Progressive Web Apps for Nonprofits & Churches
EVOTECH builds progressive web apps for nonprofits & churches — shaped around this industry's real priorities, designed and built by a Houston team, and yours to keep.
App-like experiences that live on the web — installable from the browser, no app store gatekeeping, and updated instantly for everyone.
What you get
A progressive web app (PWA) is a website built to behave like an app. People visit a link, and on their phone or computer they can install it to their home screen — no App Store, no Google Play, no download queue. It opens full-screen and works like an app because, to them, it is one.
This is a fast, cost-effective way to reach everyone at once. One build serves iPhone, Android, and desktop, and because it lives on the web, every update is live the moment you publish it — no waiting on store review, no chasing users to update.
- Installs to the home screen straight from a browser link
- One build that works on iPhone, Android, and desktop
- No app store fees, review delays, or approval gatekeeping
- Updates go live instantly for everyone — no forced re-download
- Works offline or on bad connections with smart caching
- Shareable by a plain link, so it's easy to hand to a customer
progressive web apps gaps we fix for nonprofits & churches
For a nonprofit or a church, the website is the front door for donors, members, volunteers, and first-time visitors — and the single most important job it does is make giving easy. That means frictionless online donations with a genuine recurring option, because monthly recurring gifts are the steadiest funding most organizations have, and every extra click or clunky form is a gift that doesn't happen. Right behind giving is the practical information people came for: service or event times, location and directions, how to get involved, and how to sign up — all easy to find on a phone, since that's where most people will open your site.
- Giving is hard — an ugly or off-site donation page, no recurring option, or no online giving at all
- The site is stale because the volunteer who built it left and nobody else can edit it
- Service times, events, and directions are buried or out of date, frustrating first-time visitors
- No email list or volunteer sign-up, so engaged supporters are never captured or followed up with
- The impact story isn't told, so donors and grant-makers can't see what their money accomplishes
- Sermons, media, and livestreams are scattered across platforms with no home on the site
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Frequently asked questions
We're on a tight budget and mostly volunteer-run — can we keep the site updated without paying for every change?
Yes, that's a core goal for this kind of site. We build it so your team can update events, service times, staff, and content through a simple editor without touching code or calling us for routine changes. For online giving, note that payment processors charge their own transaction fees no matter who builds your site; we'll help you choose a giving tool that keeps those fees reasonable and set it up cleanly. Since every organization's needs and budget differ, we scope and price the work during a free consultation.
How is a progressive web app different from a normal website?
A PWA is a website engineered to act like an app — it can be installed to the home screen, open full-screen without browser bars, work offline through caching, and load fast. A normal site just opens in a browser tab. Same web foundation, a much more app-like experience.
Do users have to download it from an app store?
No — that's a big part of the appeal. People install it straight from a browser link, so there's no store account, no download wait, and no approval process. If you later want it in the app stores too, a PWA can often be packaged for them; we'll walk through whether that's worth it.