Collective Mindset

For better futures

Know what you stand for and rally behind it.

Not everything we work on changes the world. But the choices we make and the values we live by define our future.

At Design Citizen, we care deeply about our work because people are at the center of everything we do. We show up as allies, mentors, coaches, and connectors, supporting people as whole humans and helping organizations build teams that reflect the world they serve.

Since starting Design Citizen, we’ve contributed over $50,000 to community organizations and causes we believe in. We’re not a massive company. We’re not billionaires. We’re a small business doing what we can because it matters to us.

All of this is guided by a simple truth we come back to often. No matter how far technology takes us, the future has always been, and will always be, people first.

Recip­ients

5% of every full-time placement with Design Citizen will help our friends at the following non-profit organizations:

Center for Child & Youth Justice

Creating better lives for generations of children and youth by reforming the child welfare and juvenile justice systems in every corner of Washington, for all kids.

Creative
Reaction Lab

Educating, training, and challenging all Black and Latinx youth to become leaders in designing healthy and racially equitable communities for themselves and others.

Citizen
University

We spread the belief that a strong democracy depends on strong citizens — that we all have the power to make change in civic life and the responsibility to try

Foxbox

Foxbox supports infants, and their families, through long hospital stays. We need your help to bring comfort to families living through a crisis and envision a world where every hospitalized baby thrives.

The Lavender
Project

Low-cost civil legal services and community programming centered in values of social justice for trans, queer and other marginalized communities.

Angel Band
Project

The Angel Band Project’s mission is to use the power of music to provide healing, raise awareness, and promote positive social change for survivors of sexual assault.

Our Call to Action

As long-time members of the creative and business communities we know that positive change can start with one person.

If Design Citizen’s ethos resonates with you, please join our community.