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
How Habitat for Humanity Uses Humor Without Undermining the Mission
Interface: Instagram | @habitatforhumanity
Lens: Create Belonging
Organization: Habitat for Humanity
Observed: April 2026
Opening the Door: Turning a Mission Into a Participatory Experience
Interface: Website Promo Page: Design Your Door
Lens: Invite Participation
Organization: Habitat For Humanity
Observed: April 2026
From Map to Method
Interface: Built for Zero page, interactive map + community profile
Lens: Explain the Work
Organization: Community Solutions
Observed: April 2026
Building the Case Before the Ask
Interface: Homepage (bottom)
Lens: Invite Participation
Organization: Mercy Housing
Observed: March 2026
When Website Design Echoes the Work
Interface: Website Design
Lens: Explain the Work
Organization: Enterprise
Observed: March 2026
When the Impact Report Closes the Loop on the Strategic Plan
Interface: Community Report Microsite
Lens: Build Trust
Organization: Mercy Housing
Observed: March 2026
Turning Strategic Plans into Public Interfaces
Interface: Strategic Plan Microsite
Lens: Build Trust
Organization: Mercy Housing
Observed: March 2026
Centering the Community in Annual Reporting
Interface: Annual Report
Lens: Explain the Work
Organization: Mercy House
Observed: March 2026
Revealing the Story Through Scroll
Type: Annual Report
Lens: Explain the Work
Organization: Habitat for Humanity
Observed: March 202