Website Builders for Nonprofits: Donations and Discounts

A nonprofit's website needs three things confirmed, not assumed: a documented way to actually collect donations, a nonprofit discount that's real and stated on the vendor's own page (not every builder has one), and accessibility tools that help you meet the standard your donors and visitors expect. Squarespace and Wix both document built-in donation features. Webflow, Squarespace, and Wix each document a specific nonprofit discount, but the terms differ sharply — one covers a single plan for a year, another applies once to a first payment. None of these discounts apply automatically; each requires an application or a code.

What does a nonprofit's site actually need?

• A donation path that supports one-time and recurring gifts, tied to a real payment processor.
• A real discount, if one exists — checked on the vendor's own page, not assumed because the organization is a registered nonprofit.
• Accessibility features, since a nonprofit's audience is often broader and more varied than a typical small business's, and grant funders increasingly ask about it directly.

How do I accept donations?

Squarespace has a dedicated donation block: "Use donation blocks to collect donations from visitors to your cause or organization" (Squarespace Help Center, "Donation blocks", checked September 2026). It's available "in the Basic, Core, Plus, Advanced or some Legacy plans," and works once you "connect your site to a payment processor" — Squarespace Payments, Stripe, or PayPal. Recurring donations, however, are more limited: "You can create recurring donations on sites connected to Stripe or Squarespace Payments only," so a PayPal-only setup won't support a recurring gift.

Wix offers a comparable built-in app: "Use Wix Donations to raise funds for your cause. Create as many campaigns as you need, and then display the donation forms anywhere on your site" (Wix Help Center, "Wix Donations: An Overview", checked September 2026), supporting both "just one-time donations" and recurring donations "weekly, monthly, or yearly." Wix does gate this by payment method: to accept donations through Wix Payments specifically, "your cause must be registered as a charity in a country where Wix Payments is available" (Wix Help Center, "Accepting Donation Payments", checked September 2026) — an unregistered or informal cause may need a different payment connection or a third-party donation tool instead.

Neither vendor's page states a specific transaction fee for donations beyond the payment processor's own rate; check your connected processor's current fees directly rather than assuming a number.

Are there real nonprofit discounts?

Yes, from all three — but the terms are different enough that "there's a nonprofit discount" isn't a complete answer on its own.

Webflow's discount is the most structured: eligible nonprofits get "50% off a new Premium Site plan that is billed yearly for 12 months," requiring proof of nonprofit status such as an "IRS determination letter (US 501(c)(3))" or a "charity registration certificate" (Webflow Help Center, "Nonprofit Organization (NPO) discount", checked September 2026). The discount applies only to a new annual Premium Site plan — not to other Site plans, Ecommerce plans, Workspace plans, or add-ons — and renews at full price after 12 months unless you reapply. Applying means submitting a form with your organization's details and verification document; Webflow states a decision typically comes "within one business day."

Squarespace's discount is smaller and one-time: "Enter NONPROFIT at checkout to receive a 10% discount off your first payment" (Squarespace Help Center, "Building a nonprofit site", checked September 2026). It doesn't renew or create an ongoing nonprofit rate — it's a discount on the first payment only.

Wix's nonprofit discount runs through a TechSoup partnership rather than a code on Wix's own checkout: "The 70% discounted rate applies to 2-year Premium plan subscriptions," and includes "a free, 1-year domain registration voucher" (Wix Help Center, "Premium Plan Discount for Charities or Non-Profit Organizations", checked September 2026). It requires TechSoup membership, excludes organizations that already have a Premium plan, doesn't cover Wix Studio plans, and can be requested only "1 coupon code every 2 years."

These three discounts aren't comparable on a single axis — one is a percentage off a specific annual plan for a year, one is a one-time first-payment reduction, and one runs through a third-party nonprofit-technology marketplace. Check the current terms on each vendor's own page before budgeting around any of them, since eligibility rules and figures like these can change.

What about accessibility?

Squarespace documents a set of built-in accessibility features rather than a single toggle: "alt-text" fields for images, automatic keyboard focus outlines, a "Skip to Content" link that appears on Tab, semantic heading structure for screen readers, and color-contrast options meant to help meet WCAG guidelines without custom CSS (Squarespace Help Center, "Accessibility resources at Squarespace", checked September 2026). For organizations that need to document compliance for a funder or partner, Squarespace also offers a VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) report on request.

Wix's Accessibility Wizard takes a different approach — an active scan rather than a fixed feature set: "The Accessibility Wizard is a tool to help you find and fix accessibility issues on the site you're working on," and "the wizard scans most of the site's content," including pages from business-solution apps like Bookings (Wix Help Center, "About the Accessibility Wizard", checked September 2026). The same page is direct about its limits: it cannot guarantee compliance with regional accessibility laws, and Wix recommends consulting an accessibility expert for that assurance. Treat either platform's tools as a strong starting point, not a substitute for an accessibility review if compliance is a hard requirement for a grant or contract.

Where does Figment fit in?

Figment publishes a Figma design as a live website through its Figma plugin; our guide to publishing a site from Figma covers that workflow — a fit for a nonprofit's marketing or informational pages when design control matters most. It has none of the features above built in: no donation block, no documented nonprofit discount, and no dedicated accessibility scanning tool. A nonprofit choosing this route would embed a separate donation service and handle accessibility review manually, the same way it would for any other custom-built site. Figment is not a substitute for Squarespace's or Wix's donation and accessibility tooling if those are the primary need. For a volunteer sign-up or contact form on any of these platforms, see Squarespace forms and Wix Forms for what each documents.

What does each route document, side by side?

Which route fits which nonprofit?

• You need donations live quickly with minimal setup: Squarespace's donation blocks or Wix Donations both handle one-time and recurring gifts natively; check which payment processor you'll connect, since that decides whether recurring donations are available.
• You want the largest documented discount and are willing to apply through a third-party program: Wix's TechSoup-routed 70% discount is the deepest, but it's a 2-year commitment and requires TechSoup membership.
• You want a straightforward, single-vendor discount without a third-party program: Webflow's 50%-off annual Premium Site plan is a direct application through Webflow itself, with real documentation requirements.
• Accessibility compliance is a stated requirement from a funder: use either platform's tools as a starting point, but budget for an outside accessibility review if compliance is a hard contractual requirement.

Bottom line: don't assume a nonprofit discount exists or guess its size — the three documented here differ by 7x in headline percentage and run on completely different terms. Confirm the current terms on the vendor's own page, and pick the donation tool based on which payment processor supports the giving pattern (one-time vs. recurring) your organization actually needs.