(openPR) - Strateo Consulting Inc. will design and setup web sites free of charge for qualified nonprofit organizations, like churches, charities, clubs and foundations. The sites are programmed with a very easy to use content management system, so after setup, the site can be operated by people with minimal experience and training. The flexible system permits a full range of functions, including online financial transactions, such, receiving donations online.

This offer is similar to the offer Free Web Sites Direct has made to small business. Free Web Sites Direct has designed thousands of web sites at no charge for small business, enabling them to engage in ecommerce without a costly up-front investment.

Company President Ron Strand, who is also a member of the Faculty of the Centre for Communication Studies at Mount Royal College, states, "Through our consulting practice, we found that many nonprofit organizations have sites that are not used to their full potential. An easy to use content management system can ensure that the site is kept up to date and is used for a wide range of functions. A web site should be easy for a volunteer or staff person to maintain with minimal training. We also want to do this as a way of helping nonprofit organizations, many of them very worthy causes, with the start-up phase of their organization. Fundraising and marketing communications are key areas of expertise for our firm and we apply this expertise to the sites we design."

Nonprofit organizations interested in free web site design and setup, can go to www.freesiteoffer.com for information on how they can get started. The offer is also being continued for small business. More information for small business can also be found at www.freesiteoffer.com . Strand says, "In a small way, we can help worthy causes and small businesses get started, freeing them to focus on what they do best."