A page per program
Who it serves, how to get help or take part, hours, what to bring, other languages. One program, one page, one search it can win.
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Nonprofit website design that people can find and give through
A website is where every other effort lands: the appeal letter, the event, the grant ad, the Google search. We build nonprofit websites that load fast, explain each program on its own page and make giving take seconds.
- Price
- From $400, one time
- Quote
- Written, before any charge
- You own
- Domain, hosting, content
01 Statement of need
Why nonprofit websites underperform
Most nonprofit websites weren't designed so much as accumulated. A volunteer built the first version, a board member's nephew added a slider, the donation tool came with its own page, and the annual report went up as a PDF. Each step made sense. Together they produce a site that is slow on a phone, hard for the team to edit and nearly invisible to search engines.
The visitors who matter most are the least patient. A donor checking you out after an event gives you about as long as it takes to find the donate button. A volunteer wants the role, the shift and the sign-up. Someone who needs your services wants hours, eligibility and an address, often on an old phone with a weak signal.
Good nonprofit website design starts from those three visits and works backward to the pages, not from a template's home page carousel.
What we don't do
We don't show an invented portfolio. Below are annotated example layouts that show how we structure the two pages that matter most, so you can judge the thinking, not a mockup gallery.
Request a written quote02 Exhibits
Annotated example layouts
Two schematic layouts for a hypothetical community food pantry. The numbers match the notes beside each one.
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One donate button, always visible. Same place on every page, same label, leading to a secure page dedicated to donations.
- 2
A headline that answers the urgent visit. What you do, where, and when, in the words people search with. The mission statement can live on the about page.
- 3
Three doors for three audiences. People seeking help, volunteers and donors each get one clear path, each to its own page.
- 4
Proof in numbers you actually track. Your own counts from your own records, updated once a year.
- 5
Hours and location on the page, as text. Not only inside an image or a map widget, so search engines and screen readers can read them.
- 6
Identity in the footer. Physical address, EIN and a link to the annual report, which Google's Ad Grants website policy also asks for.
- Check our home page against these six
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A headline about the gift, not the organization. The visitor already decided to look; tell them what the gift does.
- 2
One concrete unit of impact, taken from your own program costs. The figure in the schematic is a placeholder, not a benchmark.
- 3
A clear monthly option. Whether monthly is the default is your call; it should never be hidden or tricky to change.
- 4
As few fields as the payment tool allows. Every extra field is a reason to stop on a small screen.
- 5
Trust lines at the point of payment: your EIN, how the receipt arrives and how to change a monthly gift. Talk to your accountant about what your receipts must say.
Want these two pages looked at on your current site? The free audit covers both.
03 Specifications
What every nonprofit website we build includes
Volunteer pages that convert
Each role with its shift pattern, age rules and a short sign-up, linked from your Google listing.
A donation path that works
Your existing donation tool, tested on phones, with a thank-you page you can count in analytics.
Speed on real phones
Light pages, compressed photos, no autoplay sliders. Google's website policy for Ad Grants mentions load speed too.
Accessibility basics
WCAG 2.2 AA contrast, headings, labels, alt text, keyboard use and visible focus on every page and form.
Search foundations
Titles and descriptions per page, clean addresses, structured data for your organization and events, a sitemap, and redirects from your old pages.
Annual report on the web
The highlights as a real page, with the PDF linked for those who want it.
Ownership in your name
We recommend keeping the domain, hosting and logins under your organization's account, and the quote says where everything will live.
Editable by your team
Hours, events and stories laid out so your team can change them without a developer.
04 Budget
Nonprofit website design pricing
Websites start from $400, one time, and every project is quoted in writing before anything is charged. A small site (home, about, three or four program pages, volunteer, donate, contact) sits near the start of that range; multi-location organizations, bilingual sites and migrations from large old sites cost more, and the quote says exactly why.
A new site gets found faster with steady search work behind it. If you want that too, our monthly SEO plans start at $125 and include Google Business Profile, citation and review work. Building and ranking are separate decisions; you can do one without the other.
05 Questions
Nonprofit website design questions
How much does nonprofit website design cost with you?
From $400, one time, quoted per project. The quote lists every page and feature, so a board or finance committee can approve a fixed number. Nothing is charged unless you accept it.
What is the best website platform for a nonprofit?
The one your team can edit, that you own outright, that loads fast on a phone and that works with your donation tool. That rules out more options than any feature list does. We recommend a platform after we know who will update the site and how often.
Can you keep our donation platform?
Usually, yes. Most donation tools offer an embedded form or a hosted page. We design around the one you have, test it on phones, and make sure the donate button leads to a secure page dedicated to donations, which Google also asks for under its Ad Grants website policy.
Will a redesign hurt our search rankings?
It can, if old page addresses disappear. We list every existing URL first, keep the pages that rank, and set permanent redirects from old addresses to new ones before launch. Then we check Search Console for errors in the weeks after.
Is the website accessible?
We build to WCAG 2.2 level AA basics: text contrast of at least 4.5:1, real headings, labeled form fields, alt text, visible focus and full keyboard use. Accessible donation and volunteer forms are part of every build.
Do you host the website?
The written quote names the platform and the hosting. We recommend that the domain, hosting and logins sit under your organization's own account with HTTPS, not a volunteer's personal account, so a staff change never locks you out.
Next step Your move
Find out what your current website is costing you
The free audit is a short written report, not a sales call: how your site and Google listing look today, who shows up instead of you, and the first three fixes. It comes by email within one business day.
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