For nonprofits and clubs

A nonprofit website builder with online joining and donations

A nonprofit website speaks first to people who have not heard of you yet: they want to know what you do, how to join and when the next event is. With Eqlo, the nonprofit website builder starts from one sentence about your organization. It writes the pages, the membership form and the events calendar, and dues go straight into your organization's account.

  • 1 sentenceTo describe your organisation
  • 2 hFor a site ready to publish
  • 0%Commission on dues and donations
  • $19Per month on your own domain
Nonprofit website builder with AI: the home page of a historic preservation society, with the next guided tour, online membership and the donate button
The home page of a historic preservation society: how to join, Saturday's guided tour, online membership and donations.

Website or app: each has its audience

Many boards weigh one against the other, yet they do not speak to the same people. The website talks to the outside world, and the app talks to members. Most organizations start with the website, because being found comes first.

What the website does and what the member app does
The websiteThe member app
For whompeople discovering the organizationmembers whose dues are current
Found on Googleyesno, it is installed on a phone
Join onlineyes, that is its main jobmostly renewals
Events calendarevents open to the publicevery event
Member directoryno, never open to the publicyes, for members only
Donationsyesyes
When to launch itfrom day oneonce you have about a hundred active members

The website and the app belong to the same project and share the same data. An event entered once shows up on both, and anyone who joins through the website lands on the member list. You never keep two lists side by side.

What visitors come looking for

What the organization does, in one sentence

Visitors do not know your acronyms, your committees or the story of your merger. They want to know what you do, for whom and where. One clear sentence at the top of the home page answers that, and everything else can follow.

How to join

This is the page that turns a visitor into a member, and often the one that gets the least care. It should give the price, what membership includes, when the season starts and a form that works. A PDF to print, fill in, scan and send back puts off many would-be members.

The next event

An upcoming event, with the place, the time and whether nonmembers can come. It gives people a reason to come back to the site, and it is often their first contact with you. Put that date on the home page, not only on a calendar page.

Invented, but typical

A preservation society goes online

The society below is made up, though many look just like it. A historic preservation society has three hundred members and runs six guided tours a year. A third of its income comes from dues and two thirds from donations. The secretary describes the society and its activities in two sentences.

  • 300 membersEach tracked with a renewal date
  • 6 toursA year, announced on the site calendar
  • 2 hFrom the first screen to publishing

Three changes lighten the board's workload. The paper form gives way to membership paid online, so the treasurer no longer logs checks by hand. Tour sign-ups happen on the site, with a set number of places, instead of on lists kept in three notebooks. Finally, a page explains what donations pay for, with three examples and their amounts.

The Join us page of the historic preservation society, with the cloister tour on Saturday, online dues and the donate button
The page for joining the society: Saturday's cloister tour, dues paid online and donations.

The pages to plan with a nonprofit website builder

Home

What the organization does, for whom, and the next event. One button to join and another to donate, visible without scrolling. A real photo of your activities rather than a stock image.

Join us

The price, what membership includes, the period it covers and a form with payment. Plan for the levels you already offer, such as a student rate, a family membership or a supporting membership.

Events

Events open to the public, with the place, the time and the number of places. Remove past dates as you go, because a calendar stuck on last year makes the organization look abandoned.

Our work

What you have achieved, with figures and photos. This page persuades donors far more than a statement of values. Three detailed projects do more than a list of fifteen.

Board and bylaws

Who sits on the board, how to reach you and the bylaws to download. A city office, a partner or a funder checks this page before granting you money or a venue.

Receiving donations, and the question of receipts

For many organizations, this is why the site exists. Eqlo offers one-time and recurring donations, paid into your organization's Stripe account. The money goes straight to you, and Eqlo takes no commission.

What makes people give is knowing what the money will do. "$30 pays for a day of restoration work" or "$100 restores a stained-glass panel" persuades better than an open amount with no explanation. Offer three amounts with their impact, and add a free amount field next to them.

A registered charity can issue a donation receipt that lets the donor claim a tax deduction. The required wording, the conditions and the thresholds are set by the tax authority and change over time. Check them with your accountant before you promise anything on your site.

Eqlo records each donation with the donor's name and the amount, and you export the list as CSV for your treasurer. The receipt itself is issued by your organization, because its form is regulated. If your site promises a receipt, the board is the one that sends it.

What takes work off the board

Membership paid online

The form replaces the paper slip and the check to deposit. Each member is tracked with a level, a dues amount and a renewal date. A "to renew" filter shows at a glance whom to follow up with.

Dues reminders

Fourteen days before the due date, the member receives an email with a Stripe payment link. Paying renews the membership for a year, without the treasurer stepping in.

An address that fits on a flyer

A short address in your organization's name, easy to print on a poster or a flyer without mistakes. On the Plus plan, you connect your own domain, and the HTTPS certificate installs itself.

A single contact list

Members, donors and newsletter subscribers all sit in the same list, each with a status: active, expired or unsubscribed. You can export it as CSV at any time, and it is stored in the region picked for the project, such as the US for an American nonprofit.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need a website or an app?

The website first, in almost every case. It makes you visible and lets people join, while an app only gets installed by people who already know you. The app becomes useful once you have about a hundred active members and regular sign-ups.

Does Eqlo take a share of dues and donations?

No. Payments go through your organization's Stripe account, which receives the full amount. The only cost is the processing fee charged by Stripe.

How long does the nonprofit website builder take to get us online?

The first version starts from a single sentence. Then allow about two hours to review the pages, set your membership levels, connect Stripe and add your upcoming events.

Can we issue tax receipts?

It depends on your organization's tax status, which you should confirm with an accountant. Eqlo records donations and exports the list, but the organization issues the receipts.

Can several board members manage the site?

Yes, each with a role. An editor changes pages and asks for a review, while an admin publishes and manages members. The activity log keeps the author of every change, which makes handovers easier.

Can we manage event sign-ups?

Yes. Each event has a date, a place and a number of places, and sign-ups are listed in the admin. You can export the list as CSV before the day.

How do we hand over when the board changes?

The project should belong to the organization, not to one member's personal account. A handover then means inviting the new officers and removing the previous ones. Nothing needs rebuilding.

Can we start without paying?

Yes. The free plan covers five projects on an eqlo.dev address, with no card required, and dues and donations already work. The Plus plan, at $19 a month, adds your own domain.

Describe your organization and open memberships tonight

Five free projects, no card required. Dues and donations go to your organization's account, with no commission.