Charity Web Development

Bespoke, Secure, and High-Performance Digital Infrastructure

Need complex CRM integrations, secure donor portals, or a bespoke WordPress architecture?

We are expert charity web developers building robust digital platforms for social purpose organisations.

An Award-Winning Charity Web Development Agency

Outgrown your current website?

If your charity is scaling, a basic template website will quickly hold you back. We build bespoke, high-capacity digital platforms capable of handling high traffic, complex data management, and custom functionality tailored to your exact mission.

Drowning in manual admin?

If your website doesn’t automatically sync with your charity CRM or donation gateways, your team is wasting hours on manual data entry. Our developers build seamless API integrations to automate your workflows and secure your donor data.

Struggling with legacy tech debt?

Slow loading times, frequent bugs, and spiraling hosting costs are common when relying on outdated bespoke code. We specialise in rescuing, modernising, and securing legacy digital infrastructure.

Expert Charity Web Developers for the Third Sector

We love solving complex technical challenges for charities. While a beautiful design attracts visitors, it is the underlying web development, the clean code, the secure databases, and the API connections that converts those visitors into donors and volunteers.

When it comes to digital tech for charities, there are compliance, security, and integration requirements to consider. From managing Gift Aid declarations to ensuring your platform meets WCAG accessibility standards, off-the-shelf website builders simply aren’t enough.

We act as your dedicated technical partners. We help you make sense of your technical requirements, building bespoke digital environments that reduce your overheads, automate your administration, and increase your social impact.

Bespoke WordPress Engineering

We don’t rely on bloated, off-the-shelf themes. Our web developers build lightweight, custom WordPress architectures from the ground up, ensuring maximum site speed, robust security, and long-term digital sustainability.

Ethical & Transparent Pricing

Complex web development often comes with large agency fees. As a social purpose agency, we keep our own overheads low, delivering complex technical builds and custom coding at charity-friendly prices.

Built for Scalability

We develop with your charity’s future in mind. Whether you need to integrate a new fundraising platform next year or launch a massive national campaign, our code is clean, flexible, and ready to scale alongside your cause.

How our charity web developers can help

Seamless Donation & Charity CRM Integrations

Generating income and saving admin time is vital for your cause and central to our purpose. We build beautiful websites but also highly functional fundraising platforms tailored to the 3rd sector. Your new website will integrate seamlessly with the tools you already use to manage your supporters.
Our dev team can expertly connect your bespoke WordPress site with leading charity CRMs and payment gateways, including:

Donation Platforms: Easily accept one-off and recurring donations via JustGiving, GiveWP, Stripe, or GoCardless.

Charity CRMs: Automatically sync your supporter data straight into platforms like Donorfy, Beacon, or Salesforce, reducing manual data entry for your team.

Gift Aid Integration: Maximise your income by allowing UK donors to easily claim Gift Aid at the point of donation checkout.

Inclusive & Accessible Web Design (WCAG Compliant)

We believe your mission should be accessible to everyone in your community. As a charity specific and ethical agency, we believe inclusive design is a necessity, not an afterthought.

We structure, design and develop all of our charity websites to meet WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards.

We take care to have the correct colour contrast ratios for visually impaired users, to structuring the code for easy screen reader support and full keyboard accessibility, we ensure your website provides a welcoming and compliant experience for every single visitor no matter their ability.

API & CRM Integration

Direct, secure data syncing with Donorfy, Salesforce, Beacon, and more.

Custom Portals

Secure, restricted login areas for trustees, volunteers, and major donors.

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WCAG Development

Hard-coded accessibility features that exceed legal compliance standards.

Advanced Payments

Custom donation flows for Stripe, GoCardless, and automated Gift Aid.

Bespoke Event Systems

Tailored booking engines with capacity and ticket management.

Workflow Automations

Connecting webhooks to eliminate your team’s manual data entry.

Green & Secure Hosting

100% renewable energy servers protected by advanced firewalls.

Legacy System Rescue

Rebuilding and migrating outdated, broken, or hacked platforms.

Are you looking for a UX and design refresh for a less complex website? Explore our Charity Web Design services

SOME OF OUR WORK

Compassionate Shopping Guide

Charity Website Development for the Compassionate Shopping Guide. 

Compassionate Shopping Guide website screenshot

Befriending Networks

Charity web development for Befriending Networks

Befriending Networks website screenshot

Libraries Rising

New charity website development for Libraries Rising

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British Polio Fellowship

New charity web development for the BPF

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Project Possible

Charity web development for Project Possible

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Homeless Palliative Care Network

New website development for HPCN

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World Animal Day

New charity website design for World Animal day

World Animal Day Charity Website Screenshot

It has been a pleasure working with the team at Agency For Good. They listened to everything we needed and wanted in a new website, then delivered it! Our new World Animal Day website is fun, exciting and easy to use for us and especially for our supporters. We couldn’t be happier with the new website and would recommend Rich and his team to anyone.

Knitted Knockers

Charity web development for Knitted Knockers

Knitted Knockers Website Screenshot

BAGIS

Charity Website Development for The British Association of Gender Identity Specialists

Charity website screenshot for BAGIS

WASPI

Charity website for Women Against State Pension Inequality

Charity website screenshot for WASPI

Earthwatch

Charity web development for Earthwatch

Earthwatch Charity Website Screenshot

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector

Charity website for GCVS

Website screenshot for GCVS

Bespoke Portals & Salesforce Integration

The third sector often requires functionality that goes far beyond a standard brochure website. GCVS came to us with a highly complex, growing technical brief. Our developers engineered a robust platform featuring secure member login areas, gated content for subscribers, and an advanced event and training calendar. Crucially, we built custom API integrations connecting their Gravity Forms directly into their Salesforce CRM, eliminating hours of manual data entry for their team.

“Working with the Agency for Good team has been a real pleasure since we started our new website build. As an organisation with many strings to our bow, we had quite a complicated brief (that continues to grow), but the team have been patient and proactive at finding solutions to what we need. On top of that, they’re a really friendly, approachable team to work with and we would highly recommend their services – especially to our colleagues in the voluntary sector.”

Kirsty

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
Communications & Marketing Officer

REMAP

Charity Website Development for REMAP

REMAP Charity Website Screenshot

Girlguiding North East

Charity website for Girlguiding

Girlguiding Charity Website Screenshot

Child.org

Charity web development for Child.org

Child.org Charity Website Screenshot

Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust

Charitable Trust website design for SGMT

SGMT Trust Website screenshot

Digitising the Grant Application Process

Relying on manual emails or downloadable PDFs for grant applications creates a heavy administrative burden. The Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust needed to bring their decade-old application process into the modern era. We developed a secure, dynamic digital platform featuring built-in, flexible online application forms. This bespoke functionality not only streamlined the submission process for applicants but drastically reduced the processing time for the Trust’s internal team.

“When we approached Agency for Good, our brand and website had been in place for well over a decade and was showing its age. We worked with the AfG team to create a new visual identity that is vibrant, welcoming and sits well alongside the organisations we support. The AfG team quickly understood what we were trying to achieve and created a colour palette and logo with instant impact.

The new website is also a big step forward for us as it includes new features such as an online application form, an area to showcase our work through case studies, and a news page. Since launch, the new brand and website have been incredibly well received by our community. We’ve had nothing but positive comments and are delighted with the end result.”

Sarah
Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust

Art History Festival

Charity Website Development for the Art History Festival

Art History Festival website screenshot

Diverse Business Network

Web Development for the Diverse Business Network

DBN Website Design Screenshot

Let June

Charity web development for Let June

Let June Charity Website Design Screenshot

SELFA

New Charity Website for SELFA in North Yorkshire

SELFA Charity Website Screenshot

Upcycle

Charity website for Upcycle

Upcycle Charity Website Design Screenshot

TSL Kirklees

Brand new charity website for TSL Kirklees

TSL Kirklees Charity Website Screenshot

The Clapham Society

New Charity Website for The Clapham Society

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Simplifying Complex Backend Infrastructure

Bloated, legacy infrastructure doesn’t just slow down your website; it drains your charity’s budget. The Clapham Society was dealing with complicated, expensive backend systems that were difficult to maintain. We completely overhauled their digital architecture, replacing tangled code with a streamlined, flexible WordPress foundation. By taking over and simplifying the complicated backend infrastructure, we empowered their team to manage the site themselves—reducing their ongoing running costs by more than half.

“The Clapham Society are delighted with the Website that Agency For Good created for us. They quickly understood our brief and created something much better: A more contemporary design that’s easier and cheaper to maintain. Using simple clear templates it’s easy for us to keep it fresh and up to date ourselves, which has increased monthly visits to the sites by over 30% but reduced our running costs by more than half. They are easy and transparent to work with and look after all the complicated back end infrastructure so we only have to deal with the one supplier, which makes it a valuable partnership.”

Michael
The Clapham Society

Mi Health

Nonprofit web development for a policy and advocacy org for European migrant communities

Mi Health Charity Website Screenshot

Leeds Mencap

A new charity website development for Leeds Mencap

Leeds Mencap Charity Website Screenshot

Snicket

Charity website for Third Sector job seekers

Snicket Charity Website Screenshot

Tata Storytime

Tàta Storytime offers a unique way to enjoy storytelling through videos for children.

Tata Storytime Website Screenshot

Social Workers Without Borders

Charity web development for SWWB

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Association For Art History

Charity website design to celebrate and promote the value of art history and visual culture today

Association for Art History Website Screenshot

British Shakespeare Association

Charity website design for the British Shakespeare Association

BSA Charity Website Screenshot

MOVE Europe

The new charity website design for MOVE Europe.

MOVE Europe Charity Website Design Screenshot

Building MOVE Europe‘s new website with Agency For Good was a great experience. Rich and Sam were responsive to all feedback and showed genuine interest in understanding how our charity works and what we needed from our website. They gave some great suggestions that ensured our new website wasn’t just our old website with a new coat of paint, but a better functioning and more intuitive site overall.

Their rates are really fair because they are aimed at charities and social enterprises – they were able to offer us all the website functionality that we wanted for less than half the price that other web developers quoted.

We would highly recommend Agency For Good!

I’m honestly blown away by how great the platform looks and how such a complex brief has been simplified in such a user-friendly way. Sam has been so helpful throughout the process, answering any questions and working with me to find the best solutions. You’ve got a great team and the work you’re doing really supports impactful startups / companies. It’s so hard when working on a start up to find such cost effective yet quality services, I couldn’t have built my platform without Agency For Good.

Excellent company to work with, we have used Agency for Good 3 times and the quality, speed and delivery of their work is outstanding. I cannot recommend highly enough

We had had a bespoke website built for us by a local developer that included lots of additional functionality to help us manage our membership, take annual payments, and allow members to use our site to advertise volunteering roles, share news etc. However, it was slow, had lots of bugs, kept getting hacked and the hosting and support costs were beginning to spiral – all of which was difficult for a small local charity that exists to support other local charities. Agency For Good stepped in, rebuilt everything, and created something that was more efficient, cost-effective and that we were able to maintain and manage ourselves.

Lisa
Communications and Engagement Manager
TSL Kirklees

The Difference Between Charity Web Design and Web Development

While design focuses on the visual user experience, charity web development focuses on the engine that powers your organisation. Many agencies can make a website look good, but very few understand the complex technical requirements of the third sector.

Seamless Digital Integration

A successful charity website should act as the central hub for your entire operation. If your current website operates in a silo, it is costing you money. Our technical team builds bespoke bridges between your website and your third-party software. Whether you need to push volunteer applications directly into your database, pull live fundraising totals from JustGiving via API, or manage complex multi-tiered membership subscriptions, our developers write the code that makes it happen flawlessly.

Cyber Security & Compliance

Because charities handle sensitive donor data and financial transactions, technical security is a “Your Money or Your Life” (YMYL) priority. We hold the IASME Consortium Cyber Essentials certification. We ensure your web development project includes SSL encryption, robust firewall protection, GDPR-compliant data storage, and secure hosting protocols to protect your reputation and your supporters.

Talk to a Charity Web Developer Today

Don’t let legacy tech debt or rigid website builders limit your social impact. Get in touch for an impartial chat about upgrading your charity’s digital infrastructure today.

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