Field Notes
How nonprofits communicate their work online.
Field Notes document individual communication and design choices across nonprofit websites, campaigns, and digital storytelling. Each note captures one communication choice, explains what it signals to visitors, and contributes to an ongoing record of how nonprofit work is understood online.
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How a Height Chart Became a Communication Tool About Youth Homelessness
Interface: OOC/Experiential + Website
Lens: Explain the Work
Organization: We are Mobilise
Observed: May 2026
The Tracker Wasn't New. The Placement Was.
Interface: Paid Media + Instagram
Lens: Build Trust
Organization: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
Observed: May 2026
What Gives People a Reason to Come Back?
Interface: Instagram | @farmlinkproject
Lens: Invite Participation
Organization: The Farmlink Project
Observed: April 2026
How Habitat for Humanity Uses Humor Without Undermining the Mission
Interface: Instagram | @habitatforhumanity
Lens: Create Belonging
Organization: Habitat for Humanity
Observed: April 2026