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Grow the Mission From Search.

Rank for donors, volunteers, and the people you serve — three audiences, one owned channel.

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01 — The Opportunity

Why Search Works Differently for Nonprofits.

THREE AUDIENCES

Donors, Volunteers, Beneficiaries

Each searches differently — “donate to [cause],” “volunteer near me,” and the help-seeking searches your programs answer. Each deserves its own pages.

THE TRUST TEST

Transparency Ranks and Converts

Donors verify before giving — outcomes, financials, real program detail. The organizations that show their work win the gift and the ranking.

THE FREE-CHANNEL EDGE

Organic Compounds on a Budget

For mission budgets, SEO is the channel that keeps working without spend — and pairs naturally with programs like Google's nonprofit ad grants.

02 — Who You Work With

Nonprofit SEO, Done Directly.

Connor Cedro, SEO consultant

Hey, I'm Connor. Nonprofit SEO serves three audiences at once — donors who verify, volunteers who search locally, and the people your programs exist for. Structure for all three and the mission compounds. I'm a SEMrush-certified SEO consultant with an MBA from SMU's Cox School of Business, based in Tampa and working with organizations nationwide. You work with me directly — no account managers, no contracts.

03 — Proof

Real Clients. Real Numbers.

Cross-Industry · Community Services

Mandy Drew Designs — Building Design Leads From a Standing Zero

500+Monthly Visitors
200+Ranking Keywords
View the Mandy Drew Designs case study →
Cross-Industry · Local-to-National

Mavilo Wholesalers — Scaling a Luxury Jewelry Brand Nationwide

11.5KMonthly Visitors
2.8KRanking Keywords
+73%Traffic YoY
View the Mavilo Wholesalers case study →
04 — Deliverables

Everything You Need to Rank.

01

SEO Audit

Full technical audit to find what's keeping high-value clients from finding your firm.

02

Keyword Strategy

Target how clients actually search — firm type, project type, and location, like "residential architect [city]."

03

Technical SEO

Fast, crawlable, mobile-clean pages — the plumbing that lets a portfolio actually rank.

04

Content Strategy

Project pages, service pages, and guides written for how clients evaluate architects.

05

Authority & Links

Citations and links from design, construction, and local publications that move rankings.

06

Program & Donor SEO

Pages for every program, cause term, and giving path — the structure that serves and funds the mission at once.

05 — Process

Three Steps to More Impact.

1

SEO Opportunity Audit

I review your technical health, rankings, backlinks, and competitors to find the biggest opportunities — the platform supports the audit; the judgment is mine.

2

Prioritized Growth Plan

A clear roadmap: keyword targets, project pages to build, technical fixes, and link strategy — in the order that moves revenue first.

3

Monthly Execution & Reporting

Month-to-month execution with plain-English reporting. You always know what was done, what moved, and what's next.

06 — Fit

Built for Nonprofits.

By Organization

  • Local charities
  • Cause-based nonprofits
  • Foundations & grantmakers
  • Faith-based organizations

By Audience

  • Donor visibility
  • Volunteer recruitment
  • Program & beneficiary pages
  • Cause & education content
07 — Engagement

Simple, Transparent Pricing.

Work directly with me. No contracts — cancel any time. Every engagement starts with the free audit, and I'll recommend the right tier for your firm's authority.

Starter

$1,250/month
Best for firms with a website DA under 20
  • Full audit + prioritized roadmap
  • 8 optimized posts & 3 low-KD keyword clusters monthly
  • 5 pages re-optimized · on-page across 25
  • 4 white-hat backlinks (DA 40+)
  • Monthly plain-English reporting
Discuss Starter
Most Popular

Growth

$2,500/month
Best for firms with a website DA of 20–40
  • Everything in Starter, expanded
  • 12 posts & 6 medium-KD clusters monthly
  • 10 pages re-optimized · on-page across 50
  • 8 white-hat backlinks (DA 40+)
  • Monthly reporting + quarterly strategy review
Discuss Growth

Authority

$4,000/month
Best for firms with a website DA of 40+
  • Full-scope strategy & execution
  • 20 posts & 12 high-KD clusters monthly
  • 20 pages re-optimized · on-page across 100
  • 16 white-hat backlinks (DA 40+)
  • Priority access + quarterly strategy review
Discuss Authority
08 — The Playbook

The Nonprofits Playbook.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Cause Terms Build the List

People searching your cause are your future donors and advocates — educational content meets them before any appeal does.

THE MECHANISM

Program Pages Prove the Work

Real program detail with real outcomes converts skeptical donors and helps the people searching for exactly that help.

VS. THE ALTERNATIVE

Paid Reach Ends With the Grant

Ad budgets and boosted posts stop when funding cycles do. Organic visibility is the asset that keeps serving between campaigns.

09 — In Depth

Three Audiences, Three Funnels.

Nonprofit SEO is unusual because the website serves three different searchers whose intents barely overlap: donors evaluating where to give, beneficiaries looking for help, and volunteers looking for a way in. Most nonprofit sites are written for the donor and the board, which quietly abandons the other two — including the people the mission exists for, who search in plain, urgent language the organization's polished copy never uses.

The structure that works gives each audience its own track. Beneficiary pages written in the words people actually type when they need the service, findable without knowing the organization exists. Donor pages that answer the diligence searches — financials, impact, what a dollar does — that precede every significant gift. Volunteer pages that rank for the ways people search for involvement in your cause and city. One organization, three funnels, and the search visibility of each one compounds the credibility of the others.

09 — Common Questions

Questions Before You Book.

Does SEO matter for nonprofits?

Enormously — it reaches donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries on a channel that compounds without recurring spend, which is exactly what mission budgets need.

What should a nonprofit rank for?

Cause and education terms, “donate” and “volunteer” searches with your location, and the help-seeking searches your programs answer.

How does transparency affect rankings?

Donors and search both reward it — clear outcomes, financial openness, and substantive program pages build the authority thin appeals never earn.

How long until a nonprofit sees results?

Local volunteer and program terms often move in 2–4 months; cause authority compounds across the giving year.

Do you require contracts?

No. Everything is month-to-month, and every engagement starts with the free audit so you can see the opportunity before spending anything.

Who does the work?

I do. You work with me directly — no account managers, no outsourcing. That's the entire model.

10 — Keep Reading

Related Resources.

INDUSTRY GUIDE

DIY SEO for Small Business

The 80/20 any organization can do first.

DIY SEO for Small Business →
BROADER GUIDE

What Happens If You Stop SEO

Why visibility decays between campaigns.

What Happens If You Stop SEO →
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