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Nonprofit Marketing

Nonprofit web & marketing for teams carrying too much

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You’re not short on ideas. You’re short on capacity.

If you’re leading marketing or fundraising at a nonprofit, you’re probably here because something needs to move: a fundraising campaign, a website refresh, better use of HubSpot, or more consistent results from your marketing.

We help nonprofits connect strategy, web, and marketing so your efforts don’t just launch, they compound. Together, we turn priorities into progress you can explain, defend, and build on.

Marketing with Vision & Velocity

The problem isn’t the campaign. It’s the gap between knowing and doing.

Most nonprofit teams we work with are smart, committed, and stretched thin.

Marketing, web, and fundraising often live with one person (or less), decisions slow down, and execution turns reactive. Important work keeps slipping, even when the stakes are high.

You need focus, support, and momentum.

Nonprofits usually come to us looking for help with things like fundraising campaigns, HubSpot or email performance, creative execution, or donor growth. Those are real needs — and we help with them. But without clear priorities and senior guidance, tactics stall. You’ve got the ideas and the passion; we bring the alignment between strategy and execution.

How we approach marketing

Websites that Work

When Your Website Isn’t Pulling Its Weight

Your website should support fundraising and build credibility, but for many nonprofits, it becomes a quiet bottleneck instead of a driver.

Common signs include unclear calls to action, buried donation or inquiry paths, structures that reflect internal teams rather than supporter behavior, and updates that feel risky or slow due to stakeholder involvement. Often, the site doesn’t connect cleanly to marketing efforts or your CRM, making it hard to know what’s working or what to fix first.

When that happens, even strong campaigns struggle to perform. We help nonprofits turn their websites into clear, credible tools that support fundraising, engagement, and growth.

Learn how we approach web for nonprofits

Web, marketing, and fundraising support for nonprofits carrying big goals with lean teams.

Tell a Meaningful Story

Nonprofits rely on the story at the heart of their mission. We’ll help people connect emotionally to what you do.

Nonprofit Storytelling Best Practices

Make Compelling Appeals

97% of nonprofit donors are motivated by the perceived impact of their gift. We’ll help you drive that motivation.

Nonprofit Appeal Letters: 11 Easy Steps + Template

Fundraise Online

Activate old donors and inspire new ones with a website and fundraising platform that work in lockstep. We’ll show you how.

13 Best Nonprofit Fundraising Platforms

Leverage Advertising

Go beyond email (though yes, we do that too) and reach donors where they work and play online.

From Awareness to Action: A Comprehensive Approach to Nonprofit Marketing

We keep good company.

We work with incredible nonprofits across multiple sectors, from nonprofit universities to cultural institutions to organizations supporting democracy. No matter what you do, we’ll help you make the most of that important work.

Big Sea has completely reshaped how we approach marketing and communications at our organization.

Erin Vermilye
Senior Director of Strategy and Engagement, National Policing Institute

“I loved that many of their clients are nonprofits, which showed me that they could relate to similar challenges.”

Lashonda Curry
Communications Director, Florida Humanities

Big Sea has been an invaluable partner in our marketing and fundraising efforts. They don’t just execute tasks—they bring fresh ideas and innovative solutions that help us grow.

Laura Chandler
Chief Innovation Officer, Volunteers of America Southeast