Charity Digital Exchange: How to renovate your website

Today, there is one place that contains everything there is to know about a charity. Whether users wish to access services, find donation or volunteering opportunities, or learn from a charity’s expertise, the humble website can have it all.

In the digital age, many know the importance of a good website to a charity’s success. But if yours isn’t yet fulfilling its potential, the good news is that there are plenty of ways to renovate it – and on a budget.

In this article, we explore the discounted and donated tech available through the Charity Digital Exchange that can help you renovate your charity’s website.

Create eye-catching graphics and videos with Adobe Express

The right visuals can draw you into a website, compelling you to explore and find out what it’s all about. In contrast, a poorly designed website can confuse, frustrate, and even repel users.

To create stunning visuals for your website, it is important to use clear, high-quality images, logos, and typography. To help with this task, the Charity Digital Exchange offers Adobe Express Premium, an online and mobile app for creating social graphics, videos, and more.

It includes templates for graphics and logos, a royalty-free stock image and font library, editing and publishing tools, and the ability to apply consistent branding.

Through the Charity Digital Exchange, you can gain free access to Adobe Express Premium Plan for up to ten devices for one year.

Prioritise user experience with Amazon Web Services

The user experience of a website can include things like navigation and accessibility, language and tone-of-voice, and security. It can involve knowing the intended users of your website   and considering them within each element of design.

And on the most fundamental level, user experience can be about making sure your website is up and running at all times, ready for whoever wishes to engage with its work and mission.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help you maintain a non-profit website that can handle changes in traffic. This limits website crashes and can help non-profits build trust with members, donors, and staff.

The Charity Digital Exchange offers discounted AWS credits for Smaller Nonprofits, Medium-sized Nonprofits, and Larger Non-profits. The TechSoup Boost 1-Year Subscription creates a further discount for these products for one year.

Stay secure with Avast

Website security is one way for charities to earn trust, as a way of protecting users’ personal data and upholding a good reputation. According to a 2024 survey, approximately 65,000 charities (or 32% of those surveyed) experienced some kind of cyber security breach in the past 12 months.

Having a secure web server can prevent malicious activity to your website like spam advert injections and user data being intercepted and stolen from form submissions. Check out the Charity Digital Exchange’s range of Avast products to help keep your web servers and network secure.

Build a new website with Wix

According to the Charity Digital Skills Report 2023, eight out of ten charities see improving their website, digital presence, or social media as the greatest priority for 2024. The ability to fundraise online was the next biggest priority, with more than 55% saying they are poor at digital fundraising.

Renewing your charity’s website could address both priorities. Wix products available through the Charity Digital Exchange can be used to build a mobile-friendly website with secure e-commerce functionality, without any prior technical knowledge or experience.

Key actions to take when designing an effective website for fundraising are building clear user journeys and ensuring that the website design is accessible to all users. Luckily, Wix tools can also support you to make your website a place for everyone, whether users are stopping by to access your services or donate to your cause.

Diverse examples of non-profit websites created through Wix include HERoines Inc.,  Arte Justice, and Waste Not.

Check out the Wix Premium Core Plan and the Wix Premium Business or Business Elite Plan to access a two year subscription at a 70% discount.