Welcome to ShawnLife

Elevating impactful websites & empowering non-profits through consulting.

Meet Your Host:

Shawn Buck

From leading fundraising and communications with Ubuntu Football in Cape Town for the past 8 years to being a Sector Lead with impact consultancy Relativ Impact and designing Squarespace websites under my own brand, ShawnLife, I'm passionate about giving individuals and organizations the tools they need to make a positive impact. I also chair the board of Out Here Worldwide, manage session leaders at the annual International Fundraising Congress (IFC), and still volunteer with Ubuntu.

Outside of Work

Thankfully, work is not my whole life. I also love to spend lots of time hiking, watching tv shows, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, cooking new dishes, and exploring the beautiful city of Cape Town with friends. Recommending these things to others is my favorite thing to do, and you can check out my Instagram to see what I’m recommending now!

If you’d ever like to visit Cape Town, let me know, and I’d love to share with you all of the amazing sights, hikes, food, wine, and culture it has to offer!

Websites that Work For You

I love capturing the essence of individuals and organizations and creatively showcasing it to the world. In today's constantly evolving digital landscape, it’s essential to have a website that accurately reflects who you are and the impact you want to make.

I want to ensure you have a website you can easily manage and edit yourself when you need to make updates and changes. That’s why I work through Squarespace to make website management easy for you once I’m finished building your website.

With over 204,000 website visits as of the end of 2023, I've been privileged to work on some incredible projects, including:

  • Websites from scratch

  • Website rebuilds and refreshes

  • Online courses

  • Online stores (including Facebook and Instagram integrations)

Check out my portfolio below, and let's work together to create a website that truly captures your unique personality and message!

Past Projects

“Shawn is a true professional. This is the second project I’ve engaged his services for, and he went above and beyond researching options and developing our virtual course and website. Shawn was organized, highly communicative, and attentive to detail as he built an online course shell that our students find high-quality and easy to use.

- Meredith Wolff
Co-Founder, Sports & Entertainment Impact Certificate

Consulting with
Relativ Impact

We serve purpose-driven organizations globally on their journeys to achieve significant environmental and social impact. Through Impact Management, the Theory of Change, and other solutions, we help you make a positive difference in the world. Here are my areas of focus:

  • As a professional fundraiser for the past 8 years, I’d love to help you and your organization develop the strategy and tools to raise the resources you need for your mission

  • Communications are vital in highlighting your impact, sharing your stories, and building trust between you and your stakeholders. I can help you develop your strategy, find the best tools, and lead training for relevant team members.

  • Ensuring all of the behind-the-scenes workings are running properly helps you to make a bigger and better impact with your direct programs. I’d love to set your organization up for success by making sure you are being as effective as possible.

  • A defined process and stages for your team to guide leads and potential clients/customers through are essential to helping you close the deal. I can help you define your pipeline and create a simple but customized CRM for your team.

  • Sports are an incredible enabler for social and environmental change, and the services we offer at Relativ can help your organization amplify and enable sustainable impact in your community.

LET’S TALK…