NS Web Solutions specializes in nonprofit website design and development. On this website you will find resources and ideas geared toward smaller nonprofit organizations — how to create a good website with limited resources.

The nonprofit sector faces many tough decisions and challenges every day, and spending time and money on your website design and management is probably not your top priority.

However, failing to invest enough time and resources into your nonprofit website can hurt your bottom line. A good nonprofit website has a lot of power and can provide tremendous benefits to your organization: you can leverage the Internet for fundraising, donor cultivation, outreach, volunteer recruitment, and more. In reality, your visitors will expect a certain level of interaction and relevancy in your website, and if you miss the opportunity to catch their attention, you will loose their involvement.

Website Design Choices

No matter how amazing your website dreams are you will be limited by your available resources: money, manpower and time. This doesn't mean, however, that you have to settle for a less-than-desirable website design. Here is where technology and good planning can come to your rescue.

As with any endeavor, there's more than one way to accomplish your nonprofit's website design project. Your preferred solution will probably lie in one of these options:

• Create your own website design for your nonprofit: find a suitable technology platform and learn it. This may be your preferred option if you are technologically inclined and have significant time available to serve as your own development team.
• Free website design for your nonprofit organization: finding a volunteer to do it for you can be an option in some cases.
• Nonprofit website templates: a more efficient method for doing it yourself; use predefined templates for a professional look, and then fill in the content according to your needs.
• Complete start-to-finish website packages: select a pre-built professional design, then have a professional development firm customize it to your needs and host the site at the domain name of your choosing.
• Custom nonprofit website design solutions: find an affordable and experienced development firm who understands and creates a solution for your specific needs.

Each of these methods has its pros and cons; you can find the option that's right for you by striking a balance between your short-term and long-term goals and your available resources.

We're happy to spend time helping you find the right solution for your needs. If the right solution is not one of the services we offer, we'll be the first to tell you about it and recommend specific steps you can take to get what you want for your situation. Please contact us with any questions you have about getting the most effective website design for your nonprofit organization.