Website Design

The internet has radically changed the way people share and receive information, but the core elements of good communication are still the bedrock that allows progressive organizations and foundations to be heard. Good nonprofit web design is more than just attractive pictures or diverting toys – they inform audiences, mobilize activists, raise donations and drive change.

Douglas Gould and Company's nonprofit website design philosophy is rooted in the fundamental best practices of communications. While we enjoy the latest online trend as much as anyone else, we know that without strategic vision, it is meaningless. Through integrating emerging technologies, compelling website design and clear copy, we build platforms for sustainable online communications. Most importantly, we build websites that inspire audiences and bring true social change.

Recent Clients

Keep Arts In School

KeepArtsInSchools.org is the most active online community for local arts education advocates. Our community of advocates, parents, thought leaders and communicators believe that all children deserve a great well-rounded education. We also know that learning in and through the arts should be a vital component of all public schools for every student -- no matter where they live.

Center for Medicare Advocacy

The Center for Medicare Advocacy is a legal-rights organization that works to advance fair access to comprehensive Medicare coverage and quality healthcare for the elderly and the disabled. CMA provides high-level legal analysis, education and advocacy on behalf of Medicare recipients nationwide.

Ford Foundation - Pathways to Higher Education

Pathways to Higher Education is a global initiative from the Ford Foundation with partnering institutions worldwide. Partner institutions aim to increase representation of underrepresented groups among university faculty and staff and provide academic and social support activities for traditionally excluded students.

Ford Foundation - Bridges to Opportunity Initiative

Bridges to Opportunity Initiative is a program of the Ford Foundation. Its mission is to promote policy innovation, conduct research and develop models of effective institutional classroom and administrative practice for use by policymakers, college administrators and advocacy coalitions.

Arcus Foundation

The Arcus Foundation is dedicated to the both the preservation of the world's great apes and their habitats and working for LGBT rights. Their dual role as conservationist and supporters of social justice sheds the light on two under-funded areas.

CEDAW Task Force

The CEDAW Task Force of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is leading a coalition effort to engage in outreach and education about the U.S. ratification of CEDAW. CEDAW, or the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, is an agreement that was adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly and affirms principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women around the world.

Ford Foundation’s Integrating the Arts and Education Initiative

Douglas Gould and Company designed and maintained KeepArtsInSchools.org - a project of the Ford Foundation's Integrating the Arts and Education Reform initiative. An online resource, it provides parents and arts advocates with online toolkits, the latest research on arts education and tips on how to create online petitions and write letters to editors and policymakers.

National Center for Children in Poverty

The National Center for Children in Poverty is a public interest research organization based at New York City's Columbia University. NCCP's research aims to aid policymakers and the general public, thereby improving economic security, increasing child development and creating stronger families.