Kind Hive
A transparent platform for donating and helping others
- Role
- UI/UX Designer
- Domain
- Social Impact
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Tools
- Figma, FigJam
Kind Hive is a platform that makes donating and helping others simple, transparent and meaningful. It connects people with trusted causes while allowing them to track the real impact of their contributions and support communities in need.
The Challenge & Problem
What problem did we set out to solve?
People who want to donate need a reliable and comprehensive platform or services because they want to connect with local initiatives and discover volunteering opportunities from a trustworthy organisation to align their donations with their personal interests.
Comprehensive research board featuring user interview transcripts, thematic clustering, and donor friction-point synthesis.
FigJam Research Canvas & Affinity Mapping
Synthesized qualitative user interviews and field observations through structured affinity mapping to uncover core donor motivations, trust friction points, and operational bottlenecks.
Comprehensive research board featuring user interview transcripts, thematic clustering, and donor friction-point synthesis.
- Affinity Mapping: Clustered insights into Customer Experience & Expectations, Needs & Wants, Frustrations & Stress Points, and Mindsets.
- Trust & Transparency: Donors hesitate when they cannot verify where funds go or see post-donation proof.
- Multi-Modal Giving: Identified strong user demand for in-kind item donations and hands-on volunteering alongside monetary giving.
Whether it is time, items, or money, Kind Hive provides structured pathways for anyone to make a meaningful difference.
Multi-Modal Contribution Channels
Giving made your way: whether it’s time, items, or money, there’s always a way to help.
Whether it is time, items, or money, Kind Hive provides structured pathways for anyone to make a meaningful difference.
- In-Kind Donations: donate clothes, books, medical supplies, and essentials directly to verified drives.
- Fundraisers: support emergency relief, animal rescue, and community initiatives with real-time target tracking.
- Volunteering: discover nearby hands-on community projects like tree plantations, elderly care visits, and food drives.
Defined type scales in Plus Jakarta Sans, soft accessible colour palette, and bespoke icon library.
Style Guide & UI Foundation
Locked in the look and feel so the experience feels familiar, friendly, approachable, and on-brand.
Defined type scales in Plus Jakarta Sans, soft accessible colour palette, and bespoke icon library.
- Typography: Plus Jakarta Sans, a clean, friendly, modern typeface reflecting warmth, empathy, and transparency.
- Colour Palette: Calming tones conveying trust, security, and reassurance.
- Icons: Custom icon library designed for consistent, intuitive recognition across cause categories and navigation.
Detailed recipient profiles, official documentation, and transparent impact galleries that eliminate donor hesitation.
Verified Cause Profiles & Gallery
The result is a clean, trustworthy experience that makes giving feel clear, transparent, and rewarding.
Detailed recipient profiles, official documentation, and transparent impact galleries that eliminate donor hesitation.
- Transparency first: see who you're helping, how you're helping, and why it matters.
- Verified cause profiles with documentation and real-time fundraising progress.
- Added transparent donation tracking and impact insights.
- Integrated volunteering opportunities alongside financial contributions.
Monthly overviews and donation traces showing the direct outcome of every contribution.
Impact Tracking & Monthly Overviews
Monthly overviews and donation traces showing the direct outcome of every contribution.