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Digital Annual Reports Click With Donors - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "The trend of interactive, digital annual reports has been gaining steam since at least 2011, according to Scott Martin, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Hauppauge, N.Y.-headquartered design firm Curran and Connors. “It started with a PDF version and migrated to microsites,” said Martin. “There’s a trend of (reports) becoming more rich and robust because more content is going in. There’s a lot more you can do with the content.”"



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MORE THAN A TICKET: RETHINKING THE ANNUAL REPORT

September 2015 | NTEN: "Every year, Seattle Theatre Group reaches thousands in the Pacific Northwest through music and theatre performances. But the audience for their annual report could be much greater. They recently took a leap and made their report digital, with support from Pyramid Communications. Here, a nonprofit leader and her agency partner share what they’ve learned by asking questions about how they can better tell and distribute their stories."



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Your annual report should be an offer no one can refuse � Philanthropy North Carolina

Your annual report should be an offer no one can refuse � Philanthropy North Carolina: n showcasing who you are, what you do and how you improve lives, your annual report can inspire people to support and be part of your work.

Yet instead of highlighting the crucial difference they make, nonprofits too often use their annual report simply to stroke themselves and their supporters.

In accentuating the positive, annual reports also tend to skirt or soft-pedal the often grim reality facing the people and places they serve.

The Right Annual Report for Your Audience- Part Two | Third Sector Today

The Right Annual Report for Your Audience- Part Two | Third Sector Today: he Right Annual Report for Your Audience – Part Two

So, you know you need an annual report, right? Now that you have read Part One of our post about planning your nonprofit report asked a half a dozen questions helpful for determining the “whys” of your project. Now explore some options on how to execute this project in a way that suits both your purpose and resources. Match the type of project to your needs.

Top 10 tips for nonprofit annual reports | Communicate and Howe!

Top 10 tips for nonprofit annual reports | Communicate and Howe!: hese organizations issued a 2012 edition of the Best Practices in Charity Annual Reporting. Since my last post continues to be widely read, I thought that I should take a look at their 2012 edition.

As I did last time, I will list each of the top ten tips recommended by the judges of the Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards. I will then comment on them from the perspective of a communications professional. My focus is to cover new ground and not repeat my comments in the last post.

Our Accomplishments Together | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits

Our Accomplishments Together | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits: Debra Richmond commends this email Annual Report from Be The Match, a bone marrow registry helping patients get transplants from non-related donors.

Wild Apricot Blog : Tips for Association and Non-profit Annual Reports

Wild Apricot Blog : Tips for Association and Non-profit Annual Reports: Are you producing an annual report this year? Whether you’re a staff member or volunteer, working at a non-profit or an association, producing an annual report can seem like an overwhelming task.

6 New Ideas for Your Next Annual Report | Achieve Guidance Blog

6 New Ideas for Your Next Annual Report | Achieve Guidance Blog: It’s that time of year for organizations to develop annual reports. Annual reports can be a valuable tool for overviewing your organizations impact the past year to potential donors and funders. However for some, the annual report has become bland and boring. Your donors may even be able to predict what you will send out – same design, typography, and images you have been using for five years.

Make Your Annual Report Sing: 5 Ways to Choose and Use Stories | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention

Make Your Annual Report Sing: 5 Ways to Choose and Use Stories | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention: Whether told through gestures, symbols or spoken words, carvings on a cave wall or YouTube videos, we humans have used stories as a communications strategy for thousands of years. It’s intuitive in many respects to tell a story.

Yet stories aren’t necessarily the first thing nonprofits think of when it comes to putting together an annual report. You have financials and organizational milestones to report; funders to update; donors to recognize. What will grab your readers, though, are the stories, about real people and their challenges, discoveries, resilience and change.

Acronym: Would your annual report ever sound like this?

Acronym: Would your annual report ever sound like this?: The nature of the report isn't exactly parallel to an association annual report, but I couldn't help but compare them. The truth, though, is they don't really compare at all. The association annual reports I've seen have typically been positive, light on genuine analysis, and rather dull. Anything but brutally frank.

This disparity could be a byproduct of vague missions and goals. Clearly, eradicating polio is a "big, hairy audacious goal." Bigger goal equals more room for failure, which an honest report will identify. But a vague goal, like "advancing the industry," means there's more room to be just as vague in assessing results.

We Asked. They Answered: Do Annual Reports Still Matter? (the Communications Network blog)

We Asked. They Answered: Do Annual Reports Still Matter? (the Communications Network blog): "Some highlights worth noting:

--Over the past several years the number of foundations producing print versions of annual reports has been dropping. Here are the responses from a 'snap poll' conducted during that asked: Would your organization be willing to end production of printed annual reports?

Already Have: 31 %
Yes: 24%
No: 22%
It Depends: 22%"