Why we're building this

We've spent years working with nonprofits. We've seen the pattern over and over:

Organisations doing important work, held back by lack of professional support. Websites that haven't been updated in years. Strategies written on the back of envelopes. Marketing that's whatever someone could do in spare time.

It's not that they don't know they need help. It's that consultants cost £800 a day and volunteers are unreliable. So they make do.

Meanwhile, there are thousands of skilled professionals who want to do meaningful work. Some are between jobs and have time. Some are later in their careers and want to contribute. They'd happily work at reduced rates for the right organisations—but there's no good way to connect.

That's what Rendered does. We create a market where nonprofits can afford professional help and professionals can do meaningful work at rates that make sense for everyone.

The key insight: even modest payment changes everything. It creates mutual accountability. It makes this a professional engagement rather than a favour. It's what makes the whole thing work.