Our main efforts involve supplying those in desperate need with shelter by providing them with listings through our website and partnering sites. Our ultimate goal is to expand our database coverage to include 90% of US housing programs (for the homeless and low-income). Our mission is to make housing program details availableto the general public free of charge. We've contributed thousands of hours to drive this objective and we've donated what we could afford. We make phone calls and we send emails. We do everything within our means to further our mission and we know we're not alone. We've developed tools for other charities with interest in serving the needy. Among our tools you'll find a shelter search widget and a donate button activator. You will also find third party services we recommend all 501c3 nonprofits apply for. All the products and services included in our Nonprofit Tools are offered free of charge.
The first step to a successful web presence is registering a domain name (i.e. www.ShelterChat.org). Grassroots.org is capable of waiving the fee required when registering, saving your organization $8.00 to $15.00. If you wish to keep your domain after the first year, you will be required to renew. To renew your domain with Grassroots.org it costs $10.95 a year. Should you decide not to renew through grassroots, you can transfer your domain to another registrar.
Web Hosting:
The next important step proceeding domain registration is web hosting. With help from TierraNet, Grassroots.org is able to provide free web hosting. Clients receive 24/7 technical support, 10 email boxes and a 99.9% up-time guarantee. As opposed to most free web hosting packages, this one is advertisement free.
Web Design:
"Grassroots.org offers free web design services by matching nonprofit organizations with professional website design volunteers." Each volunteer is screened to guarantee that your website will meet the standards of Grassroots.org. Should you experience problems with your designer, Grassroots.org has staff to assist you.
Grassroots.org Membership:
If you represent a 501c3 nonprofit you should apply to become a member at Grassroots.org. Once your a member you will have access to their online toolbox which will guide you through applying for free services. Join today, submit an an application.
In addition to being listed in our database, verified housing programs get a donate button included in the details section of their listing. The donate button directs traffic to the donation page of listed organizations with ease. Users are more apt to
donate when the donation process is quick and simple. To request verification, please fill out and submit the form below:
Once verified you can use our verification logo on your website. To embed our verification logos, please copy the code below the logo and paste it directly into your HTML.
In an effort to provide housing listings for the homeless and low-income, we provide nonprofits and webmasters with widgets they can embed into their website. To embed any of our widgets, please copy the code below the widget title and paste it directly into your HTML.
