The best non-profit websites 2026

UX & Design — 4 Feb, 2026

A great purpose lies at the core of all great non-profits. But without a great way of communicating that purpose, you’ll be left unable to make the impact you seek as an organisation.

Non-profits and charities are hugely diverse, but their website always plays a key role in their success. It’s often the biggest way to get donations, deliver their mission, or in many cases, do both at once.

This means that clarity is key. Being able to provide a website that’s both visually captivating and easy to navigate is what makes the very best non-profit and charity websites stand out from the crowd.

Features of the best non-profit websites

There's no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to excellent site design. However, we find the following attributes are key to creating the best charity and non-profit websites:

Excellent user experience, underpinned by a well-thought-out information architecture.
Effective storytelling that creates an emotional connection.
Strong brand identity, combined with creativity in its use.
Clarity on the key calls to action, and simple journeys to act on them.
Visually compelling and distinctive design.
Accessible and inclusive of a range of users.

With these factors in mind, here are our top 9 charity and non-profit websites for 2026:

Age of Union

The Age of Union is an environmental charity with a bold, clear and visually impressive website. The typography, logo, and consistent use of the line element all work together to create a strong visual identity.

The site features excellent photography and knits great video assets into the page design seamlessly.

The site also takes the unusual step of indicating the number of pages in each menu section, giving the user an idea of how much content there is to explore. This wouldn’t work on all sites, but here it compliments the brand and supports the user’s exploration.

Visit Age of Union’s website.

The Children’s Society

The Children’s Society worked with Numiko to create their stunning and effective website. Their website successfully serves a variety of different user needs.

The website has over 4,000 pages, but the information architecture makes it frictionless to navigate. Calls to action are clear and donations are given context to boost conversion rates. The visual design uses carefully considered animations to add dynamism in a way that builds a strong brand identity.

We’re marking our own homework on this one, but we think The Children Society’s website is among the best non-profit websites in the UK.

Visit The Children’s Society’s website, or read our case study.

Farm Africa

Farm Africa’s website, a 2025 Webby Award nominee, shows how thoughtful interaction design can amplify a charity’s mission. On the homepage, a scroll-based zoom draws users into the word ‘solution’ – literally focusing attention on the charity’s core aim of addressing poverty and food insecurity in rural Africa.

The site balances emotional storytelling with practical functionality. A streamlined top navigation dropdown enables task-focused users to quickly access key information without scrolling. This dual approach serves both exploratory and goal-oriented visitors, supported by intuitive information architecture that lets different user types engage with the site at their preferred depth. A filtering system makes it easier for visitors to navigate content by theme or country.

Visit Farm Africa’s website.

WaterAid

WaterAid’s website uses a strong hero video combined with excellent storytelling to create an engaging home page. Their information architecture helps structure and simplify their large and complex digital estate.

The site uses a combination of hard-hitting stats and storytelling to engage visitors with its mission. Donation calls to action are clear and accompanied by examples of how the funds will be spent, contextualising the charity’s mission for users and donors.

Visit WaterAid’s website.

Obama Foundation

The Obama Foundation’s website, a 2025 Webby Award Winner, immediately communicates the organisation’s mission through a bold homepage banner and hero video.

As users scroll, the site introduces a distinctive split-screen interaction. A fixed content panel on the left anchors the narrative while the right-hand panel scrolls to reveal supporting imagery and information. It’s a design choice that creates a purposeful, immersive experience – one that reflects the Foundation’s focus on storytelling and civic engagement.

Despite the organisation’s wide-ranging work, a focused top navigation with five main sections keeps the site manageable.

Visit the Obama Foundation’s website.

Surfers Against Sewage

Surfers Against Sewage is a non-for-profit campaign group with an excellent website with a strong and consistent visual identity. It includes an interactive map allowing you to check the water quality in your areas, cleverly connecting users to their purpose in a way that is highly relevant to them.

Visit the Surfers Against Sewage website.

Eden Reforestation Projects

Eden Reforestation Projects’ website is another example of an impressive and captivating hero video.

The website does an excellent job of laying out its purpose and documenting their success with bitesize examples and digestible stats. There is ample information on their wide array of projects, but the site itself feels simple to navigate.

Visit Eden Reforestation Projects website.

Waves for Water

Waves for Water is a charity dedicated to solving the global water crisis, and their website does an excellent job of taking users through their projects and purpose.

Animations bring movement and dynamism to the site, and high-quality visuals make the site a captivating experience.

Visit Waves for Water’s website.

SolarAid

SolarAid employs a fun, interactive spotlight element that follows the cursor across images to illuminate them, playfully connecting the site’s design with its purpose. This is exactly the kind of creative thinking we love in website design.

The hamburger menu organises the content into three high-level areas, each with several subsections, which makes the site easy to navigate.

The calls to action are clear throughout and the donations section links well to real impact.

Visit SolarAid’s website.

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