We take your data, wins, and milestones and turn them into an on-brand report that builds trust and keeps donors connected year-round.
Our Annual Report Design Intensive spots fill up fast—don’t wait!
“Olivia was wonderful to work with and we were very pleased with the end-product. Highly recommend!”
Senior Associate Director of Student Engagement
University
Your annual report is one of the most powerful storytelling tools you have. It highlights your impact, honors your mission, and sets the stage for what’s next. But between deadlines, data, and design, it’s easy to lose the story.
Sure, you could hire a freelancer or full-service agency, but most don’t speak nonprofit annual report design. You need a partner who knows how to make your mission feel as real on the page as it does in the field.
That’s where we come in. At Acton Circle, we’re unapologetically obsessed with design that builds belief. We help you show up like the organization you’re becoming, not the one you’ve outgrown.
Watch this super quick video to learn what we do, who it’s for, and how we help nonprofit teams turn one report into a year’s worth 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
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Dedicated 45-minute strategy session to align your goals, identify key impact stories, and set a cohesive visual approach tailored to your needs and brand.
Up to 32 pages of beautiful, accessible design that reflects your mission, voice, and brand guidelines with consistent, high-quality layouts.
Custom infographics, data visualization, and photo layouts for a polished, professional, and visually engaging report.
Copyediting + proofing support to create a report free from technical errors, consistent with your brand, and ready to share with your board and community.
Every file type you need—print-ready PDF, web-optimized digital version, and editable source files.
Stress-free workflow and tested process to get your report from "barely started" to shareable in no time.
2-week turnaround so you can share your report away.
5 small-to-medium repurposed, evergreen assets from your report—social, print, or web—to keep your content working long after launch.
4-week turnaround—launch your report in print and online, fast.
5 small-to-medium repurposed, evergreen assets from your report (social, print, or web) to keep your content working long after launch.
Interactive upgrade for deeper engagement—a dedicated landing page or an interactive PDF, with clickable links and animations.
A clear, collaborative process designed to take your annual report from concept to completion in just a couple of short weeks.
Strategic Discovery
(Kickoff & alignment)
Through a thoughtful strategy session, we uncover what makes your organization unique and map out your report’s direction.
We’ll develop a clear creative brief, project timeline, and art direction that will guide our entire journey together.
Design Creation
(Days 1-5)
We design the first round of layouts—including the cover and key inside spreads—along with visual elements like typography, color palette, and imagery. This gives you a clear look at the overall style before we move into full production.
Refinement & Finalization
(Days 6-10)
Based on your feedback, we refine the layouts and complete the entire report, preparing all files for print and digital delivery.
Digital Experience & Delivery (Annual Report + Digital Experience Only)
(Days 11-20)
We build your interactive version—either a dedicated landing page or interactive PDF—and deliver all files in every format you need to launch with impact.
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.
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.
Absolutely! While annual reports are a popular choice, our Design Intensive is also perfect for:
Toolkits: Transform complex data into accessible resources that drive real-world application and showcase your expertise in ways that get noticed.
Case for Support Documents: Secure more funding with compelling materials that turn skeptical potential donors into passionate advocates for your cause.
Strategic Plans: Convert long-term visions into visually compelling roadmaps that align stakeholders and inspire confident action toward your organization’s future.
Publications: Build deeper audience connections and extend engagement through visually striking periodicals that people actually keep and share.
We work best when you bring the message, even if it’s just a rough draft. While we don’t write from scratch, we can shape your content into design that truly honors your impact.
And if you need extra help refining your words, we’ve got trusted writers and strategists we can loop in to support your goals.
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).
Our Annual Report Design Intensive spots fill up fast—don’t wait!
Acton Circle is a social impact design studio specializing in annual reports. We help nonprofits and impact-driven teams translate life-changing work and big goals into visuals that connect with people and build belief in your mission.
