A new member or resident
They want to know who runs things, what the rules are and how to join. Show your committee or trustees, the documents that matter and a simple form.
Websites for Trusts, Societies and Associations: Give your members one place to look.
Notices on WhatsApp, forms on paper, photos on someone's phone: communities run on goodwill, and information scatters. 7 Islets builds one place members can look, with clear ways to join, give and show up, that any volunteer can keep current. Consultant-led design, then a fast, reviewed build.
Concept example: Konkan Lantern Festival Trust is fictional.
Who this is for
Trusts and foundations
- Charitable trusts
- Foundations
- CSR arms
Faith and culture
- Temples
- Religious organisations
- Spiritual organisations
- Cultural festivals
Neighbourhoods
- Housing societies
- Residents' associations
Members' bodies
- Alumni associations
- Professional associations
- Chambers of commerce
Clubs and causes
- Sports clubs
- Service clubs
- Cycling clubs
- Trekking clubs
- Community kitchens
- Animal welfare groups
Who comes looking
What should a community website include?
Everyone who visits wants to belong, help or find something out. The site should make each of those easy.
A donor or sponsor
Before they give, they look for who you are, how funds are used and whom to ask. A short, honest page on last year's spending does more than any appeal.
A volunteer
They want a role that fits the time they have. List what needs doing, how much time each role takes and who to speak to.
A visitor or devotee
They are looking for timings, directions and the next event. Keep those on the homepage, current and easy to read on an older phone.
Concept gallery
What a finished site looks like
A residents' association, a festival trust and a cycling club: three made-up communities, each set out as a bare plan and then as a full design. Pick the one closest to yours when you write to us.
Gulmohar Residents: Clear and professional
Konkan Lantern Festival Trust: Warm and personal
Sahyadri Saddle Club: Detailed and informative
Three ways in
Join, give, show up
Most people want to help; they just need to know how. Give each kind of help its own clear door.
Join
- A short membership or registration form
- What members get, and any fee, stated plainly
- Who approves new members, and how soon they hear back
Give
- Online giving or bank details for the organisation's own account
- How funds were used last year
- Whom to ask about a larger gift
Show up
- The next events, with dates and places
- Volunteer roles, with the time each one takes
- Photographs from the last event
Easy for volunteers
Post a notice from your phone
Sites go stale when only one person can update them. With the editing setup we plan for communities, any volunteer you nominate can post a notice from a phone.
A new volunteer can learn this in one sitting.
- OpenSign in with your own volunteer login.
- WriteA title, a few lines and the date it stops being relevant.
- AddA photograph or a document, if there is one.
- PublishIt appears on the homepage and moves to the archive when its date passes.
From committee call to handover
How a project runs for a community
Seven stages, planned around your committee, your volunteers and your members. The deliverables below show what a community project can include; yours are agreed on the call and written into your statement of work.
Stage 1 of 7
Discover
- Committee callWho runs things today, who approves updates and what members ask most.
- GoalsMore members, volunteers, donations or event sign-ups, and how we will see them.
- Where information livesThe WhatsApp groups, paper forms and photo folders the site will replace or link to.
Define
- Page planAbout, committee, events, notices, gallery, join, give and contact, in the order members need.
- RolesWho adds notices, who approves them and who looks after the site when the committee changes.
- Language planWhich pages need a second language, if any.
Design
- A look members recogniseColours, emblem and photographs from your own community.
- Readable for everyoneLarger type, strong contrast and simple navigation for older members.
- Sample pageThe homepage, reviewed by the committee before the build.
- Logo and identityAdd-onAn add-on, for a new association or a refresh.
Build
- Notices and eventsSimple entries a volunteer can add, with past items moving to an archive.
- FormsMembership, volunteering and enquiries, each reaching the right person.
- Online givingDonations with receipts, in the Advanced plan, paid into the organisation's account.
Test
- Volunteer trialA volunteer posts a real notice before launch, and we fix whatever slows them down.
- Every member's screenPages checked on older phones, at larger text sizes and with accessibility tools.
Launch
- Domain and accountsRegistered to the organisation, not to one volunteer.
- Volunteer trainingA short session and a one-page guide for the people you nominate.
- AnalyticsVisits, sign-ups and donations counted, after visitors consent.
Grow
- Committee handoverA checklist so the next committee takes over the site, logins and all.
- Growth reviewWhich pages bring members, volunteers and donors, and what to add next.
Giving, done openly
Donations people trust
Donors give where they can see who you are, how funds are used and whom to ask. Online giving with receipts fits the Advanced plan, and the money always goes to the organisation's own account, never a personal one.
What you provide
- Your registration details and the names you want to show for trustees or the committee
- Upcoming events and the notices members need now
- Photographs you have consent to publish
- How members join, volunteer or give today
We turn these into a first page the committee can approve.
Common mistakes we help communities avoid
- Publishing members' phone or flat numbers
- Posting photographs of children without consent
- Leaving notices up long after the event
- Collecting donations into a personal bank account instead of the organisation's
Each one costs the trust that keeps a community together.
Which plan fits?
Brochure
With notices, events and a contact route.
Discuss a Brochure Website →Business + Blog
With updates members can follow.
Discuss a Business + Blog Website →Advanced
For payments into the organisation's account.
Discuss an Advanced Website →Add-ons for communities
Social media management
For events, appeals and festival seasons.
Logo and identity
For a new association or a long-overdue refresh.
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
So people can find your venue.
Search ads
For festivals or fundraising drives.
One team as you grow
Beyond the website
Some communities grow into larger programmes: a fundraising campaign, a member app or a festival that draws visitors from other cities. The same team can plan and build what comes next.
FAQ
Getting started
We are a small society with little budget for upkeep. Is a website realistic?
Yes. A one-page Brochure site with notices a volunteer can update keeps running costs low, and Website Care is there only if you need it.
Can the site be in Marathi, Hindi or another language?
Yes. Additional language versions of key pages can be planned in the scope.
We are an NGO. Is this the right page?
For a full digital programme, see our work with NGOs and social impact organisations. For a simpler site run by volunteers, this page is the right start.
Can you work with our existing WhatsApp groups?
Yes. The site links to them for quick chat and keeps the lasting information, notices, documents and contacts, in one place.
Running the site
Can we show event photos?
Yes, in a gallery your volunteers update from a phone, with photographs people have agreed to share.
Can members log in to see private documents?
Yes, with the Advanced plan. Minutes, accounts or rules can sit behind a members' login.
Can people register for events on the site?
Yes. Free registrations work on any plan; paid registrations are part of the Advanced plan.
Do we need a technical volunteer?
No. Posting notices and events takes no technical skill, and Website Care handles anything beyond that.
Giving
Can we run a fundraising drive for one cause?
Yes. A campaign page with its own goal, story and updates can run alongside the main site.
Can sponsors be thanked on the site?
Yes, with their agreement: a sponsors' page or a line on the event page, using the names and logos they approve.
Let’s shape the right website for you
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