A disaster relief organization’s website is scoped by how quickly it must change and how many ways supporters can help. A small regional group with one donation route is a short build, while an organization with multiple response teams and volunteer training needs more structure.
The price at a glance
Most disaster relief organizations fit Business Plus: $989 one-time for up to 20 pages, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly performance checks, A/B testing and up to 30 minutes of small edits each month. A typical disaster relief organization site covers Home with current response, Give, Volunteer, Updates and About.
What changes the price for a disaster relief organization
- ✓Rapid update structure — A response page that can be rewritten in minutes during an event needs a layout built for fast edits, which is different from a static brochure.
- ✓Donation routing — Explaining where funds and goods go, and connecting your existing donation tool, takes clear wording so supporters feel confident about what a gift does.
- ✓Volunteer roles and onboarding — Listing roles, training requirements and how to sign up adds content and a form with careful fields.
- ✓Regions and past responses — Describing the areas you serve and summarizing prior responses in factual terms adds pages, and each region or event increases the work.
What keeps you in the smaller plan
Stay small with a home page that carries the current response notice, a clear give page, a volunteer page and a short about page. Keep updates in one place rather than scattering them. Detailed archives of past responses can wait until the core is working.
Costs that sit outside the website
- ✓Donation platform — Whichever tool takes gifts has its own processing fees, which are set by that provider.
- ✓Volunteer management software — If you manage shifts or credentials in a dedicated tool, that has its own plan separate from the site.
- ✓Mass notification service — Text or email alerts to supporters use a messaging platform with separate pricing.
- ✓Domain and email — An organization domain and monitored inboxes for volunteers and donors are recurring costs.
When it makes sense to step up
The next package up makes sense when you manage several simultaneous responses with their own pages, run a large volunteer corps with training tracks, or publish regular situation reports. Partner organization sections and a resource page for affected residents are also signs of a larger site.
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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