The purpose of this type of website is to advocate a collective opinion or a groups point of view. It is a website where persons with similar interests, such as a club , hobby group, etc., communicate with each other usually by chat or message boards. If the website is a non-profit site the Internet address often ends with .org.

An organizational website should not be confused with a company or commercial website. It is intended to encompass the interests and opinions of a niche group and is created solely for that purpose. Usually, but not always, this type of website is for non-profit organizations that employ the site as a means of keeping its members up-to-date on activities and events.