Trust comes first
Before donating, a visitor wants to see who the organisation is, what it does with the money and who it answers to. That belongs next to the donate button rather than deep in the site.
Websites for Nonprofits
Two things have to be true at once on a nonprofit project. The site has to be credible and it has to stay inside the budget. Holding both changes the order of priorities compared with commercial work.
What we learned working in this space is that a clear explanation of what the organisation does brings more donations than an elaborate design.
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Decisions that fit the budget
Every feature carries a maintenance cost. On nonprofit work we recommend fewer features and a longer life. A site nobody can update a year later is worse than one never built.
Volunteers and donors are different
They want different things and are not collected by the same form. A volunteer gives time, a donor gives money. Separating the flows raises the conversion of both.
Accessibility
A site serving the public has particular reason to be usable by everyone. In the United States market this is also a legal matter.
How We Work
- We insist that the organisation itself can update the content.
- We say up front which features carry a maintenance cost.
- Accessibility is built in rather than added as a layer later.
- Donation and volunteer flows are designed separately.
Projects Where We Did This
Frequently Asked Questions
A donation flow, pages explaining the organisation and a news section is a sound starting point for most charities. Event calendars, membership systems and multiple languages can come later. Asking for everything at once usually means none of it is good.
Donations taken through your own site carry lower fees and keep the donor relationship with you. In exchange, setup and maintenance become your responsibility. Most organisations end up running both.
Yes, and that needs permission levels. A volunteer being able to add news without touching donation settings, for example. Setting that up at the start is easier than adding it later.
Which Service This Belongs To
This page covers one topic. The full scope and pricing live on the related service page.
Our Other Areas of Expertise
WordPress Migration
We move sites weighed down by WordPress and Elementor to a static build without touching the design. The plugin stack and the update burden disappear.
Page Speed Optimisation
A slow site loses visitors before it appears. We measure and cut image, font and JavaScript weight. Fast is a measurement, not a feeling.
Web Accessibility
Sites that work with a screen reader, with a keyboard and with low vision. Accessibility is both a legal requirement and a way to stop losing visitors.