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Applications now open: Charity of the Year 2026

22 September 2025  |  Stuart Palmer

We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for our Charity of the Year 2026 programme.

Each year, we select one small or medium-sized charity to receive a full year of enhanced support on a pro-bono basis through our Charity of the Year (COTY) initiative. If your charity is looking to transform its digital impact in 2026, this is your opportunity.

What you’ll receive as our Charity of the Year:

  1. An on-site UX workshop
    We’ll explore your audiences, website goals and performance — and get to the heart of your digital ambitions.
  2. A tailored action plan
    We’ll work closely with you to define objectives and identify where we can provide additional pro-bono services to help you achieve them.
  3. Exclusive discounts on our services
    20% off project work such as new website builds, CRM selection, supporter journey optimisation, and more
  4. 15% off monthly support packages for 12 months
    To help track progress and spot opportunities for further development
  5. Increased visibility for your cause
    You’ll be regularly featured in our newsletter, blog and social media channels – reaching a wide and engaged audience.

Who should apply?

We’re looking to support a small to medium-sized charity with a strong mission and a clear need to improve or expand their digital presence. Whether you’re planning a major website project, a CRM integration, or simply need help reaching and engaging supporters online – we’d love to hear from you.

Previous projects

Over the years, we’ve partnered with a variety of impactful organisations on strategic digital projects:

Charity of the Year 2023: Blind Aid
Focused on optimising donor journeys, our pro-bono support for Blind Aid included integrating the charity’s website with Donorfy CRM while developing advanced Google Analytics configuration and donor attribution modelling to track behaviours and donations. The additional website improvements and strategic advice led to a measurable increase in online donations.

Charity of the Year 2021: Peer Power
We worked closely with Peer Power to redesign their website’s information architecture, ensuring it better served key audiences. The project also included a fresh visual identity and a performance framework to help track progress against organisational goals.

Charity of the Year 2019: Womankind Worldwide
Starting with a stakeholder workshop to explore audiences, user journeys and content strategy, we delivered a modern, user-friendly website on an open-source CMS. The Womankind team also received full training to ensure long-term success.

Apply now

To find out more about our successful programme and submit your application please click here. We will review all submissions carefully and select one charity based on the potential impact we believe we can achieve together over the course of the year. Applications are open until 15th December 2025.

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