# One website change: preview and review brief

Practice draft 0.1 · Untested editorial proposal · Hypothesis

Charitology studies the signals, channels, work, outcomes and feedback around generosity. Relief, repair, prevention, structure and source describe mechanisms; every level may be needed. A website review is not a charity rating.

Use roles, public sources and fictional examples. Keep donor, staff and beneficiary records out of this document. Unknown stays unknown. No website publication, recurring email, OS account, migration, endorsement or partnership is authorized by downloading a template.

## 1. Choose the visitor and task

Organization/public website: Unknown — add the official URL.
Visitor task: Unknown — choose one, such as finding a volunteer role.
Charity contact/decision-maker role: Unknown — confirm who can approve this work.
Current method that must be preserved: Unknown.

## 2. Record what is actually observed

- [ ] Retain the exact official source URLs and the dates read.
- [ ] Walk through the selected task on desktop and a narrow screen.
- [ ] Try keyboard navigation and inspect the actual contact or application destination.
- [ ] Record a specific observation separately from an assumption about its effect.
- [ ] Treat an inaccessible page as an access limit; do not call it broken for every visitor.
- [ ] Preserve current service information and the charity’s existing donation/application routes.

Observation and source: Unknown.
Proposed change: Unknown.
Why it might help: Hypothesis — not a measured benefit.

## 3. Prepare an inspectable private concept

- [ ] Label it as an uncommissioned or charity-requested proposal, as actually applicable.
- [ ] Write original draft copy. Use photos, logos and other material only with appropriate rights.
- [ ] Keep forms, payments and personal records out of an early concept; link actual actions to the official site.
- [ ] State what is functional, illustrative, untested and out of scope.
- [ ] Keep preview access private to agreed reviewers. A preview is not the charity’s production website.

Version/source identity: Unknown.
Exact preview reviewed: Unknown.
Known limitations: Unknown.

## 4. Ask for a separate publication decision

Charity authority to approve: Unknown.
Approved exact version and changes: Unknown.
Hosting/domain/editorial owner: Unknown.
Donation/application route verification: Unknown.
Accessibility/security/rights checks still needed: Unknown.
Backup and rollback method: Unknown.
Publication permission and evidence: Unknown — leave unpublished until agreed.

## 5. Choose any recurring updates separately

Recipient role or private consent-record reference and requested purpose: Unknown.
Approved channel/cadence: Unknown.
Exact permission and evidence/reference: Unknown.
How a recipient can stop updates: Unknown.

A public contact address, volunteer invitation or past reply does not automatically request recurring updates. Automated preparation can continue privately; recurring messages need their own recorded agreement and a permitted sender. Do not use a provider that prohibits the proposed outreach.

## 6. Keep website help separate from an OS pilot

Website-only, OS-only or both: Unknown — the charity chooses.
Declining the OS should not change an agreed website contribution.
Do not add a charity logo, testimonial or case study without a distinct publication decision.

## 7. Review after use

Actual publication date: Unknown.
What visitors or staff actually observed: Unknown.
What remains unmeasured: Unknown.
Unexpected difficulties and next decision: Unknown.

Task completion, favorable comments and a cleaner layout do not establish additional donations or mission impact.

## Attribution and corrections

Charitology-authored text is CC BY 4.0: credit Charitology, link the source and identify changes. Cited websites, marks and third-party materials retain their own rights.

Source: https://charitology.org/for-charities/website-pilots/
License: https://github.com/theguysaccount/charitology/blob/main/CONTENT-LICENSE.md
Corrections: https://github.com/theguysaccount/charitology/issues/new