About this nonprofits website reference
A nonprofit website should explain the mission and show how someone can help. Plan clear storytelling supported by evidence the organization can verify. A donation journey should state what is being funded and what the donor can expect after contributing.
Use charity: water's official website to explore the reference. The notes below are planning guidance for your own product, not a specification of the reference site's internal systems.
Who this approach can suit
- Registered charities
- Community organizations
- Fundraising initiatives
Design and user experience to consider
Connect each campaign to a specific purpose. Keep donation choices understandable and place impact evidence where supporters can inspect it.
Key journeys to review
Impact storytelling
Donation journeys
Project information
Planning your first release
Decide who approves campaign updates and publishes financial or project information. Define one-time and recurring donation workflows separately.
Technology and integrations
Donation processing, receipts and supporter communications should follow the organization's operational requirements.
The suggested stack of React, Node.js, Stripe is a starting point. We would confirm it against your existing tools, data, expected traffic and maintenance needs before implementation.
What to bring to a scoping call
- Identify the customer journey you want to support and the action a visitor should complete.
- Bring your content, brand assets and details of any systems that must connect to the website.
- Separate launch essentials from later features, and agree how each essential workflow will be tested.
Scope, content readiness and integrations determine the estimate. Explore our MVP development process or discuss this reference with our team.
Questions about a similar build
Can we publish impact numbers immediately?
Only publish figures your organization can substantiate. When reliable totals are unavailable, describe the work and provide dated project updates instead.
Can you adapt the idea to my brand?
We can scope an original design and workflow for your business. This reference is inspiration; it does not include permission to reuse the original site's branding, content or code.