A four-week build sprint for charity professionals

Build Something Good

Build the digital things your charity needs. No code. No agency. No risk.

Over the last year, we’ve collectively built over 10 websites, apps and AI powered tools - everything from an AI toolkit for fundraisers to a fundraising campaign that raised over £10,000. No developer. No agency. No code. In four weeks, we will teach you to build your own. And if what you build isn't worth more than the price of the course, you get every penny back.

£499 standard. £399 early-bird until Friday 19 June.

Money-back guarantee. If you don't think it was worth it, you don't pay.

The squeeze every charity feels

Doing more with less is wearing thin.

Every pound spent on agency fees or developer contracts is a pound that never reaches the cause. And too many good ideas never happen at all.

If you have ever had a good idea killed by a tech queue, a lack of resource, or an unmanageable agency quote, this is for you.

First, the plain English

What is vibe coding?

Using AI as your builder.

You describe what you want in plain English. AI tools then generate working websites, tools, and automations. You stay in the driving seat. The AI does the heavy lifting. You do not need to read or write a single line of code.

No code No developer No agency No waiting

The cost of not knowing how

The same thing, for a fraction of the price

These are real market rates for charity work. Building the same things yourself with AI costs a fraction. And it takes days, not months.

Landing page

  • Agency price: £3,000 to £10,000

  • You build it: the price of a subscription

  • An agency build versus building it yourself.

Bespoke tool or app

  • Developer price: £20,000 to £60,000

  • You build it: the price of a subscription

  • A developer contract versus building it yourself.

Time to build

  • Agency or developer: weeks or months

  • You build it: days

  • The queue and the back-and-forth, gone.

This is the bit that matters

You leave with something real, working, and yours.

This is not a course where you take notes and go home. By the end of the four weeks, you will have built an actual digital product for your charity. Something you can use the very next week.

A fundraising landing page A supporter-facing tool An online community An internal automation

Our promise to you

Build something worth more than the course. Or pay nothing.

We are putting our money where our mouth is. By the end of the four weeks, you should have a working tool that would have cost your charity more from an agency or a designer than you paid us to teach you how to make it.

The promise is simple.

We are putting our money where our mouth is. By the end of the four weeks, you should have a working tool that would have cost your charity more from an agency or a designer than you paid us to teach you how to make it.

Full refund No questions asked No small print

How we work, and how we will teach you

Curious. Brave. Building.

We did not learn this from a manual. We learned it the way it actually works. By being curious. By trying things. By failing fast and fixing what broke. That is the journey we will take you on.

Step 1: Get curious

Start asking. You begin with a question, not a qualification. We show you what is possible and help you pick your project.

Step 2: Fail fast

Try things. You make a first attempt. It breaks. Good. Breaking things safely is how the learning sticks.

Step 3: Learn

Get it right. With one-to-one support, you learn to spot what works, fix what does not, and ask for what you need.

Step 4: Build

Ship it. You finish a real, working tool for your charity. Tested, useful, secure and ready to put to work.

What is included

Four weeks. Real support. A finished thing.

  • Two full days together in person, in London.

  • Two online sessions in between to keep you moving.

  • One-to-one support as you build your own project.

  • Online community to share learnings together

  • The exact tools and methods we use ourselves.

  • A small group, so you are never lost in the room.

  • A finished digital product to take back to work.

  • A money-back guarantee that protects your investment.

Things we have already built

We teach this because we do it.

Every one of these was built with the methods we will teach you. Real charities. Real tools. Real results.

A campaign idea brought to life that raised £10,000.

Prostate cancer Research’s Less Grey Imaging campaign Built for a charity appeal with no agency and no developer.

Full fundraising toolkits.

AI-powered tools that help small charity teams do more on their own.

Process automations.

Quiet, behind-the-scenes tools that save hours of admin every week.

Who is leading it

Over 40 years of fundraising between them.

Two fundraisers, not two coders. We learned to build by being curious and brave. We will show you the same path.

Craig Linton

Craig has spent his career in charity fundraising, training, and technology, working with more than 50 charities. He has built digital products using these exact methods, from a landing page that raised £10,000 to full fundraising toolkits and automations. He founded Thread Fundraising to give charity teams the tools and confidence to do this work themselves.

Founder of Thread Fundraising

Anna Hessenbruch

Anna has 15+ years experience in fundraising and marketing in the UK and Denmark. She holds an MSc in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from UCL and has built AI PersonaBots, AI process optimisations, and a free AI toolkit for fundraisers.

Founder of Magnetic

Your questions, answered honestly

The doubts most people have.

I am not technical at all. Is this really for me?

Yes. This is built for people who are not technical. Neither of us came from a tech background. We learned this by being curious, trying things, and fixing what broke. If you can write an email, you can do this.

Is it safe to use AI with charity information?

You do not need to use any sensitive data. We build public-facing things like landing pages, tools, and calculators. We use content you would happily put on your website. No supporter lists. No beneficiary records. No internal files. We will show you exactly where the safe lines are.

What will I actually walk away with?

A real, working digital product for your charity. A fundraising landing page, a supporter tool, an online community, or an internal automation. Whatever you choose, you will leave with something you can use straight away.

How much time does it take?

Four weeks. Two full days in person in London, two online sessions in between, and your own build time with one-to-one support. We keep the group small so you always get help when you are stuck.

What if I fall behind or get stuck?

Getting stuck is part of it. That is why one-to-one support is built in. You will never be left staring at a blank screen on your own.

How does the money-back guarantee actually work?

By the end of the course, you should have built something that would have cost your charity more from an agency or designer than you paid us. If you don't agree, email us within 30 days of the final session. We will refund you in full. No hoops.

Are places limited?

Yes. We keep the group small on purpose so everyone gets real support. Book the early-bird before Friday 19 June to secure your seat.

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Build Something Good

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