The Gifted Equine
Donation-driven website for an equine rescue and sanctuary — built to tell the horses’ stories, accept recurring and one-time donations through Donorbox, and let the team update content without touching code.
Custom design
Donations live
Self-serve content
Project snapshot.
Brief, build, and outcome.
The Challenge
The Gifted Equine needed a public home that did more than describe a rescue — it had to move people. Visitors arrive curious about the horses, and the site had to carry them from a story into a donation without friction, while letting a small, non-technical team keep stories, programs, and gallery content fresh on their own.
Our Approach
We designed and built the site around the horses’ stories first, then layered donations and content management on top so the team can run the site day to day without engineering help.
The Outcome
The Gifted Equine is live at thegiftedequine.com — running recurring donations through Donorbox, with the team updating stories and programs themselves through the CMS.
Achievements & deliverables.
Shipped a story-led site for an equine rescue — Donorbox donations, self-serve CMS, and a brand that turns visitors into recurring supporters.
Donorbox donations integrated
One-time and recurring donation flows embedded directly into the site, placed where stories naturally lead to a call to give.
Self-serve content management
Non-technical team members can publish new horse profiles, programs, and updates without involving engineering.
Story-first design system
Custom Figma design built around the horses — page templates pair narrative, imagery, and supporting calls to action.
Fast, mobile-first build
React + Vite stack tuned for quick first paint on mobile, where most donors discover the sanctuary.
Accessible by default
Typography, color contrast, and tap targets reviewed across breakpoints so supporters of all ages can navigate easily.
Live in production
Running today at thegiftedequine.com, supporting the rescue’s ongoing fundraising and outreach.
What we shipped.
Custom Figma design with a warm, grounded visual language fit for a sanctuary brand
Donorbox integration for one-time and recurring donations, embedded inline with story pages
Headless CMS so the team can publish new horses, programs, and updates without code
Story-led page templates that pair horse profiles with calls to support
Responsive React + Vite build optimized for fast load on mobile
Accessible typography, contrast, and tap targets across every page
Engineered with.
A modern, battle-tested stack chosen for performance, scale, and team velocity.
