Nonprofit Website & UI/UX Design Services
Nonprofit websites must clearly communicate their mission while supporting real operational needs, such as donations, programs, and community engagement. We design and build nonprofit websites that balance storytelling with usability, accessibility, and performance—so organizations can reach supporters and deliver impact more effectively.
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Seamless Web Design for Nonprofits
For nonprofits, your website is often the first point of contact with your supporters. It should exist to build trust and communicate your mission and values. Our team takes a holistic, comprehensive approach to make sure that we create something that is not only seamless and functional, but exists like an extension of your mission.
What We Build
Nonprofit websites must support a wide range of audiences, goals, and operational needs. We design and build digital experiences that help organizations communicate their mission, engage supporters, and enable action—whether that’s donating, volunteering, or accessing resources. Our work balances thoughtful UX, accessibility, and scalable technology to support long-term impact.
Modern Frontend Technologies for Nonprofit Websites
We use established, modern frontend technologies to build nonprofit websites that are maintainable, performant, and adaptable over time. Our technology choices are guided by project needs, team workflows, and long-term sustainability.
React.js
React.js is a valuable tool we use to build your website’s interface. With it, we create JavaScript code that lets your website update in real time. While your users fill out forms, read about your organization, or navigate to the donation page, React.js keeps the system running smoothly.
Angular.js
With Angular.js, we build intuitive frameworks that define how your website components interact. These frameworks then organize, process, and manage data as users interact with your website, without slowing the site speed or responsiveness.
Vue.js
Using tools such as Vue.js, our expert team can create interactive frontends that are seamless, responsive, and quick. It lets us craft intuitive interfaces and integrate frameworks into your customized website.
Bootstrap
Development is complex, but many tools, such as Bootstrap, simplify it. Bootstrap lets us reuse specific components and code blocks, avoiding the need to rewrite entire programs from scratch and streamlining development at every stage.
Tailwind CS
The UI needs to represent your brand while remaining intuitive at all times. That’s where tools like Tailwind CSS come into play. With this, our team simplifies the design process without giving up control over customization.
Custom Solutions
Nonprofits rarely have one-size-fits-all requirements. We design custom website and UI/UX solutions that reflect each organization’s mission, audience, and operational constraints. Our approach allows platforms to adapt over time to support new programs, campaigns, and engagement needs as your nonprofit grows.
Visual Direction
A strong visual system helps nonprofit websites communicate clearly and build trust with diverse audiences. We define visual direction that reinforces your mission while supporting usability, accessibility, and content clarity across pages and touchpoints.
Building Meaningful Digital Platforms That Amplify Nonprofit Impact
A well-built website needs to be engaging, practical, intuitive, and secure, all while relaying your message to the world and representing who you are. When we develop websites, we assess each of these factors to amplify your organization’s impact.
Community-Centered User Research
Nonprofit websites serve diverse communities with different needs and motivations. We conduct user research to understand your audiences (such as supporters, donors, volunteers, and staff) and use those insights to inform site structure, content, and interaction design.
Scalable Nonprofit Web Architecture
Nonprofit websites must be able to adapt as traffic, content, and engagement increase. We design web architectures that support growth and help manage periods of higher demand, with performance and reliability considered from the start.
Accessible & Inclusive Interface Design
We design nonprofit interfaces with accessibility and inclusivity in mind. Our approach emphasizes clear structure, readable content, and interaction patterns that support diverse audiences.
Multi-site and Multi-lingual Integration
Language and regional context play a major role in how people access information. We support multilingual and multi-site website architectures that allow nonprofits to serve diverse audiences while maintaining consistent structure, performance, and content management.
Our Nonprofit Web & UI/UX Design Process
Our process brings together research, UX design, and development to support nonprofit goals from the start. We focus on understanding audiences, defining clear user flows, and building reliable systems that support real-world use over time.
Research & Discovery
Every website we develop begins with research. We review your organization’s history and discuss what sets you apart, then craft a plan that leverages your strengths and plans for future opportunities to help you achieve your goals.
UX Prototyping & Iterative Design
We use UX prototypes to explore structure, flows, and interactions before development begins. Through iterative design and collaboration, we refine the experience based on feedback, constraints, and priorities.
Development and Quality Assurance
We build each backend system with attention to detail, then combine code blocks and rigorously test every feature to build the architecture.
Deployment & Compliance Validation
We support deployment with checks to ensure the site is configured correctly and ready for launch. As needed, we validate key compliance considerations (such as accessibility or data handling) based on project scope and requirements.
Continuous Optimization & Support
Post-launch optimization and support are available as-needed through scoped or ongoing engagements. This work may include performance improvements, feature iteration, and technical updates informed by real-world usage.
Our Nonprofit Web Design Solutions
Our nonprofit web design solutions support real organizational needs across fundraising, programs, and community engagement. We combine UX design, accessibility considerations, and dependable technology to create clear, usable, and maintainable websites.
Frontend Development
Custom & Headless CMS
Intuitive UX for Workflows
Secure Backend Architecture
Automation & Workflow Optimization
The Nonprofit Infrastructure & Compliance Foundations
Nonprofit websites must account for accessibility, security, and regulatory considerations relevant to their work. We design infrastructure with these in mind, addressing applicable standards and best practices based on scope and organizational needs.
Secure Processing & PCI-Compliance
Secure payment processing is essential for preserving user trust, brand integrity, and legal compliance. During development, we integrate PCI-compliant, highly reliable payment gateways to reinforce trust during donations.
CRM System Integrations
Organization is everything when it comes to your website's logistics. There’s no need to manually handle forms, sign-up sheets, customer history, or other complex information, because we can integrate a CRM that streamlines the process.
Accessibility & WCAG Compliance
Accessibility helps ensure nonprofit websites are usable by people with a wide range of abilities and needs. We design and build sites with WCAG guidelines in mind, applying accessible patterns and testing key interactions based on project scope and requirements.
Scalable Infrastructure
As your organization grows, your website needs to scale appropriately. Our expert team has this in mind during development, and we build complex backend frameworks that continue supporting your website as your user base grows.
Data Privacy & Protection
Protecting user data requires thoughtful technical and operational decisions. We design systems with data privacy and security considerations in mind, incorporating appropriate safeguards for sensitive information based on project scope and requirements.
Why Partner with Big Human?
Your website isn’t just a place where people can learn more about your organization. It shows the world who you are, what you do, and how each visitor can contribute to a greater cause. It also needs to support real operational requirements. We bring together UX design, accessibility considerations, and technical execution to help organizations build websites that are clear, reliable, and able to evolve over time.
Comprehensive Strategy
Our work begins with a strategy phase focused on understanding your organization, audiences, and priorities. From there, we define a roadmap that guides design and development decisions while remaining flexible as requirements evolve.
Web & Product Expertise
We bring experience across web design, product strategy, and engineering to nonprofit website projects. This perspective helps align user experience, technical decisions, and organizational goals throughout design and development.
15+ Years Experience
When it comes to successful nonprofit web development, experience makes all the difference. With more than 15 years of experience developing websites, mobile apps, and digital products across many industries, we have the knowledge and tools to successfully launch your website.
Trusted by Nonprofits
We’ve partnered with nonprofits across a range of missions and operating models. Our experience spans organizations supporting food access, emergency services, and community programs, informing how we design websites that align with real-world needs and constraints.
Platform Growth Support
As your organization grows, your platform needs to scale. That’s why we can offer support services long after your website launches. We can help maintain your website, release updates, and introduce new features to keep it growing.
Design Smart Nonprofit Platforms with Big Human
Nonprofit websites need to balance mission, usability, and operational realities. We help organizations design and build digital platforms that are clear, accessible, and built to support long-term needs. Get in touch to discuss your goals and see if we’re the right partner.