hey gingercat07
Very nice to hear that you would build a site for charity.
I know exactly what you mean i had the same problem.
Wanted to make a website but without paying much money and i would have the control too.
I found this site
klick here first i couldn`t belive it, but after i tried it it was just great.
You can make your own webpage on thath online-service for free.
You have the control over all there many very nice themes that you can use and you can create the site individiual with over 1000 buttons and things.
There you get a full package the webhost with the admin panel where you can edit everything you want, the website maker with that you can easily create and edit your website all the time.
I mean it`s for free so you can try it.
Hope i could help you
best regards
Marius Mann