Full-service · NationBuilder certified · Values-driven

We build digital muscle for the causes that matter.

Strategy, websites, fundraising, and data for the people and organizations protecting our planet and making the world more just — built to move people, and ready for the moment it takes off.

supporter growth when Conservation Lands Foundation went viral
781community events powered nationwide for Mobilize Recovery
85%of donations raised online for Vancouver's first independent mayor in 30+ years
#1most-reviewed & top-rated NationBuilder agency

Everything your mission needs.
Nothing it doesn't.

What we do
01

Digital strategy

We help you find the right tools, pathways, and levers to turn your mission into a practical, actionable strategy for achieving your goals.

02

Websites that organize

Beautiful, high-impact, action-oriented websites built to help people sign up, speak out, donate, volunteer, and show up — not just look pretty.

03

Fundraising

Donation journeys, matching and peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, and automated asks that convert engaged supporters into first-time, repeat, and monthly donors.

04

Advocacy & campaigns

Petitions, endorsements, decision-maker outreach, event and volunteer organizing, and distributed infrastructure that can scale from one action to an entire movement.

05

Brand & identity

Logos, visual identities, and practical guides that create consistency across every channel and make your cause, organization, or campaign instantly recognizable and hard to ignore.

06

Data, automation & insights

Segmentation, reporting, integrations, and automation that connect your systems, power data-driven decisions, and help your team work smarter, not harder.

Work that won.

Case studies
Ready for the viral moment
Conservation Lands Foundation · Rapid response

Built to scale — then Billie Eilish hit share.

We built CLF a rapid-response campaign engine designed for a moment nobody can schedule. When that moment came, the infrastructure held — and the movement grew overnight.

supporter base growth
155first-time donors
Read the case study
984 votes. History made.
Kennedy for Vancouver · Political campaign

The first independent mayor in three decades.

New finance rules. A crowded field. No party machine. We delivered the brand, the website, the ads, and the grassroots donation engine that carried an independent over the line.

85%of donations made online
0.57%margin of victory — every tool mattered
Read the case study

Tools we built, because
we needed them too.

Tools
SaaS · For NationBuilder

NBMetrics

Turn numbers into action.

Advanced reporting for NationBuilder that transforms complex donation data into clear, visual answers.

  • Interactive fundraising dashboards
  • Donor retention & lapsed-donor tracking
  • Year-over-year heatmaps, PDF & CSV exports
Explore NBMetrics
Theme · Open to all

Raise

The public theme that raised the bar.

Our flagship NationBuilder theme — action-oriented design patterns, refined and battle-tested across real campaigns, available to every nation.

  • Conversion-first donation & petition pages
  • Modern, accessible, mobile-first design
  • Built by the team that lives in NationBuilder daily
See the Raise theme
Who we are

Small, mighty, and intentional about who we work with.

Van City Studios started on the water — literally — documenting opposition to an oil pipeline by kayak. We've been a remote-first team ever since, working primarily with organizations whose missions we believe in. We wear whatever hat the work needs: strategists, builders, data nerds, and extra capacity when it counts.

Depth over volume. Fewer clients, bigger outcomes.

Who we work with
  • Nonprofits and charities
  • Advocacy organizations and grassroots movements
  • Political candidates and campaigns
  • Labour unions and professional associations
  • Community organizations and coalitions
  • Mission-driven leaders and social enterprises

We choose our work carefully, looking for opportunities where our values, expertise, and approach are a strong fit.

The humans behind it.

Team
Ryan Vandecasteyen

Ryan Vandecasteyen

Co-founder · Creative Director & Strategist

Environmental campaigner turned digital strategist. Translates a mission into supporter-facing experiences that drive engagement at scale.

James Firth

James Firth

Co-founder · Developer & Operations

Systems designer and builder. The reason the infrastructure holds when your campaign goes viral at 2am.

Alex Arellano

Alex Arellano

Data & Social Media

Finds your people, reads the numbers, and turns both into reach that compounds.

Got a cause?
Let's make it loud.

Tell us what you're fighting for. If our values line up, we'll bring the strategy, the build, and the follow-through.

Start the conversation →    1-833-977-1220

Prefer email? sayhello@vancitystudios.com