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The Best Nonprofit Website Examples

These are our favorite websites built for nonprofits.

Patrick Antinozzi

Compiled by Patrick Antinozzi

13+ years building legendary SMB websites

People land on a nonprofit's website with two questions: is my money actually going to help someone, and how do I give it to you right now? A great nonprofit site answers both in seconds. The mediocre ones bury the donate button, drown visitors in mission-statement soup, and never show a single face the work has touched. The best ones make giving feel obvious, easy, and worth it.

This collection pulls together 25 nonprofits doing it right, from charity: water's proof-obsessed storytelling to St. Jude's frictionless donation flow. Don't copy their pixels. Steal the thinking instead: how they place their donate buttons, how they prove donations get used well, how they turn one story into a reason to give. Then apply those moves to your own cause.

The image shows a website banner featuring two individuals constructing a wooden structure, with the text "Meet the Changemakers" overlaid, promoting African Road's mission to build community relationships in East Africa.

African Road

Nonprofits

A classroom scene with students in uniform seated at desks, some actively engaging with educational materials, as the Asante Africa Foundation promotes community involvement and encourages people to sign up for updates.

Asante Africa

Nonprofits

The image shows the homepage of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission website, featuring a pen resting on a notepad against a blue background with text about director identification numbers for charity directors.

Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit

Nonprofits

The image shows the Australian Government's website homepage featuring sections on COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers, international travel advice, and a report on the Medibank data breach.

Australian Government

Nonprofits

The image shows the homepage of GuideStar by Candid, highlighting their service of providing comprehensive, up-to-date nonprofit information with features like a search bar and options to register for free access.

Candid Guide Star

Nonprofits

A city skyline at dusk with brightly lit buildings and text reading "Center for Nonprofit Management: Bridging the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to drive positive change across Southern California" on a website banner.

Center for Nonprofit Management

Nonprofits

Concord California

Nonprofits

County of Monterey website homepage highlighting community service since 1850, features navigation links, an image of a picturesque landscape, and sections for residents, business, government, and visitors, with additional resources like winter storm preparedness prominently displayed.

County of Monterey

Nonprofits

The image shows a professional business-themed website interface featuring a woman in formal attire walking upstairs, with text promoting the CPA program, highlighted by a prominent blue and yellow color scheme.

CPA Australia

Nonprofits

The image showcases the homepage of Exult, a website dedicated to providing practical training and resources for non-profit organizations, featuring a serene outdoor background with a focus on community support and empowerment.

Exult

Nonprofits

A woman with a solemn expression stands outdoors against a blurred background of brickwork, accompanied by a text overlay discussing the impact of obstetric fistula, a significant childbirth injury, and a call to action for donations.

Fistula Foundation

Nonprofits

Global Giving

Nonprofits

Grad Australia

Nonprofits

The homepage of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law features a geometric design with information panels highlighting their mission to improve the legal environment for civil society, along with statistics showing their global impact and latest content offerings.

ICNL

Nonprofits

Homepage of New Zealand's Inland Revenue, displaying navigation menus for individuals, families, business organizations, and intermediaries, with a search bar and links to key tools and updates on tax information.

Inland Revenue

Nonprofits

Two smiling children stand against a rustic background, with the title "Iris Global: Our Mission" displayed, emphasizing themes of worship, outreach, and education.

IRIS Global

Nonprofits

The image features a webpage from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), displaying a call to action for donations at the top, a navigation menu with categories like "About," "Our Work," and "Research," and a prominent headline reading "Leading the psychedelic renaissance" on a gradient blue-purple background.

MAPS

Nonprofits

A group of people stand smiling in front of a festive backdrop with balloons and a sign that reads "BAHIP," positioned next to sections highlighting a 2022 legislative summary and housing justice information, on a website promoting community involvement.

Non-Profit Housing Northern California

Nonprofits

Philanthropy Australia

Nonprofits

A person in a cozy sweater lovingly holds a content tabby cat outdoors, with the text promoting animal crisis aid and interspecies bonding from the organization Red Rover.

Red Rover

Nonprofits

A senior woman with long hair sits on a stone bench in a lush garden surrounded by coconut trees, highlighted by text overlay encouraging donations to the Sankara Eye Foundation for providing the gift of vision.

Sankara Eye Foundation

Nonprofits

A person in outdoor attire holds a child in a scenic location with a cascading waterfall backdrop, accompanied by the text "Welcome to Spark," highlighting a digital world commitment in New Zealand.

Spark

Nonprofits

Image of a webpage celebrating 25 years of service by the United Way of Greater Atlanta, featuring a blue and orange header with the text "25 Years of Service 2-1-1" and images of diverse individuals engaged in community activities.

United Way Atlanta

Nonprofits

The image showcases the VolunteerMatch website homepage, featuring a search bar for finding volunteer opportunities in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, with a backdrop of a smiling person and child against a greenery-filled background, highlighting its mission to streamline volunteer recruitment.

Volunteer Match

Nonprofits

Homepage of WeSPARK Cancer Support Center with a banner reading "Open Again, We Missed You" and buttons labeled "Read More," along with sections detailing programs and services for cancer patients and their families.

We Spark

Nonprofits

What makes a great website for nonprofits?

Make the donate button unmissable

One high-contrast donate button, pinned in the header on every page. Preset gift amounts and a monthly option cut decision friction right when someone's ready to give.

Show where the money goes

Donors fear waste. Publish your financials, charity ratings, and impact breakdowns like "$50 feeds a family for a week." Concrete numbers beat vague promises about changing the world.

Lead with one human story

A single named person your work helped, with a real photo, moves people more than crowd shots and abstract mission copy. Kiva and DonorsChoose built entire platforms on this.

Give visitors more ways in

Not everyone can give cash today. Surface volunteering, fundraising, email signup, and event pages prominently, so a broke-but-willing visitor still becomes a supporter instead of bouncing.

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