A mission-focused design studio for organizations that do good. Speed and accessibility are not features. They're respect for the person on the other end.
We believe the groups doing the hardest, most necessary work deserve brands as strong as their convictions. Be Kind exists to give nonprofits, community groups and small mission-driven teams the kind of design that usually only big budgets can buy.
Identities, wordmarks, systems — the part people remember.
Annual reports, books, magazines, anything with a spine.
Galas, seasons, festivals: the look of a night to remember.
Maps, mailers, signage — designed to be held.
Websites and screens that work on the phones people have.
Tees, totes, stickers: the brand you can wear.
A name people remember and a mark they trust.
Logo, color, typography and the rules for using them — built so a volunteer with Canva can stay on-brand without calling us. We start with your mission and the people you serve, not with mood boards.
Fast, accessible sites your team can actually update.
We build sites that load on a bad connection, read well on a phone, and pass an accessibility audit. Content lives in a simple editor; no developer needed for the Tuesday newsletter.
Annual reports, fundraising appeals, event collateral.
The pieces that carry your story into mailboxes, galas and grant applications. Designed to be read, not just admired — and to print cleanly at the local shop.
A designer on call, for a flat monthly rate.
For organizations that need a steady hand more than a big launch. A set number of hours each month for whatever comes up — social graphics, a flyer, a board deck, a landing page.
A conversation with the people who run the organization and, where we can, the people it serves. We want to know what you're proud of and what you're tired of explaining.
1 weekA one-page brief that says what the work needs to do, who it's for, and how we'll know it worked. You sign it. It keeps everyone honest, including us.
1 weekTwo directions, not ten. Real content, not lorem ipsum. You see work early and often, and you see it in context — on a phone, on a flyer, on a sign.
3–6 weeksFiles, templates, a guide, and a training session recorded for whoever joins your team next year. We build things you can run without us.
1 weekA graphic designer who has spent her career helping small organizations look like the serious, capable groups they already are. Believes a good logo is the least interesting part of a good brand.
Builds the sites. Cares about the two-second load, the keyboard user, and the volunteer who has to update the events page at 11pm.
Mostly. We also work with B-corps, co-ops, public agencies and small businesses whose work we'd be proud to put our name next to.
Yes. We reserve a few slots a year for pro-bono and sliding-scale work, and we're happy to point you toward the best cheap-or-free tools if we're not the right fit.
That's the whole point. Every site ships with a plain-language editor and a recorded training session.
A brand identity is usually 6–8 weeks. A website is 8–12. A report or campaign can be as fast as two.
A few sentences is plenty. We read everything and reply within two business days.
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