Can you integrate our donation platform?

Yes. Stripe with Apple Pay and Google Pay for one-tap giving, or your existing platform (Givebutter, Donorbox, Classy) embedded cleanly so the donation flow feels like part of the site.

Can staff and volunteers update the site without a developer?

Yes, that is the point of structured fields: programs, events, and reports each get a simple form in the admin. There is no page builder to accidentally break.

Will a better website actually help with grants?

Funders look. A site that clearly shows programs, outcomes, financials, and governance reads as operational competence and removes an easy reason to score you down.

Is a custom site affordable for a small nonprofit?

Compare it against three years of the SaaS stack it replaces: form tools, event widgets, donation platform fees, and the plugin subscriptions stacked on top. One owned site is usually the cheaper path over time. Tiers are on the pricing page.

Industries

Websites for non-profits, foundations, and community orgs.

Non-profit websites that work as hard as your team does, donor-first design, fast, and free of the SaaS dashboard graveyard that drains your operating budget.

Approach: Custom build · no templates
Timeline: 4 – 10 weeks typical

Donors give to organizations that look credible.

Non-profit websites have a credibility ceiling that’s easy to hit and hard to break through. A site cobbled together from three CMSes, an aging donation widget, and a separate event calendar reads as “scrappy” to your community, and as “unsustainable” to grant funders evaluating you. Outerwave builds collapse that sprawl into a single, custom-built site that runs without monthly SaaS bleed.

The donation flow gets the same attention as a fintech checkout: one-tap on mobile, Apple Pay / Google Pay, recurring-giving baked in. Volunteer + event forms pipe into your CRM (Bloomerang, Salesforce NPSP, Little Green Light). And the admin experience is calm enough that a part-time staffer can keep it updated.

Leading a congregation? There is a dedicated page for church websites.

Where most sites fail

What goes wrong in non-profit & community sites, and how we fix it.

Problem
Site is a tangle of three CMSes, an old donation widget, and an event calendar from 2018

What we build
Single, owned, custom-built site, one CMS, one CSS file, one developer
Problem
Donation form is six pages long with no Apple Pay

What we build
Donation flow optimized for one-tap on mobile (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Stripe)
Problem
Volunteer signups go to a Google Form that nobody monitors

What we build
Volunteer + event signup forms piped into your CRM (Bloomerang, Salesforce NPSP, etc.)
Problem
Grant funders look at the website and lower the score

What we build
A site that signals operational competence to grant reviewers

Common modules

Typical features in non-profit & community sites.

Programs / initiatives CPT
Events CPT with RSVP + ical export
Donation flow with recurring giving
Volunteer signup forms
Annual report / financials archive
Newsletter + supporter list integration

Who we build for

Non-Profit & Community clients that fit.

Local human-service non-profits
Arts + cultural organizations
Religious + faith-based orgs
Community foundations
Education-focused non-profits
Advocacy + policy organizations

FAQ

Questions about non-profit & community sites.

Can you integrate our donation platform?

Yes. Stripe with Apple Pay and Google Pay for one-tap giving, or your existing platform (Givebutter, Donorbox, Classy) embedded cleanly so the donation flow feels like part of the site.
Can staff and volunteers update the site without a developer?

Yes, that is the point of structured fields: programs, events, and reports each get a simple form in the admin. There is no page builder to accidentally break.
Will a better website actually help with grants?

Funders look. A site that clearly shows programs, outcomes, financials, and governance reads as operational competence and removes an easy reason to score you down.
Is a custom site affordable for a small nonprofit?

Compare it against three years of the SaaS stack it replaces: form tools, event widgets, donation platform fees, and the plugin subscriptions stacked on top. One owned site is usually the cheaper path over time. Tiers are on the pricing page.