If your team is juggling deadlines, data, and stakeholder opinions, it’s easy for the story to lose its throughline. We help you turn a year of impact into a clear, cohesive report that builds trust.
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“Olivia was wonderful to work with and we were very pleased with the end-product. Highly recommend!”
Senior Associate Director of Student Engagement
University Partner
And today, that connection happens online first. Donors aren’t reading cover to cover anymore. They’re skimming headlines, scanning data points, and clicking around to find what matters most to them.
So, your report needs a clear throughline and visuals that bring the whole story together—even when it’s read in pieces.
Sometimes that becomes a microsite. Sometimes it’s a beautifully animated PDF. But the thinking always starts with understanding the supporter experience.
Because when deadlines pile up and too many voices weigh in:
The story starts to blur.
Content gets drafted in silos.
Stats get added at the last minute.
Stakeholders add edits without seeing the whole picture.
Before you know it, the report feels assembled instead of intentional.
And when the story isn’t clear, supporters feel it.
Watch this quick overview of how we turn one report into a year of visibility.
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“A beautiful job bringing our foundation’s report to life. The visualized data and narrative were enhanced by the very professional graphic design services provided by Acton Circle.”
CEO & President
Chiron Community Giving Foundation
Strategy session to align goals
Clean charts and bold stats placed clearly in the layout
Up to 20 pages of fully custom design
Print + digital files, fully editable
Strategy session to align goals
Custom charts and data callouts integrated throughout
Up to 24 pages of fully custom design
Copy edits for grammar + flow
Print + digital files, fully editable
Strategy session to align goals
Narrative-driven infographics and standalone data assets
Up to 32 pages of fully custom design
Strategic copy review for cohesion + positioning
5 (small to medium) evergreen assets, repurposed from report
Print + digital files, fully editable
An interactive experience (landing page or microsite)
Ongoing annual coverage for light support post-launch
A clear, collaborative process that moves your report from concept to completion—structured around your team’s pace and readiness.
Annual Report Planning Session
We step back and look at your report as a whole: what it needs to communicate this year, what’s already working, and what’s getting watered down.
You leave with aligned priorities and a shared direction before design begins.
Strategic Copy Review
We review your draft for readability, cohesion, and narrative flow.
You receive a redlined document with edits and recommendations that strengthen the throughline before visuals are applied.
Design Creation
We translate strategy into visual direction and build early layouts (usually the cover + key spreads) to establish structure, pacing, and hierarchy.
Once approved, we move into full production.
Refinement & Finalization
We complete the report, polish visuals, and prepare final files for print and digital use.
Everything is delivered organized, editable, and ready to circulate.
Digital Experience & Delivery (Annual Report + Digital Experience Only)
If selected, we translate the final report into an interactive format—landing page or animated PDF—optimized for sharing and year-round visibility.
Optional: Annual Report Coverage
For teams who want continued support after launch, we offer light, report-related coverage to help steward the work over time.
This may include:
+ Light, report-related design needs
+ Minor updates or refinements
+ Keeping details aligned over time
Offered selectively and scoped based on need.
Not necessarily. Some organizations start with a digital-first PDF, others with a microsite. We’ll help you choose the format that fits your goals, audience, and internal capacity without compromising the experience donors have when they engage with your work.
Share your content (text, photos, data), brand materials, and any design inspiration you love.
Whether you have detailed brand guidelines or are starting fresh, we’ll guide you through the process during our strategic kickoff call.
Because nonprofit teams operate on different rhythms (board windows, director review cycles, and major events), we plan your project in phases around your team’s pace. Usually 6–12 weeks from kickoff to final delivery, with accelerated options available for teams ready to move quickly.
We can accommodate accelerated schedules when your team has content and approvals ready. We just ask that expectations are clear up front so that pacing works for everyone.
This is a true creative partnership. You’ll have strategic input throughout the process, with clear review points to refine and perfect the work.
We balance your expertise with our design direction to ensure every piece authentically represents your brand and goals.
Things like postcards, flyers, one-pagers, single-page brochures, booklets, or email/social graphics, created by repurposing your report content.
The landing page is a short, scrollable page (in Webflow or Squarespace) that matches your current site’s design, built from your report content.
The animated PDF (built in Adobe InDesign) uses your report layout with added animations, transitions, and clickable navigation for easy sharing.
Most teams come to us with a draft. We review and refine your content for readibility, cohesion, and narrative strength before moving into design.
While we don’t typically write reports from scratch, we can provide expanded writing support when needed.
If the collaboration flowed and your materials finally felt right, there’s no need to stop there.
We have ways to keep the creativity going (and your materials looking this good all year).
Get expert eyes on your report and catch the gaps before they cost you your supporters’ trust.
Acton Circle is a design studio specializing in digital-first annual reports and the storytelling tools that extend their impact. We help nonprofits and foundations strengthening communities turn complex work into supporter-ready, participant-ready materials that build belief, drive engagement, and keep working year-round.
