Nonprofit Annual Report Design Brief

Professional nonprofit annual report design made simple

Creating an impactful annual report is essential for nonprofits to communicate their mission, showcase achievements, and recognize supporters. This Nonprofit Annual Report Design Brief template helps you capture all the critical information needed to create a compelling, accessible, and donor-friendly report that works beautifully in both print and digital formats.

Whether you're working with an in-house designer, creative agency, or freelance professional, this template ensures nothing gets missed. It guides you through gathering content requirements, infographic specifications, donor recognition guidelines, brand standards, and accessibility needs—all in one streamlined form.

Built for nonprofit communications teams

This template is specifically designed for nonprofit directors, communications managers, development teams, and marketing coordinators who need to brief designers on annual report projects. It covers everything from organizational storytelling and impact metrics to WCAG accessibility standards and multi-format delivery requirements.

Use Paperform's conditional logic to show or hide sections based on your answers—for example, revealing detailed infographic questions only when you indicate you need data visualization, or showing print specifications only when a physical version is required.

Streamline collaboration with Stepper

Once your design brief is submitted, connect this form to Stepper to automatically create project tasks, notify your design team, generate project folders, and update your project management tools. Turn each brief into a structured workflow that keeps everyone aligned from kickoff to final delivery.

Perfect for creative services and agencies

If you're a creative agency, graphic designer, or brand studio working with nonprofit clients, this template becomes your intake form for annual report projects. Customize it with your branding, embed it on your website, and use it to gather comprehensive project requirements upfront—reducing revision rounds and ensuring you deliver exactly what your client needs.

Paperform makes it easy to create professional design briefs that reflect your brand while capturing all the details that matter. With over 30,000 templates and trusted by 500K+ teams worldwide, Paperform helps creative professionals and nonprofits work together more effectively.