Charity Website Design Agency

A charity-based web design agency designs websites for charities! We’re experienced in building websites with fundraising, digital campaigns and SEO/GEO in mind, as well as creating digital brands that build trust. It’s important to find a partner who understands the CRM and fundraising systems you use and can integrate them into your website.

A full-service third sector website design agency will also enhance your digital brand, research your audience, plan your user journeys, ensure accessibility at every stage, create content, build and develop your website, host and maintain it for you, and be on hand to help you out once it’s live to the world.

An agency has all of the tools required to take you from your initial ideas all the way through to the finished product and beyond. If you seek out a freelance web designer, will they be able to develop it? If you find a charity web developer, can they support with ongoing marketing?

If you have specialist needs for your website, it makes sense to seek an agency that can service them. Working with a web agency means consistency and far-ranging expertise – and a third sector website agency that specialises in working with charities will be able to handle your fundraising tools. They’ll also price fairly and will be used to helping you get the most from your budget.

At Splitpixel, we believe that charities deserve access to the same standard of digital support and tools that large commercial businesses have. That’s why we balance our pricing on a sliding scale to provide accessible solutions for charities and non-profits.

A website can start from as little as £4,000 (excluding VAT) for brochure-style websites that need to present information, tell stories, capture enquiries, and embed third party donation tools. More advanced features, such as event listings, integrating fundraising tools, or full CRM integrations, will increase that budget up to £10-20k, or even beyond.

It all depends entirely on your scope – we always encourage charities to reach out and have a conversation with us, as there’s usually a solution we can work out together that will see you get the most out of your budget.

While there are likely lower-cost solutions available, our focus is on delivering an excellent professional standard that will last for a long time, and be able to grow with you, providing the most cost-effective solution for the long term.

The biggest driver for choosing a charity web design agency tends to be cost – whether the quotes fit your budget. But outside of this, you should look at a web agency’s specific experience, whether that’s directly in your sector or in delivering similar web design services for other industries. Do you like the way their design portfolio looks? Is the work they do relevant to you? Beyond this, relationships are key. A good charity web agency will be easy to communicate with – collaborative, supportive, and seeking solutions, rather than placing barriers in your way.

Every website design and build is different – different numbers of web pages and features, different audiences, different design requirements. And, of course, design is very subjective – what “good charity web design” looks like is different for everyone, and with so many ways to achieve best practice, a lot of it can come down to personal taste. So while a charity web creation project can be wrapped up in a few months, it can also take a year or more. Typical website projects in our studio – including design and build – tend to last four to six months.

Discovery workshops are led by our Studio Director, Lauren James. Ren is an experienced project manager who also regularly provides training sessions, webinars and talks on accessibility and inclusivity in the arts, culture, digital and non-profit sectors. These sessions have been delivered for Splitpixel clients, as well as in collaboration with Arts Council England, Bloomberg’s Digital Accelerator Programme and the Arts Marketing Association.

She is committed to providing a safe and supportive space for all participants in discovery workshops. We encourage clients to bring colleagues and wider stakeholders along to these workshops to include as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and are always keen to discuss individual access needs for participants beforehand.

Ren is involved in overseeing all web projects across the studio, particularly those involving sensitive subjects or vulnerable audiences, to ensure all the work we do aligns with our values of accessibility and sustainability.

A web designer is responsible for the creative side. The user interface – colours, fonts, layouts, interactions. A charity web developer is responsible for the technical side. They take the designs and write code that brings them to life on the screen. A third sector web design company will typically have both in-house, allowing them to work together on a combined solution that excels technically while looking spectacular!

We are a truly full-service third-sector web design agency with the broadest experience, while still being a small, approachable studio. We don’t outsource any aspect of what we do, and are recognised as specialists in both digital marketing and web development.

Our web design services for charities are underpinned by expert digital marketing knowledge – we deliver websites that look great and integrate CRMs seamlessly, but also perform to exceptionally high SEO standards, essential for helping you spread your message.

We have also put accessibility and inclusivity at the heart of everything we do – our small team is a diverse group of specialists, focusing on delivering digital services that work for everyone, backed up by personal experience.

Get in touch with one of our charity web design experts today!

At Splitpixel, we work with a range of clients across commercial and charity sectors, pricing on a sliding scale. We are able to offer reduced rates to startups and charities, particularly if we feel aligned with their vision and want to support the work they do. Our rate for charity clients is typically between 10% and 15% lower than those for commercial clients, depending on the exact scope of work required and the budgets available.

Regardless of the rate, we always aim to be as fair and flexible as we possibly can with our support packages. Retainer time is billed monthly, but is tracked over the course of the year – it rolls over, and can be pulled forwards when needed. We always want to make sure our clients get the service they’re paying for!

Of course! Whether you’ve already got a full brief together or you’re starting from scratch, we can help.

If you’re looking for guidance on your own, we’ve published a free ebook, “How to Write the Perfect Website Brief,” which walks you through the essentials of scoping a website project – what to include, audience and actions, features, and timelines, and templates you can adapt for your own charity.

It’s written with charities and non-profits in mind, so it covers the specific things we’ll need to know to give you an accurate quote. But briefs don’t have to be perfect before you reach out. Many charities we work with start with just an objective, a rough budget, and a idea of what they want to improve.

Our first step is always a discovery conversation where we’ll ask the right questions, help you think through your options, and work together to shape a brief that makes sense for your organisation.

Jump on a free no-obligation Google Meet with our team and we’ll talk it through.