We help you turn your data and stories into a compelling, on-brand report that celebrates your progress and inspires ongoing engagement and investment in your mission.
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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
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.
(and inspire them to give)
Your annual reports are storytelling assets that highlight your impact, elevate your mission, and lay out your organization’s future direction.
Here’s the catch: getting them right is not easy. You might struggle with delivering premium materials with limited resources, creating meaningful visuals that truly represent your high-value impact data, or maximizing the time and energy you invest in production.
This is why many organizations like yours turn to design freelancers and agencies for help—but it’s not so simple (and we know you already know this).
Your annual report design agency should deeply understand your impact and have the expert design skills to translate it into a visual story your donors simply can’t miss.
That’s why we exist—a team of annual report designers who are immersed in your world. We’re here to give you a chance to showcase your work, inspire your stakeholders, and set the tone for the future.
“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
Dedicated 60-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 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 final report.
Every file type you need—print-ready PDF, web-optimized digital version, and editable source files.
Decide how you’ll keep your mission front and center.
Transform your report into an interactive experience that draws readers in and keeps them exploring.
2-week turnaround so you can launch your report in print and online without rushing.
Matching promo graphics for immediate sharing—including an email signature, postcard mailer, social graphics, and email banners.
Interactive upgrade for deeper engagement—choose a dedicated landing page or an interactive PDF with clickable links and animations.
Investment starting at $15,500
A professionally designed, on-brand annual report that captures your mission and gets donors to support.
1-week turnaround so you can share your report away.
Investment starting at $8,500
Just need a starting point? Grab one of our editable Annual Report Template Kits and create your report in-house. Check them out
Every month, we cycle through two key stages to consistently deliver exceptional design.
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 1-2)
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 3-7)
Based on your feedback, we refine the layouts and complete the entire report, preparing all files for print and digital delivery. For premium projects, we also create your promo graphics at this stage.
Digital Experience & Delivery (Premium only)
(Days 7-10)
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.
Your annual report’s impact shouldn’t stop at publication
Report Content Repurposing
(Delivered quarterly)
We don’t want your annual report masterpiece to spike your engagement just once (and then be forgotten about).
With this quarterly repurposing service, you get fresh content you can use throughout the year to pull eyes back to your mission and impact stories.
The best part? All content is pulled straight from your annual report, so you skip the hassle of constant concept creation—we’ve got that covered. LEARN MORE
Faster, more strategic, and fully structured for efficiency.
Here’s how we consistently deliver exceptional design:
Strategic Discovery
(Kickoff & alignment)
Through a thoughtful strategy session, we learn what makes your organization unique and map out your report’s strategic goals. We’ll develop a clear creative brief, project timeline, and art direction that will guide our journey together.
Intentional Creation
(Days 1–10)
With clear insight into your vision, we create your design concept, report layout, and suite of visual elements. Each design choice is intentional, working together to build trust and move people to action.
Design Refinement
(Days 11–20)
We polish every detail based on your feedback and start creating your repurposed assets. Initial designs become a cohesive draft, and collaborative revisions ensure each element connects to tell your story exactly as envisioned.
The Reveal
(Days 21–25)
This is where everything comes together. Your complete report package and repurposed content, meticulously perfected and delivered in all formats—ready to make its mark and tell your story to the world.
Your annual report’s impact shouldn’t stop at publication
Report Content Repurposing
(Delivered quarterly)
We don’t want your annual report masterpiece to spike your engagement just once (and then be forgotten about).
With this quarterly repurposing service, you get fresh content you can use throughout the year to pull eyes back to your mission and impact stories.
The best part? All content is pulled straight from your annual report, so you skip the hassle of constant concept creation—we’ve got that covered. LEARN MORE
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, or graphics, created by repurposing your report content.
The landing page is a short, scrollable page 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:
Research Implementation Guides & 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.
That’s where our Content Repurposing service comes in. Instead of letting your beautifully designed report sit on a shelf, we keep your impact front and center by repurposing it into fresh, campaign-ready materials each quarter.
You’ll have a steady flow of print, digital, and social assets—all pulled directly from your report—so you can keep engaging donors, partners, and your community year-round without starting from scratch.
Our Annual Report Design Intensive spots fill up fast—don’t wait!
Acton Circle is a strategic design studio dedicated to visual storytelling for purpose-driven organizations. We partner with foundations, tech ventures, higher education institutions, and professional services firms to transform missions into meaningful impact.
