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Feeling stretched thin? You’re not alone.
Marketing today demands more content…more platforms…more creative output. And often, this burden falls on teams with not enough resources…not enough time…not enough manpower. (We know; it’s incredibly frustrating.)
If you’re a team of one or part of a small-but-mighty crew, chances are you’ve had that moment of burnout where you whisper, “There has to be a better way.” We’re here to tell you: there is.
Acton Circle specializes in helping purpose-driven organizations do more with less. No more sacrificing quality, strategy, or sanity—just pure efficiency and design expertise.
We See You (And We Get It)
Purpose-led organizations like yours champion world-changing missions. Your impact matters, and many people see and appreciate that. Unfortunately, getting warm bodies to contribute directly is not as easy…and that’s nobody’s fault!
Nonprofit marketing trends in 2025 point to a number of staffing roadblocks. Can you guess the leading problem? Yup, it’s burnout. In fact, 95% of nonprofit heads say burnout and stress, coupled with salary competition, affect employees and leaders alike.
You (or your small team) are doing all the heavy lifting—writing newsletters, updating decks, launching campaigns, managing social, prepping reports, and everything in between.
And with this much going on (plus overseeing on-ground initiatives, communicating with stakeholders, and maintaining other routine activities), some things are bound to fall through the cracks.
Anyone can see that that’s not a lack of effort (don’t beat yourself up!). It’s a lack of support systems.
How to Do More with Less with Acton Circle
When it comes to getting ahead, more work isn’t always the answer. You just have to be more strategic with the content you create and how you create it. Think:
- What’s the goal? Every design decision should start here.
- Who’s it for? On-brand, on-message visuals connect with your audience more and elevate your impact.
- Do you have frameworks that make it easier for your team to execute consistently? A practical, repeatable system is sometimes all you need to lighten your team’s load.
Answer these questions first to help your lean team move faster, stay focused, and stretch every asset further—all without sacrificing quality.
See, you don’t need to do everything. You just need help that’s aligned with your goals—and a design partner that lets you focus on what matters most.
That’s where we come in: Acton Circle is the perfect strategic creative support for small marketing teams like yours. And we do it through 3 key services:
Design Intensive
Our 2-week Annual Report Design Intensive delivers reports that honor your mission, voice, and brand guidelines. Our designs are tailored to help nonprofits amplify their impact, engage their community, and drum up more support for the coming year.
How it helps: Unlike traditional design agencies, we are laser-focused on helping purpose-driven organizations. We understand the tight schedules and overwhelming stakeholder demands, so we give you high-impact, premium designs without the long agency timelines. Plus, you get 15 pieces of repurposed content to help promote your annual report for months after publication.
Content Repurposing
Once we’ve finished our Design Intensive, you can book 2 additional quarters of Content Repurposing. We transform data and impact stories from your annual report into graphics and content you can use to pull eyes back to your mission year-round.
How it helps: All content is repurposed from your annual report, so you skip the hassle of constant concept creation—we’ve got that covered. You get 2 custom print materials (many to choose from!) and 13 social media posts each quarter. This way, you keep showing up—without starting from scratch every time.
Custom Templates
We design nonprofit-specific Canva template kits that cover everything you need for successful marketing: annual report layouts, social media graphics, email designs, and thank-you cards. Get custom illustrations, icons, and graphics so your mission stands out.
How it helps: We don’t create standard, off-the-shelf templates—we know those don’t work. Instead, we build designs with nonprofits’ needs in mind. Forget spending time, resources, and mental load. Our plug-and-play assets give your organization professionally designed materials (without the expense of a full-time designer or the stress of training freelancers).
Our Expertise in Action: Planet Women’s Annual Report
When Planet Women approached us, their small but passionate team had already achieved incredible results. One problem: they still lacked a cohesive, compelling way to share them.
Like many purpose-driven orgs, they were short on design capacity and needed help turning raw content into something that truly resonated.
Together, we created a magazine-style annual report that blended the organic, nature-inspired visuals with immersive storytelling. The result? A beautiful, interactive resource (in print and digital formats) that not only celebrated their year-end impact but also deepened donor engagement and fueled ongoing advocacy.
What we brought to the table:
- Clarity around brand storytelling
- A polished, evergreen asset their team can repurpose and share
- A report that actually gets read—and remembered
Check out the fruits of our collaboration: Planet Women 2023 Annual Report
Get Creative Support That Understands You
You don’t have to do it all. You just need to get the right creative systems in place and find a partner that gets it.
If you’re ready to lighten the load for your small-but-mighty team, we’d love to work with you! Skip the planning stress, the deadline panic, and the publishing rush.
Let’s chat about how we can support you.
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