Grid Notes is a strategy and development studio committed to building new models of community development that center redistribution, interdependence, and collective liberation.

We work primarily in the Pacific Northwest—on stolen Indigenous land—where systems of oppression continue to shape our cultural and economic realities. Our work interrupts these patterns by partnering with intersectional justice seekers, creatives, and community builders to reimagine and decolonize how we plan, resource, and relate.

We collaborate with small to mid-sized organizations to strengthen their infrastructure, resource development capacity, storytelling, and strategies. Our services include strategic  communications, project management, fund development, and content creation. 

 

​Founder and principal consultant Jamie Melton is a queer environmentalist, intersectionalist, and lifelong learner who brings over a decade of experience in grassroots community development. Jamie centers projects that uplift underinvested communities and ideas, approaching each unique project with transparency and possibility. 

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Jamie lives in North Portland, and can be found on tennis courts, in the kitchen, and prioritizing time near mountains and rivers.

 

Thank you to collaborators who have made projects listed on this site possible:

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Alfonso Muñoz Cortez (translation, editing)

Amy Bell (UX/UI development)

Anders Leajgeld (photography, production)

Eloisa Delgadillo  (translation)

Emilly Prado (writing, editing, project management)

Erik Thomas Harris (graphic design, illustration)

Jennifer Kay Moore (writing, editing)

Jesus Contreras (production, videography)

John Akira Harrold (graphic design, printing)

Joshua Josue (production, photography, videography)

Kathleen Dolan (planning, research, copywriting)

Letra Chueca (graphic design, printing)

Manuel Marin-Foucher (planning & development)

Margaux Mennesson (planning, research, copywriting)

Mariano Spina Novoa (graphic design, printing)

Nai Zhao (project management, operational development)