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What should a nonprofit or rescue website include?
Shane Barron · November 2026
The short answer: The cause in one line, each program or animal on its own page, applications and sign-ups that land in one place, a donate button that works, and pages volunteers can update.
The cause, first
One plain sentence on what you do and who you help, at the top of the home page.
Each program or animal on its own page
People share pages. A page per program, dog or event is easy to send to a friend.
Applications that land in one place
Adoption, volunteer and program forms should save somewhere you can find them, not scatter across inboxes.
A donate button that works
One clear button, on every page, that goes to your real donation link.
Easy for volunteers to update
Events and news should take minutes to post, so the site keeps working when the volunteer who built it moves on.
See a sketch of yours in ten seconds.
Describe your business. We'll draw the site, then Shane can price it. Most small business sites run $450 to $800.
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