Industries / Nonprofits & Community Built for nonprofits & community

Simple publishing for mission-driven teams.

Publish programs, events, resources and stories without making volunteers learn complicated software.

Also suits animal rescues, community programs, mutual aid groups, neighborhood associations.

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thecommonroom.exampleExample concept
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NEXT ACTIONFind a programConnected to the dashboard
Whoever runs our website next will be a volunteer with two hours a month. That was the whole requirement.
Fictional example A fictional coordinator at The Common Room, describing the real constraint most community organizations design around.
Straight answers

Things worth knowing first.

  • Donation campaigns explain the need and link to whichever giving service you already use.
  • Memberships work the same way today: you can describe the options and collect interest, and handle payment however you already do.
  • Keep sign-up forms modest. Collect what you need to run the program, especially for anything involving young people or vulnerable adults.

We would rather say this now than have you discover it after building the site.

The pages you start with

Every page has a job.

This is the real starting set for nonprofits & community — the same pages your site is built from on the first day. Rename them, reorder them or add your own.

01

Home

What you do, who it is for and the one thing you most want a visitor to do.

02

Mission

Why the organization exists, in language a neighbor would use.

03

Programs

What runs, when, where, and whether somebody can just show up.

04

Events

What is coming, with details clear enough that nobody has to call and check.

05

Get Involved

Volunteer, donate, attend or share — each one a real next step.

Suggested tools

The right help,
already within reach.

Start with a useful set, then add or hide tools as the business changes. Hiding one never deletes your work.

See every website tool
EventsDates, locations and details, with past events staying up as a record. DocumentsThe annual report, the forms and the newsletter archive, all findable. AnnouncementsWeather closures and program changes, with an end date so they clear themselves. FormsVolunteer sign-ups and program interest, gathered in one place. TeamStaff, board and the volunteers who make it work.
Designs made for this work

Pick a direction, then make it yours.

Complete designs with real pages and example content you can replace. Every business name shown is fictional.

Questions

Short answers.

Can we take donations through the site?

You can explain each campaign and link to the giving service you already use.

Will a volunteer be able to update it?

That is the design goal. Adding an event or an announcement is filling in a short form, not editing a page layout.

Is there a discount for nonprofits?

The free plan is genuinely usable for a small organization, with a real site, forms and visitor reports. Starter adds events, documents and announcements at $9 a month.

Can several people help without sharing one login?

Yes. Starter includes a small team and Pro includes more, each with their own account and notification settings.

Close enough to borrow from

Other lines of work worth a look.

This starting point also suits animal rescues, community programs, mutual aid groups, neighborhood associations.

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Start with momentum

A site the next volunteer can run.

Start free. Get the programs and events online this week.

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