Web Design for Charities

A charity website has more jobs than a business website and usually a smaller budget. It has to be built with that in mind.

We've worked with We Are Lit. A charity site has to tell the story, take donations, recruit volunteers, promote events, publish reports and keep funders happy, and it's usually run by someone who has three other jobs.

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What a charity website needs

The story first, told plainly, with the impact in numbers where you have them. A donation route that takes thirty seconds on a phone. Clear ways to volunteer, attend or get help, depending on what the charity does. The governance information funders look for. And above all, a site the team can update themselves, because a charity that has to pay a developer for every news post stops posting.

Smart Street Properties website, built by Codesky — Our work **Smart Street Properties**

Getting found

Local SEO for the services you provide and the area you cover, and content that answers the questions the people you help are searching. Google offers advertising grants to eligible charities, and we can help you make use of one.

Local SEO work by Codesky — Our work **Local SEO**

How we'd do it

Build Website design

01 Rank Local SEO

02 Advertise Google Ads

03 Host Managed hosting

04 Maintain Website maintenance

Websites for charities: your questions

Can our charity get free Google advertising?

Possibly. Google Ad Grants gives eligible charities up to $10,000 a month of search advertising. The rules on account quality are strict, and many charities lose their grant through inactivity, so it needs managing properly. We can help you apply and run it.

What information should a charity website show?

Your registered charity number and registered name, your governance and annual reports, contact details, and how donations are used. Funders and donors look for these before they give.

How should we take donations online?

With a donation route that takes less than a minute on a phone, offers Gift Aid where it applies, and lets people give monthly as well as once. We can connect your site to the payment or donation platform you already use.

Can our team update the website without a developer?

They should be able to. We build charity sites so that news, events and volunteer opportunities can be added by the people who already run the charity, because a site that needs a developer for every update stops being updated.

Should we show the Fundraising Regulator badge?

If you're registered with the Fundraising Regulator, yes. It's a recognised sign that you follow the Code of Fundraising Practice, and it reassures donors.

Have you worked with charities before?

Yes, including We Are Lit.