How to make a website for a charitable trust

A charitable trust is usually run by a family or a community, and the people who look it up want something specific: a student checking if a scholarship is open, a patient's family asking about the dharamshala near the hospital, a donor wanting to know who the trustees are. A small website puts the trust's objects, schemes and contact in one place.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a charitable trust website

Who set up the trust, in whose memory, the year and the objects written in the trust deed, in plain words
The trustees, the managing trustee and who answers calls
Each scholarship or help scheme: who can apply, the documents needed and the last date this year
Facilities the trust runs, such as a dharamshala, a community hall or an ambulance, with the charges, if any
The registration number of the trust, and 12A or 80G only if the trust really has them
How to give: in kind, by sponsoring a student, or money, and who to speak to first
The office address and the hours when the office is open

The pages your website needs

Home: The trust's name, its founder, what it does in two lines, this year's open scholarships and a WhatsApp button
About the trust: The founder, the year, the objects of the trust, the trustees and the registration number
Scholarships: Each scheme with eligibility, amount or what is covered, documents to bring and the last date
Dharamshala and hall: Rooms near the hospital or the hall for community functions, rules, charges and who to call
Contact: Office address, hours, managing trustee's WhatsApp and phone, and a Google Maps button

Sample words for your home page

Scholarships and a dharamshala in Udaipur since 1987

The Late Shri Gopal Das Mehta Charitable Trust helps students from families with low income and runs a 20-room dharamshala near the district hospital.

The trust was set up by the Mehta family in 1987 in memory of Shri Gopal Das Mehta, a schoolteacher. Each year we support students in Class 11 to graduation with fees and books. Patients' families can stay at our dharamshala for a small daily charge.

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide the pages. Most charitable trust websites need these pages: Home, About the trust, Scholarships, Dharamshala and hall, Contact.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your charitable trust, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a website for the Late Shri Gopal Das Mehta Charitable Trust in Udaipur, set up in 1987. Pages: home, about the trust, scholarships, dharamshala and contact. Trustees: Anil Mehta (managing trustee), Kavita Mehta and Dr R. K. Joshi. Scholarship: for Class 11 to graduation students from Udaipur district with family income under ₹3 lakh a year; documents: marksheet, income certificate, fee receipt; last date 31 July. Dharamshala: 20 rooms near the district hospital, ₹100 a day. Office open 10 AM to 1 PM, Sunday closed. WhatsApp 98XXXXXXXX. Cream and maroon colours.

Tips for a charitable trust website

Put this year's last date on each scholarship and change it in the chat when the new session opens, so students don't apply for an old one.
Write the trust's registration number exactly as on the certificate; mention 12A or 80G only if the trust holds them, and ask your CA what to say about tax benefits.
List the documents a student must bring; it saves the office many repeat calls.
Use photos of the dharamshala rooms and the hall as they are today, not the inauguration day.
Give one name and number for each scheme, so calls reach the trustee who handles it.

What it costs

Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

Students can't apply or upload documents on the website, and nobody can donate or book a dharamshala room there; they call or message the office. To keep scholarship applications, room bookings and donation receipts, use an app for the trust office.
The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

Can students apply for a scholarship on the trust's website?

No. The website shows who can apply, the documents and the last date; students then message or visit the office. To keep applications in one list, use an app for the office.

Should a family trust put the founder's story on the website?

Yes, briefly. A few lines on the founder and why the trust was set up help people understand why it exists and who runs it.

Can we show the names of students we have helped?

Only with their consent, and it is kinder to show first names or the number of students helped each year than full names.

Can the website show the dharamshala's room charges?

Yes. Put the daily charge, check-in rules and who to call; families of patients often search this from the hospital itself.

Should we write that donations get a tax benefit?

Only if the trust holds a valid 80G registration, and ask your CA for the exact words. Don't write it otherwise.

Can each trustee change the website?

Changes are made by asking AppCub in the chat from the account that made the site, so it is simplest for one trustee or the office to own that account.

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