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Good design makes digital programming better — here are four key tips from digital-first non-profits

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mindyourmind and Black Futures Now have done the research and development to create successful online programs — here’s what they learned

Why It Matters

COVID-19 has sent much of the social impact world online, forcing non-profits to quickly adapt to a remote reality. But in a sector in which few have the resources to innovate with technology, how can social impact organizations improve how they work online, and find new ways of helping the people they serve?

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Good design makes digital programming better \u2014 here are four key tips from digital-first non-profits. This story is in partnership with Ontario Trillium Foundation. When Heather Miko-Kelly first joined the staff of mindyourmind in 2006, a non-profit set up to support youth mental health online, she says many in her field dismissed the idea of digital solutions. \u201cPeople working in the field with youth, they didn\u2019t think that the digital world was meaningful or valuable,\u201d says Miko-Kelly, now program manager of the organization in London, Ontario. \u201cWhy do we want young people going on the internet more?\u201d they would ask at conferences. How things have changed. In the years since, work has increasingly moved online \u2013 a mo

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