The person you meet is the person who builds it.
Awesome Cause is led by its founder, Daniel Hayes Smith. Send a note about your project and Daniel will reply personally. He stays involved in every working session, from design to launch and support.
Daniel Hayes Smith
Founder, Awesome Cause LLC
- 30 years of experience with governments and nonprofits
- Senior hands on every project, start to finish
- Based in Tampa Bay, Florida; working everywhere
More at danielhayesmith.com
Organizations Daniel has worked with across his career, including work before Awesome Cause:
- Women's March
- Focusing Philanthropy
- New York Times Communities Fund
- Fund for Investigative Journalism
- American Bird Conservancy
About Daniel
Daniel Hayes Smith founded Awesome Cause to design and build websites, web and mobile apps, and practical AI for the people who serve people: cities and counties, state and regional agencies, nonprofits, and associations and foundations.
That work rests on 30 years of experience with governments and nonprofits. Daniel has sat on your side of the table, so procurement, records retention, ADA complaints and the board meeting calendar shape the plan from the first call instead of surprising you at the end.
Accessibility is the default, not an add-on: WCAG 2.2 AA on every page Awesome Cause ships.
No handoffs, no surprises.
- A short call, then a working session with the people who own the problem
- A budget range you can take to leadership after the first working session
- Real pages with real words, tested with real users, before anything gets built
- Accessible, documented and handed over with training, so your staff can run it
- A support plan sized for a public budget after launch
You won’t be passed from a salesperson to an account manager to a developer you’ve never met. The person who scopes your project designs it, builds it and stays available after launch.
The work runs on your purchasing rules, your IT and security reviews and your approval calendar. See how we work.
Related: Governments · Nonprofits · ADA Title II · Websites · AI rollout
Let's talk about your project!
Send a short note about what needs to change. Daniel will reply personally, talk through scope and budget, and arrange a conversation if it would help.
Tell us about your projectPrefer email? hello@awesomecause.com
