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Make the organization real before the next meeting.

If the site does not exist, neither do you. Donors, volunteers, and partners search the name. They need the mission, proof you are real, and a way to help—not a PDF in a Drive folder.

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01 — Vitals

A live site without a six-month project or a surprise bill.

A real site without a five-figure invoice

Domain, hosting, course or a managed build. You need a first public page, not a brand book that delays launch another quarter.

No code. You already have the material.

No code. You need who you serve, what you do, and one way to help—donate, volunteer, or show up.

Pages you host, not a theme you rent

Home, about, how to help, contact. Hosting you control, not a charity-template rental.

Live in a weekend if you are ready

A weekend if the mission fits in three sentences. Longer if the board is still writing the about page by committee.

02 — The owner's profile

Built for owners who already tried a builder.

This is for a new organization, or a small board that still lives on a Facebook event.

Built for this owner

A founder, a board volunteer, or a family member taking the course because hiring an agency is the whole first-year budget.

You already tried a builder

A Wix charity theme with stock hands-in-a-circle. Or a Facebook page that does not say who you serve.

Look like a company, not a hobby

Looking unofficial when a donor is checking whether you are real enough to give to.

03 — Pros and cons

Keep the site when you leave the builder.

Paying rent on a template

Charity templates that look like every other cause
Monthly builder fees that eat a small grant
Hard to move if a new board wants a different layout

A site that stays yours

Mission copy you can change without a designer
Donate and volunteer paths you control
A site that still exists when the Facebook event ends

04 — Essential features

The pages that get you the next job.

The mission above the fold

Who you serve, what you do, and how someone helps—plain language, not a slogan.

Proof you are real

Leadership names, a meeting place, 501(c)(3) if you have it. People search the name to see if you exist.

One way to help today

Donate, volunteer, or attend. One primary action. Three competing buttons is a stalled donor.

A person they can write

A name and a form. “Info@” with no human attached feels like a flyer.

05 — Maintenance

Stay current without another monthly job.

Update events and the ask. Keep leadership names current. Test the donate or volunteer link after you change processors.

06 — The pitch

A site you own, whether you click or we build it.

If you can spend a weekend on a first public page, take the course. If the board has budget and no time, we will build it.

07 — Questions

Straight answers before you spend a weekend.

Do we need a donate button on day one?

If you can legally take money, yes—or a clear “here is how to give.” Do not delay the whole site for a perfect processor.

Should we wait for the brand book?

No. Ship a live page with the mission and a way to help. You can restyle later. A missing site cannot.

Is a Facebook page enough?

It is a feed. Partners and donors still search the name. If nothing loads, you look unofficial.

Wix or a site we own?

Wix is a rental. When the board changes, you will want the URL and the copy to travel with you.

08 — Matcher

Find the faster way to a site you love.

Three questions. We will point you at the Build Your Own Website course if you will spend a weekend, or a discovery call if you want Infacto to build and manage it.

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