Charities & nonprofits
Nonprofits and charitable organisations doing real, on-the-ground work — from local food drives to international causes.
Pro bono
Free web development for nonprofits, churches & students.
We’re a small full-stack team. If you’re doing meaningful work without the budget to match — a nonprofit, a church, a volunteer group, a student project, or a one-person startup with nothing but an idea — we may be able to help, for free.
Who we help
Who qualifies.
If you’re unsure, ask anyway. We’d rather say yes than have you not ask.
Churches & faith communities
Parish sites, service times, event calendars, simple giving flows, sermon archives, mailing lists. Quiet, reliable infrastructure for the people who keep the doors open.
Volunteer organisations
Mutual aid groups, scout troops, school PTAs, neighbourhood associations, community gardens, sports leagues. Weekend-and-goodwill operations — let us take the tech off your pile.
Students & school clubs
Capstone projects, student-club sites, hackathon teams, school newspapers, university research groups. We aim to build what you’re prototyping and explain how it works as we go.
Pre-funding startups
One- or two-person startups with an idea and no money yet. When we can, we’ll help with a first version and hosting. If you raise later, we can move to a normal client relationship if you want one.
Something else?
If you’re doing something that helps people and can’t afford a developer, just describe it in an email. The categories above aren’t exhaustive.
What we build
Real software, not freebies.
The same stack we use for paying clients — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Linux. Production-quality, hosted properly, yours to keep.
- Websites & landing pages
- Hosting on our Oracle Cloud infrastructure
- Donation pages & giving flows
- Event calendars & service-time pages
- Signup forms & mailing-list integration
- Member directories & simple databases
- MVPs & first-version prototypes
- Email setup (custom domain, mailbox config)
- SSL / HTTPS & domain configuration
- Sermon, podcast & media archives
- Volunteer signup & shift scheduling
- Migration from old, abandoned sites
Why
Why we do this.
Most small organisations doing genuinely useful work either go without a real website or pay too much for one that doesn’t quite fit. The first option leaves them invisible. The second drains money from the actual work.
When our schedule allows it, we’d rather build something good for these people than not.
How it works
Three steps.
Send us an email
Two or three paragraphs about who you are, what you’re trying to build, and any deadline you’re working toward. [email protected]
We read it & reply
We aim to get back to you. If we can help, we’ll say so. If we can’t, sometimes we can point you toward someone better suited.
We build it
Timing depends on what’s on our plate. We’ll work out the details with you once we know what we’re building.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is it really free?
When we take on a pro bono project, we don’t charge for our time. Anything else — scope, timing, ongoing support — we’d talk through with you for each project.
Who qualifies?
Nonprofits and charities, churches and faith communities, volunteer organisations (mutual aid, scout troops, school PTAs, neighbourhood associations), students and school clubs, and one- or two-person startups with no funding yet. If you’re unsure, just ask.
What about hosting and domain costs?
Hosting and domains we’d figure out with you per project. Sometimes it makes sense for us to host; sometimes it makes more sense for you to run it elsewhere.
What sorts of things do you build?
Websites, landing pages, event calendars, donation flows, signup forms, mailing-list integration, simple databases, member directories, MVPs, and Linux hosting setup. The same sorts of things we build for paying clients.
How long does it take?
It varies. Pro bono work shares time with paid client work, so timing depends on what we have on our plate when you reach out.
What about ongoing maintenance?
Ongoing maintenance and feature work vary project to project. We’d talk through it when we take something on.
How do we apply?
Email [email protected] with a paragraph or two about who you are and what you’re trying to build.
Ready when you are
Tell us what you’re trying to build.
One email. Two or three paragraphs. We’ll reply when we can.