Donors want to give close to home. Right now, Google and ChatGPT send them somewhere else first.
We build nonprofit websites and run local SEO - so donors and volunteers searching for a cause like yours find your organization first, on Google and when they ask AI, not a national charity with a bigger ad budget.
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Doing great work. Invisible on Google. Invisible to AI.
You're spending on marketing and can't tell your board what it produced.
Boosted posts and a banner ad don't come with a number attached. If you can't tell your board how many new donors or volunteers your website produced last quarter, that's not a marketing program - it's a hopeful budget line.
A bigger, better-funded organization outranks you - on Google, and when someone asks ChatGPT for a local cause to support.
They have a national marketing budget and a directory listing. Right now, someone in your own community searching - or asking an AI assistant - for exactly what you do is giving to them first, because they've never seen your name.
Donors leave in seconds. Your site loads in seven.
Someone deciding whether to give reads your site for a few seconds before deciding you're credible - or not. If it loads slowly or looks abandoned, the gift goes somewhere else, and you'll never know it almost came to you.
Our Approach
More donors. Clear attribution. Every month.
Most nonprofit marketing fails because it addresses symptoms, not systems. We build two interlocking systems - one that converts the donors and volunteers who find you, and one that makes sure more donors and volunteers find you first.
The Hub
Your digital front door
A high-conversion nonprofit website built to turn "[cause] near me" searches into donations, volunteer sign-ups, and program inquiries. Fast, mobile-first, and built around the programs that matter most to your mission.
Half of every Raftwise plan →
The Engine
Your local authority system
Local SEO and Google Business Profile mastery - so your organization is the name donors and volunteers see first when they search for a cause like yours in your community. Shows up when they ask ChatGPT or Google AI, too.
That's local SEO plus AEO and GEO - Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization - making sure donors find you whether they ask Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity.
The other half - included
Pillar I
New donors and volunteers find you first - not a national charity.
We don't “make a site.” We build a virtual front desk - one that works nights and weekends, never takes a sick day, and turns visitors into donors who actually reach out.
Loads before a donor taps away
Donors often decide to give in seconds, sometimes from a phone during a fundraising push or a news story. We build every page to load fast on ordinary connections, so that moment doesn't die on a spinning loader.
Every page aimed at a gift or a sign-up
A clear donate path in the header, volunteer sign-up forms above the fold, and program pages built to turn a visit into a gift, a sign-up, or a referral - not just a page view.
Built around the programs that fund your mission
Dedicated pages for your core programs, campaigns, and ways to give - written to rank for the searches your community is already making, and built to convert the visit into support.
Pillar II
The Engine - your local authority system
When a donor in your zip code searches for what you offer, you should be the first name they see - on Google, on the AI overview, and in the map pack.
First in Google AI answers
When someone asks ChatGPT or Google AI "where can I donate to [cause] near me," your organization should be the answer - not a national platform that takes a cut.
Google Business Profile mastery
Full GBP optimization - categories, programs, photos, hours, and a review-and-testimonial strategy that compounds your local credibility every month.
Hyper-local keyword targeting
We focus on the searches your community is actually making - "volunteer near me," "donate to [cause] [city]," "[cause] near me" - not broad national terms you'll never outrank a national nonprofit for. Where you qualify, we also set up Google Ad Grants - up to $10,000/month in free search ads most nonprofits never claim - to stretch that visibility further.
Monthly performance reporting
A report that shows you: new ranking gains, donor and volunteer inquiries attributed to organic search, and exactly what we're doing next month and why.
Simple pricing
One plan. Everything included.
Most agencies quote you after the sales call. We don't do quotes. Every Raftwise engagement is the same simple plan - so you know the number before we ever talk.
- Custom website - design & build
- Hosting, maintenance & updates
- Local SEO - map pack & neighborhood keywords
- Cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini & Google AI
- Monthly attribution reporting
The flat fee
starts at$299/mo
About $10 a day - less than a pizza.
Billed yearly - $3,588. No setup fees. No surprise invoices.
You own your website and domain - always. Social media marketing available as an add-on.
Measurement before marketing theatre
Know what happened after someone found you.
We establish a baseline, configure call and form attribution, and report qualified inquiries alongside search visibility. That keeps traffic and ranking changes connected to the donors and volunteers journey.
Current calls, forms, rankings, website performance, and profile condition.
Landing pages and traffic sources preserved for qualified calls and forms.
A monthly explanation of changes, outcomes, limitations, and next actions.
The Honest Responses
Heard these before. Here's the honest answer.
Starts at $299/mo, billed yearly · Everything included · No ranking guarantees
Book your free 30-minute nonprofit organization consultation.
We'll audit your website speed, Google Maps ranking, keyword gaps, and where you show up compared to nearby nonprofit organizations - and show you exactly where you're losing donors to whoever's simply easier to find.