Solutions > Nonprofits
WordPress for Nonprofits
One platform for your content, your community and your apps.
Nonprofits need more than a brochure site. You need members who can sign in, programs people can find, events, resources and often a mobile app, on a budget that has to stretch. We build all of that on open source WordPress, so your team owns the platform and runs it without license fees or vendor lock-in.
Who it is for
Community and public media
Live streams, video on demand, broadcast schedules and portals for the producers and volunteers who make your programming.
Education and youth programs
Member sign in, online lessons, points and badges, job boards and alumni networks that keep participants connected after the program ends.
National and advocacy organizations
Locators, events calendars, resource libraries and support communities that serve people in every state from one site your staff can manage.
What you get
- A custom WordPress site, or a Multisite network when you run several programs, chapters or properties
- Member areas with single sign on to the CRM you already use, plus online learning with LearnDash and gamification with points and badges
- Community features: member profiles, activity streams, groups and peer support forums with BuddyPress and bbPress
- Events calendars, ticketing, locators and resource libraries that your staff maintain themselves
- iOS and Android apps built on your WordPress content, with push notifications for the people you serve
- Accessibility planned in from the start, with WCAG in mind
- Hosting, updates, security and support after launch
WordPress Development · WordPress Multisite · Platform Migrations · Support and Maintenance
How we work
- Audit. We review your current site, platforms, integrations and content, and what your staff and members struggle with today.
- Plan. We map content, members and integrations to WordPress and agree on scope, priorities and a budget that fits your mission.
- Build. We design and develop the site, member features and any app, and move your existing content over by script.
- Launch. We test, redirect old URLs, train your team and go live.
- Support. We host and manage the platform, keep it updated and secure, and extend it as your programs grow.
Nonprofit work
Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center
We built the national Medicare fraud prevention site, with a state by state Find Help locator, a national events calendar, an LMS member area and accessibility tools, plus the SMP Fraud Busters game for iOS and Android.
'Ōlelo Community Media
For Hawaii's community media nonprofit we built an app that streams four public access channels live, with video on demand and a full schedule, plus a portal where producers reserve studios and equipment and submit programs.
Diversify STEM
For OSPE, a Toronto nonprofit, we built an app and website that advance women in STEM careers, with single sign on to the MPower CRM and LearnDash lessons that award points through GamiPress.
All Stars Connected Community
For the All Stars Project's Development School for Youth we built an alumni app and a WordPress site where partners post paid internships and search alumni, with push notifications matched to each member's location and job preferences.
DrugFree.org (leadership experience)
Brian led the consolidation of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids' properties from several platforms into one WordPress platform, with BuddyPress and bbPress support communities, event ticketing and a drug guide staff maintain themselves.
Nonprofit FAQs
Do you offer nonprofit rates?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations and veterans get 20 percent off. Mention it when you request a quote, and we verify eligibility, such as your IRS determination letter, before your first invoice.
Can members sign in with the accounts they already have?
Often, yes. For Diversify STEM we connected sign in to the organization's MPower CRM, so members use their existing credentials. Tell us which CRM or membership system you run and we will plan the integration.
Can we add a mobile app later?
Yes. We build iOS and Android apps on top of your WordPress content, so the site and the app share one place to publish. 'Ōlelo, Diversify STEM, All Stars and SMP all pair a site with an app.
We are on another platform today. Can you move us?
Yes. We migrate content, members and URLs by script and redirect every changed address. See Platform Migrations and Drupal to WordPress.
How do we start?
Tell us about your mission through the contact or quote form. A specialist will follow up to schedule a call and put together a free quote.
Why teams choose AlphaWeb
Veteran owned WordPress specialists
Mission driven, not trend chasing
AlphaWeb is a U.S. veteran owned business. We plan, build, secure and support WordPress sites and mobile apps with the same discipline Brian learned as a Marine Corps programmer.
We wrote the book on WordPress apps
Brian Messenlehner co-authored O'Reilly's Building Web Apps with WordPress, has led WordPress teams since 2008, and went on to become owner of AppPresser and co-found SchoolPresser.