Charities · 6 min
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Charities
8 Insights · 2025–2026
Topic spotlight
This month: Charities, in depth.
"Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world." - Howard Zinn
01
How much does a charity website cost? Real numbers, payback maths and who’ll pay for it
8 min · 14 Aug
02
How to choose a website platform for your charity (and how to leave it)
13 min · 3 Aug
03
Funding opportunities available to charities
12 min · 8 Jun
04
Why donors drop off when they leave your website (and what to do about it)
6 min · 17 Apr
Archive
Everything else, chronologically.
We have articles spanning back to 2021. We've kept every post, even the embarrassingly-wrong-in-hindsight ones.
7 Sep 2026
SecurityAfter the Beacon breach: how easy is it to send email as your charity?
David Pottrell
10 min →
24 Aug 2026
CharitiesCan people actually give to you online? We checked 55,300 charity websites to find out
David Pottrell
6 min →
17 Aug 2026
CharitiesAI Website Builders vs WordPress: An Honest Guide for Charities
David Pottrell
14 min →
14 Aug 2026
CharitiesHow much does a charity website cost? Real numbers, payback maths and who’ll pay for it
David Pottrell
8 min →
13 Aug 2026
SecurityWordPress 7.0.4: an AI found the bug, and that is good news
David Pottrell
8 min →
3 Aug 2026
SecurityYour CRM provider has had a security incident. What now?
David Pottrell
12 min →
3 Aug 2026
CharitiesHow to choose a website platform for your charity (and how to leave it)
David Pottrell
13 min →
20 Jul 2026
CharitiesGoogle Ad Grants for UK Charities: An Honest Guide (2026)
David Pottrell
15 min →