diff --git a/www/conservancy/__init__.py b/www/conservancy/__init__.py
index 979a2cd2..a1dc7528 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/__init__.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ import hashlib
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-# This is backwards compatibilty support for a custom function we wrote
-# ourselves that is no longer necessary in modern Django.
-from django.shortcuts import render as render_template_with_context
-
 
 class ParameterValidator:
     def __init__(self, given_hash_or_params, params_hash_key=None):
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/assignment/migrations/0004_auto_20230127_0602.py b/www/conservancy/apps/assignment/migrations/0004_auto_20230127_0602.py
index c00a2936..625d9dbc 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/assignment/migrations/0004_auto_20230127_0602.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/assignment/migrations/0004_auto_20230127_0602.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Generated by Django 1.11.29 on 2023-01-27 06:02
 
-import conservancy.apps.assignment.models
 from django.db import migrations, models
-
+from ..models import validate_mutiple_urls
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
@@ -24,6 +23,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='assignment',
             name='repositories',
-            field=models.TextField(help_text='List of URLs, one per line', validators=[conservancy.apps.assignment.models.validate_mutiple_urls], verbose_name='Code repositories containing contributions of yours whose copyright you are assigning'),
+            field=models.TextField(help_text='List of URLs, one per line', validators=[validate_mutiple_urls], verbose_name='Code repositories containing contributions of yours whose copyright you are assigning'),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/admin.py
index 18a4aa93..539ed502 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/admin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.blog.models import EntryTag, Entry
+
+from .models import EntryTag, Entry
+
 
 class EntryTagAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     prepopulated_fields = {'slug': ('label',)}
 
 admin.site.register(EntryTag, EntryTagAdmin)
 
+
 class EntryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('pub_date', 'headline', 'author')
     list_filter = ['pub_date']
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/models.py
index 01b3be0c..f37e4e26 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.conf import settings
-from conservancy import bsoup
-from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+from ... import bsoup
+from ..staff.models import Person
+
 
 class EntryTag(models.Model):
     """Tagging for blog entries"""
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/urls.py b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/urls.py
index 128afbfc..1c46610c 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/urls.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-from django.conf.urls import url, include
-from conservancy.apps.blog.models import Entry, EntryTag # relative import
-from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
 from datetime import datetime
-from conservancy.apps.blog.views import last_name, BlogYearArchiveView, BlogMonthArchiveView, BlogDayArchiveView, BlogDateDetailView, custom_index, query
+
+from django.conf.urls import url, include
+
+from .models import Entry, EntryTag
+from ..staff.models import Person
+from .views import last_name, BlogYearArchiveView, BlogMonthArchiveView, BlogDayArchiveView, BlogDateDetailView, custom_index, query
 
 extra_context = {}
 
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/views.py
index 4c7f9db9..06f4c65a 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/blog/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/blog/views.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-from conservancy.apps.blog.models import Entry, EntryTag # relative import
-# from django.views.generic.list_detail import object_list
+from datetime import datetime
+from functools import reduce
+
 from django.views.generic import ListView
 from django.views.generic.dates import YearArchiveView, MonthArchiveView, DayArchiveView, DateDetailView
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator, EmptyPage, PageNotAnInteger
-from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
-from datetime import datetime
-from functools import reduce
+
+from .models import Entry, EntryTag
+from ..staff.models import Person
+
 
 def OR_filter(field_name, objs):
     from django.db.models import Q
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/admin.py
index e52b6aa5..adc2adf5 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.contacts.models import ContactEntry
+
+from .models import ContactEntry
+
 
 class ContactEntryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('email', 'subscribe_conservancy')
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/views.py
index 88337793..a727bdfa 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/contacts/views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django import forms
-from conservancy.apps.contacts.models import ContactEntry
 from django.forms import ModelForm
 
+from .models import ContactEntry
+
+
 def subscribe(request):
     """Mailing list subscription form
     """
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/urls.py b/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/urls.py
index 6ab389f9..fc1be6ec 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf.urls import url, include
-from conservancy.apps.contractpatch import views as cpatch_views
+
+from . import views as cpatch_views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'', cpatch_views.index),
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/views.py
index 4202552e..e4ee73ee 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/contractpatch/views.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-from conservancy import render_template_with_context
-from conservancy.apps.blog.models import Entry as BlogEntry
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+from ..blog.models import Entry
+
+
 def index(request):
     filters = {
         'pub_date__lte': datetime.now(),
         'tags__slug': 'ContractPatch',
     }
     context = {
-        'blog_entries': BlogEntry.objects.filter(**filters)[:3],
+        'blog_entries': Entry.objects.filter(**filters)[:3],
     }
-    return render_template_with_context(request, "contractpatch/index.html", context)
+    return render(request, "contractpatch/index.html", context)
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/admin.py
index 519891bb..6a2a95f9 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.events.models import EventTag, Event, EventMedia
+
+from .models import EventTag, Event, EventMedia
 
 admin.site.register(EventTag)
 
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
index 1b116820..03bed907 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-from django.db import models
-from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
-from conservancy.apps.worldmap.models import EarthLocation
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+from django.db import models
+
+from ..staff.models import Person
+from ..worldmap.models import EarthLocation
+
+
 class EventTag(models.Model):
     """Tagging for events
 
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py
index e6802e48..ab146e48 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
-from conservancy.apps.events.models import Event
+
+from .models import Event
 
 info_dict = {
     'queryset': Event.objects.all(),
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py
index b04254c8..5e10b813 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse
 from django.template import loader
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
-from conservancy.apps.events.models import Event
-# for debugging...
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+from .models import Event
+
 
 def event_detail(request, year, slug, queryset, **kwargs):
     """This view shows event detail.
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/admin.py
index c5f36715..3186f343 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/admin.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.fundgoal import models as fundgoal_models
+
+from . import models
+
 
 class FundraisingGoalAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('fundraiser_code_name', 'fundraiser_goal_amount')
 
+
 class GoalProviderAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     fields = [
         'fundraising_goal',
         'provider_name',
     ]
 
-admin.site.register(fundgoal_models.FundraisingGoal, FundraisingGoalAdmin)
-admin.site.register(fundgoal_models.GoalProvider, GoalProviderAdmin)
+admin.site.register(models.FundraisingGoal, FundraisingGoalAdmin)
+admin.site.register(models.GoalProvider, GoalProviderAdmin)
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/views.py
index 027b1831..b2f6673e 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/fundgoal/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from conservancy.apps.fundgoal.models import FundraisingGoal
 from django.http import JsonResponse
 
+from .models import FundraisingGoal
+
 
 def view(request):
     """JSON version of request
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ def view(request):
             if hasattr(fundGoal, kk):
                 returnDict[codeName][kk] = getattr(fundGoal, kk)
 
-    return JsonResponse( returnDict)
+    return JsonResponse(returnDict)
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/news/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/news/admin.py
index 7c554b4c..fbecace3 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/news/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/news/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.news.models import PressRelease, ExternalArticleTag, ExternalArticle
+
+from .models import PressRelease, ExternalArticleTag, ExternalArticle
+
 
 class PressReleaseAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ("headline", "pub_date")
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py
index f4031b14..c51ea69b 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.conf import settings
-from conservancy import bsoup
-from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
-from conservancy.apps.events.models import Event
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+from ... import bsoup
+from ..staff.models import Person
+from ..events.models import Event
+
 
 class PressRelease(models.Model, bsoup.SoupModelMixin):
     """News release model"""
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/news/urls.py b/www/conservancy/apps/news/urls.py
index abe8ba1e..f7ac8e7c 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/news/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/news/urls.py
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 
 from django.conf.urls import url, include
 from django.conf import settings
-from conservancy.apps.news.models import PressRelease, ExternalArticle
-from conservancy.apps.news.views import NewsYearArchiveView, NewsMonthArchiveView, NewsDayArchiveView, NewsDateDetailView, listing
+
+from .models import PressRelease, ExternalArticle
+from .views import NewsYearArchiveView, NewsMonthArchiveView, NewsDayArchiveView, NewsDateDetailView, listing
 
 info_dict = {
     'queryset': PressRelease.objects.all().filter(sites__id__exact=settings.SITE_ID),
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/news/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/news/views.py
index 6c95a230..bae3cefb 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/news/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/news/views.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-# from django.views.generic.list_detail import object_list
+from datetime import datetime
+
 from django.views.generic import ListView
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.views.generic.dates import YearArchiveView, MonthArchiveView, DayArchiveView, DateDetailView
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator, EmptyPage, PageNotAnInteger
-from conservancy.apps.news.models import ExternalArticle
-from conservancy.apps.news.models import PressRelease
-from conservancy.apps.events.models import Event
-from datetime import datetime
-# for debugging...
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 
+from .models import ExternalArticle
+from .models import PressRelease
+from ..events.models import Event
+
 
 class NewsListView(ListView):
     extra_context = {}
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/staff/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/staff/admin.py
index a661b7e9..d2626a1d 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/staff/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/staff/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
+
+from .models import Person
+
 
 class PersonAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ("username", "formal_name", "casual_name",
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/summit_registration/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/summit_registration/admin.py
index 84d4f8e7..1f50b69b 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/summit_registration/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/summit_registration/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.summit_registration.models import SummitRegistration
+
+from .models import SummitRegistration
+
 
 class SummitRegistrationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('name', 'email', 'affiliation', 'cle_credit')
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/urls.py b/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/urls.py
index cf24c03c..9c75f89c 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
-from conservancy.apps.supporter import views as supp_views
-from conservancy.static import views as static_views
+
+from . import views as supp_views
+from ...static import views as static_views
 
 INDEX_VIEW = supp_views.index
 urlpatterns = [
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/views.py
index 8c4b768e..b00f6e56 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/supporter/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
 import conservancy
 
+
 def index(request):
     with conservancy.ParameterValidator(request.GET, 'upgrade_id') as validator:
         try:
@@ -13,4 +16,4 @@ def index(request):
         'partial_amount': partial_amount,
         'minimum_amount': 120 - partial_amount,
     }
-    return conservancy.render_template_with_context(request, "supporter/index.html", context)
+    return render(request, "supporter/index.html", context)
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/supporters/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/supporters/admin.py
index 0c9026a9..8d174af9 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/supporters/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/supporters/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.supporters.models import Supporter
+
+from .models import Supporter
+
 
 class SupporterAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('display_name', 'display_until_date')
diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/worldmap/admin.py b/www/conservancy/apps/worldmap/admin.py
index 11e238d3..d4a528bf 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/worldmap/admin.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/worldmap/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from conservancy.apps.worldmap.models import EarthLocation
+
+from .models import EarthLocation
+
 
 class EarthLocationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ("label", "html_map_link")
diff --git a/www/conservancy/feeds.py b/www/conservancy/feeds.py
index df9f2051..1dc04ec9 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/feeds.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/feeds.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-from django.contrib.syndication.views import Feed
-from django.utils.feedgenerator import Rss201rev2Feed 
-from conservancy.apps.news.models import PressRelease
-from conservancy.apps.blog.models import Entry as BlogEntry
-from django.shortcuts import render
-from django.conf import settings
 from datetime import datetime
-
+from functools import reduce
 import itertools
 import operator
-from functools import reduce
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.syndication.views import Feed
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.utils.feedgenerator import Rss201rev2Feed
+
+from .apps.blog.models import Entry as BlogEntry
+from .apps.news.models import PressRelease
+
 
 class ConservancyFeedBase(Feed):
     def copyright_holder(self): return "Software Freedom Conservancy"
diff --git a/www/conservancy/frontpage.py b/www/conservancy/frontpage.py
index 75840392..da7624df 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/frontpage.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/frontpage.py
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-from conservancy import render_template_with_context
-from conservancy.apps.supporters.models import Supporter as Supporter
-from conservancy.apps.news.models import PressRelease
-from conservancy.apps.blog.models import Entry as BlogEntry
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+from .apps.blog.models import Entry
+from .apps.news.models import PressRelease
+from .apps.supporters.models import Supporter
+
+
 def view(request):
     """Conservancy front page view
 
     Performs all object queries necessary to render the front page.
     """
-
     now = datetime.now()
     context = {
         'press_releases': PressRelease.objects.all().filter(pub_date__lte=now, sites=2)[:5],
         'supporters_count': Supporter.objects.all().filter(display_until_date__gte=now).count(),
-        'blog': BlogEntry.objects.all().filter(pub_date__lte=now)[:5],
+        'blog': Entry.objects.all().filter(pub_date__lte=now)[:5],
     }
-    return render_template_with_context(request, "frontpage.html", context)
+    return render(request, "frontpage.html", context)
diff --git a/www/conservancy/local_context_processors.py b/www/conservancy/local_context_processors.py
index 81688691..5a902426 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/local_context_processors.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/local_context_processors.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime as DateTime
 
-import conservancy.settings
-from conservancy.apps.fundgoal.models import FundraisingGoal as FundraisingGoal
+from . import settings
+from .apps.fundgoal.models import FundraisingGoal
 
 SITE_FUNDGOAL = 'cy2022-end-year-match'
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def sitefundraiser(request):
         'sitefundgoal': fundgoal_lookup(SITE_FUNDGOAL),
     }
 
-if conservancy.settings.FORCE_CANONICAL_HOSTNAME:
-    _HOST_URL_VAR = {'host_url': 'https://' + conservancy.settings.FORCE_CANONICAL_HOSTNAME}
+if settings.FORCE_CANONICAL_HOSTNAME:
+    _HOST_URL_VAR = {'host_url': 'https://' + settings.FORCE_CANONICAL_HOSTNAME}
     def host_url(request):
         return _HOST_URL_VAR
 else:
diff --git a/www/conservancy/sponsors.py b/www/conservancy/sponsors.py
index 72e0bc41..be0480ff 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/sponsors.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/sponsors.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render
-from conservancy.apps.supporters.models import Supporter as Supporter
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+from .apps.supporters.models import Supporter
+
+
 def view(request):
     """Conservancy Sponsors Page view
 
diff --git a/www/conservancy/urls.py b/www/conservancy/urls.py
index 8e3b18d9..ab7cb06b 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/urls.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 from django.conf.urls import url, include
 from django.contrib import admin
 
-from conservancy import feeds, frontpage, sponsors
-import conservancy.apps.fundgoal.views as fundgoal_views
-import conservancy.static.views as static_views
+from . import feeds, frontpage, sponsors
+from .apps.fundgoal import views as fundgoal_views
+from .static import views as static_views
 
 admin.autodiscover()