p>Bit Zesty creates <a href="/">innovative digital products and services</a> for corporations, nonprofits, and startup organisations. Our experience working with charities and government organisations positions us well to understand their requirements and deliver them in a way that delights service users.<br>Get in touch with Matthew Ford (<a href="mailto:matt@bitzesty.com">matt@bitzesty.com</a>) for more information about this project.</p>