We craft and care for powerful charity website platforms that work tirelessly for your mission, and effortlessly for your people.
There’s never been a better time for charities to turn digital platforms into engines of change. But, as a trusted charity digital agency with nearly 20 years’ experience, we often hear how teams struggle: budgets are under scrutiny, attention is fleeting, and every internal system feels unnecessarily complex.
For comms leads tired of firefighting, product owners who want momentum back, and tech directors managing digital giants – we specialise in secure, accessible platforms that survive pressure, strengthen teams, and help mission-driven organisations turn purpose into impact.
Impact in action
Turn visitors into supporters, supporters into advocates, and advocates into lasting change.
Global-scale hosting. Thoughtful charity web design. Smooth campaign rollouts. Action-guiding donation journeys. We build platforms that perform under pressure and work in a way that makes sense – so your team can finish the day fulfilled, not firefighting.
We measure our success on our clients’ impact, which includes helping:
Dementia UK provide free, life-changing support to all families affected by dementia
Barnardo’s hit hard with its televised Text Santa appeal on the realities of escaping poverty
Girls Not Brides power a global platform connecting 1,400+ orgs to end child marriage
Churchill Fellowship further support its community to lead the change they wish to see
Elevate Great support and scale research and solutions for a more equitable society
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust care for one of the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites
The charity digital agency that sticks around
We’ve spent years making, building, and looking after websites for charities, giving us an intrinsic grasp on what matters most to your mission. Whether you’re a small org or an international partnership, our team delivers steady, secure charity web development and services that help scale impact without extra stress.
Why charities choose Cursive
With considered details that delight without distracting, our charity web design and development puts your supporters first, from donation flows that don’t slow you down to compliance-ready builds for full peace of mind. And with our deep knowledge of accessibility and governance needs, we design and build WCAG-compliant websites that work for everyone, including people with visual or mobility impairments.
We’ve spent decades trying and testing the most stable, usable, futureproof software for charities and nonprofits. Every time, Wagtail (built on Django) came out on top. With a CMS that works the way your team does, security that passes every penetration test, and steady updates that add value to digital investments, it’s the stack of choice for some of the biggest charity websites in the UK and around the world.
Our partnerships with charities span years, not months. We speak your language and understand your processes, so we can design packages around your specific cash flow realities. Of course, no organisation is built entirely the same, which is why our charity web design, dev, and digital care is always completely bespoke to your team, your org, and your cause.
Unlike many agencies that launch shiny new websites for charities then leave, our steady support means you’ll never be left on your own to figure things out. Whether that’s calling our friendly team to run through a major appeal going live or having us chip away at your backlog, we’re there for ongoing care and check-ins, working quietly behind the scenes to prevent any small issues turning into big outages.
In charity web design, trust is everything
Why do we comb through every element of your platform to ensure it’s secure, fast, and easy to use? Because one glitch in a users’ digital experience can create the psychological hiccup that derails everything.
Instead of taking action, your potential supporter is left thinking:
and just like that, the moment’s gone.
So, we design and build with care. We smooth the bumps, remove the mental load, and build digital experiences that feel calm, credible, and quietly confident.
When your mission calls for a charity website agency that goes way beyond the templates, our bespoke digital platforms help engage supporters, tell your story, and drive donations in a way that’s true to your cause. Through discovery workshops and careful interpretation of existing brand guidelines, we ensure your platform becomes a powerful expression of your mission and values, building consistency, impact, and vitally: trust.