What you should include in your nonprofit brochure depends on which audience the brochure is designed for. If your brochure is targeting your organization’s donors and stakeholders, you may want to include brief program descriptions, outcomes/results, financial accountability details, and information on your current fundraising campaign(s). Brochures aimed at program participants should highlight the benefits of participation, along with any costs fees required. If your audience is your volunteer base, focus on program successes and opportunities to get involved.
Any nonprofit brochure you create should be written for a specific audience (stakeholders/donors, participants, volunteers, etc.) and should include a clear call to action (CTA). Your organization’s name, logo, and contact information (including email, web, and social media) should be easy to find and photos of your non profit at work should be scattered throughout. Work in a notice that past-year Form 990s, audited financial statements, and annual reports are available upon request (or on your website). Note the tax-deductibility of financial donations for those interested and share a brief history of your organization. In the end, all elements of your design should support the overall goal of your brochure.