What a conservation nonprofit website needs to do
Photos of the place you protect do more than any slogan. Pair them with the work you do, the events people can join and the ways they can give. Seasonal volunteer days and cleanups deserve a calendar so people can plan.
Memberships and donations link to the tool you already use. Maps of protected areas can be simple images or links to your mapping tool, which keeps the site fast.
People searching for a conservation nonprofit usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
Join a work day
Calendar and sign-up
Give or become a member
Approved tools
Learn about the place
Photos and stories
Contact the team
General inquiry
Timing matters. Spring and fall work days and annual giving campaigns create the biggest peaks.
The pages a conservation nonprofit website needs
A conservation nonprofit site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Home with the landscape
- ✓Our work — projects and goals
- ✓Get involved — events and volunteering
- ✓Give — members and donors
- ✓About — team and board
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on conservation nonprofit websites
- ✓Generic nature photos — no connection to your place
- ✓No event calendar — volunteers cannot plan
- ✓Vague impact claims
Getting found: SEO basics for a conservation nonprofit
- ✓Name the place and the work — "watershed cleanup in your area"
- ✓Event pages in text — matches volunteer searches
- ✓Plain project descriptions
Cheap Cheap Websites sets up the essentials on every build, and Monthly SEO adds new pages every month when you are ready.
Sample sites that could be yours
These are real samples we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
What a conservation nonprofit website costs
Most conservation nonprofits fit Business Plus: $989 one-time for up to 20 pages, because they need a home page, an our-work page, a get-involved page, a give page and an about page. Websites are priced one-time, 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.
What we ask a conservation nonprofit for
We will ask for your places, projects, event dates, membership and donation tools and photos.
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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