Websites for charities & non-profits
Charity websites are usually built by whoever was available, on the smallest budget in the organisation, and it shows in exactly one place that matters: the donation flow. A donate button that takes six steps and asks for a title, a full address and a phone number before payment loses most of the people who pressed it — and those were people who had already decided to give.
Who this covers
We build for every business in this sector. If yours isn't named below, it almost certainly still fits — ask us.
The problems we fix first
These are the issues we find on almost every charities & non-profit website we audit.
Donation flows that lose the donor
Three steps at most, suggested amounts with impact attached to each, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and Gift Aid as a single tick rather than a form.
One-off giving only
Regular giving presented as the default with the monthly figure shown first — it is worth several times a one-off donation over a supporter lifetime.
Impact claimed, never shown
Real numbers, real stories and published accounts. Donors increasingly check before giving, and vagueness reads as evasion.
Volunteers with nowhere to sign up
Role descriptions with actual time commitments and a short application, instead of a general contact form that goes to a shared inbox.
Unusable for the people you serve
Accessibility treated as a requirement. A disability charity with a site that fails a screen reader has a credibility problem, not a technical one.
Built specifically for charities & non-profits
A donation flow that converts
Three steps maximum, suggested amounts tied to concrete outcomes, digital wallets, and one-tap Gift Aid.
Regular giving first
Monthly presented as the default option, with the annual impact of that amount shown alongside it.
Impact reporting
Numbers, individual stories and accounts. This is what converts a considering donor and what larger funders check first.
Volunteer recruitment
Roles with honest time commitments, location and training, plus an application short enough to finish on a phone.
Campaigns and appeals
Pages you can launch quickly for an emergency appeal, with a progress total and a shareable link.
Accessible and fast
WCAG 2.2 AA and light enough to work on an old phone and a poor connection, which is often exactly who is trying to reach you.
What this build draws on
Custom Website Design
Bespoke, hand-crafted websites designed around your brand — no templates, no lookalikes.
Explore serviceUI/UX Design
Research-driven product and app design — wireframes, prototypes and design systems in Figma.
Explore serviceWordPress Website Design
WordPress website design and development — custom themes, plugins, forms and care plans.
Explore serviceCharities & non-profits ask us this
Shorten the flow before anything else. Most charity donation journeys ask for far more than payment requires — title, full address, phone — and lose people who had already decided to give. Three steps, suggested amounts with impact attached, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and Gift Aid as one tick. That usually moves the number more than a redesign does.
Yes, and it is worth prioritising: a monthly donor is worth several times a one-off gift over their lifetime. We present monthly as the default with the annual impact shown, and connect to Stripe, GoCardless, Donorbox or your existing platform including Gift Aid declarations.
We quote every project on scope rather than sector, and we are straightforward about which parts of a charity build genuinely need custom work and which do not. Ask us — we would rather scope something you can afford than send a proposal you have to decline.
Yes, as standard rather than as a line item. WCAG 2.2 AA, screen-reader tested before launch. For a charity it is also a credibility issue: a site the people you serve cannot use undermines everything else on it.
Yes. Campaign pages are built as a template your team can duplicate and publish without a developer, with a progress total, a shareable link and social cards generated automatically. Emergency appeals are worth nothing if they take three days to get live.
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