Free Websites for Charities

PLEASE NOTE THAT SADLY I AM HAVING TO WITHDRAW THIS OFFER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. I may still be able to offer some assistance once you have set up the website yourself, please feel free to email me to enquire about this.

We like helping those who help others. This is a special offer for certain charities and non-profit groups. The definition of what constitutes a charitable organisation or group is entirely at our discretion, and we reserve the right to accept or decline requests.

Please see below to find out if your charity or group qualifies, what the offer does and doesn't include, and how to proceed. If you have any queries, please do contact us.

Who is this offer open to?

Charities and non-profit groups that rely on sponsorship and donations for their funding and are run entirely by unpaid volunteers;
Charities, groups or individuals whose purpose is 100% charitable and aimed at helping others, such as:

helping the vulnerable (whether human or animal) - to relieve poverty, to help special needs children/adults, to help abandoned / mistreated animals, etc.;
fundraising to help someone suffering from a serious medical condition and requiring expensive medical treatment;
providing foreign aid (orphanages, education, health care, etc.).

Who does it exclude?

Charities and non-profit groups that have (or plan to have) paid staff;
Charities / groups whose purpose is to benefit their own members, such as:

sports clubs/teams, pet clubs, child groups, hobby groups, etc.;
churches and political groups.

An exception to this would be a special project run by a school / group / church etc aimed at raising funds for a specific charitable purpose, as long as it's not used to promote a faith or patronage;
If you don't qualify for free development, you still qualify for a discount on our hourly rate. You may also qualify for a special discounted hosting plan.

The offer includes:

Development of a 5-page brochure website (no e-commerce), based on one of our templates (extra pages can be added by you at no extra cost);
Basic customisation of your chosen template, such as changing colours to match your brand;
Basic SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), to help search engines find you;
A special charity website hosting plan at a reduced rate (provided the conditions for the plan are met);
A discounted hourly rate on any extra work required; Our current rate for charities is $50/hour.
A bulk mailing service which allows your supporters to subscribe to newsletters, and allows you to send your newsletters to them.

The offer does not include:

Domain names;
Custom design work;
Preparation of content (this includes text and images);
Work beyond the free 5-page development offer;
Ongoing maintenance work or support - you need to make sure you will be comfortable updating the website yourself. The system is very intuitive and user friendly, and we have many online tutorials available to help you along.

How to proceed:

Please signup for a free 30-day trial to choose a template and enter your contact details.
Copy the text below ("Terms of the Offer") and paste it on an email. Send this email to us letting us know the name of your website and outlining:

that you would like to request the free development of a 5-page website;
that you accept the terms.

We will email you back to confirm whether or not your request can be accepted and to finalise details before proceeding.

Terms of the Offer

You will send proof of the legitimacy of your charitable / non-profit claim. We must be able to differentiate between genuine requests and people trying to take advangate of our generous offer.
You agree to include our logo (with a link back to our website) in a prominent place, such as a Supporters page, acknowledging our sponsorship,
You have read and understood what is and isn't included in the offer and agree to pay for any fees incurred in advance, including hosting (no fees will be incurred without prior agreement).
You understand that we need to give priority to paying customers at all times, and that we may not be able to accept your request if our workload does not permit it.
You understand that as much as we'd like to help every one, there are only so many hours we can work for free every year and we reserve the right to decline your request if we've gone over our time quota.
You have read and understood our general Terms & Conditions and agree to them.