design & marketing materials for nonprofits and higher ed organizations
Bring clarity to complex ideas.
Build confidence in your message.
Create communications that move your mission forward.
Your most important communications deserve more than great design.
They need thoughtful strategy, clear organization, and a creative partner who understands how to bring it all together.
We partner with nonprofit and higher education teams to transform complex content, big ideas, and high-stakes initiatives into clear, compelling communications that strengthen credibility, engage your audiences, and inspire action.
Whether you’re communicating impact, cultivating donors, launching an initiative, or sharing an important body of work, thoughtful design helps your organization:
Make complex information easier to understand and act on
Build trust and credibility with donors, stakeholders, and your community
Create cohesive communications that reinforce your organization’s brand
Give important initiatives the clarity and presence they need to make an impact
publication and booklet design
Turn complex content into clear, compelling communications.
Your reports and publications do more than share information. They demonstrate impact, communicate expertise, reinforce credibility, and help stakeholders understand the value of your work.
When you have a lot to say—and need to say it well—I help bring clarity, structure, and visual storytelling to complex or content-heavy communications.
Together, we can:
Transform dense or complex information into content that feels clear and approachable
Bring data, outcomes, and impact to life through thoughtful visuals and information design
Create a clear visual hierarchy that helps readers navigate and absorb what matters most
Deliver a polished, professional publication that strengthens confidence in your organization and its work
From a concise two-page annual report to a 65-page community engagement report or a 12-page conference booklet, StickyNote Creative brings strategy and design together to create publications that inform, engage, and help your organization’s important work make a stronger impact.
FEATURED SOLUTIONS:
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For complex, content-rich publications
For larger publications with substantial content, complex data, multiple stakeholders, or more ambitious storytelling needs, we provide a deeper level of creative direction and design support.
Custom publication engagements typically include:
Publications of approximately 20+ pages
Fully custom creative direction aligned with your brand and strategic goals
Thoughtful organization of complex or content-heavy information
Advanced data visualization, infographics, and visual storytelling
Collaborative refinement based on the scope and complexity of the project
Production-ready digital and/or print files
Custom publication projects typically start around $12,500.
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For focused annual and impact reporting
When you need to communicate your organization’s progress, outcomes, and impact, we’ll help transform your content and data into a polished report that makes the story clear, engaging, and easy to navigate.
Impact Unleashed Reports typically include:
Approximately 12–16 pages
Custom design aligned with your existing brand
Thoughtful content organization and visual hierarchy
Data visualization, charts, and infographics as needed
Up to 3 rounds of collaborative refinement
Final digital PDF and/or print-ready files based on project needs
Typical projects start around $7,500.
publication & booklet designfundraising + marketing materials
Turn important messages into communications that connect and inspire action.
Your organization is constantly communicating—with donors, supporters, prospective partners, alumni, program participants, and the communities you serve. Each interaction is an opportunity to strengthen relationships, build trust, and move your mission forward.
We partner with nonprofit and higher education teams to create thoughtful, brand-aligned fundraising and marketing materials that bring important messages and initiatives to life. Whether you’re cultivating donors, promoting a program, communicating impact, supporting an event, or launching a new initiative, we help ensure your materials feel cohesive, compelling, and unmistakably yours.
Together, we can:
Translate important messages and ideas into clear, engaging visual communications
Create cohesive materials that strengthen your brand across channels and touchpoints
Communicate impact in ways that help donors and stakeholders understand the value of your work
Support fundraising, engagement, and organizational priorities with materials designed around a clear purpose
Give your internal team a trusted creative partner for important communications that need more than day-to-day design support
From donor communications and campaign collateral to one-pagers, infographics, event materials, postcards, brochures, and digital assets, we create polished communications that help your organization connect with the people who matter and inspire them to take the next step.
FEATURED SOLUTIONS:
Every communication challenge is different. These featured solutions offer a sense of how organizations commonly work with us, with final scope and investment tailored to your goals, deliverables, complexity, and timeline.
Custom fundraising and marketing engagements typically begin around $2,500. Final investment is based on project scope, complexity, and deliverables.
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For high-priority communications that need thoughtful, focused creative support.
Have an important communication that needs more than a standard design treatment? We partner with your team to transform complex content, ideas, and information into a polished, purposeful piece designed around your audience and objectives.
Signature projects might include donor communications and booklets, case statements, RFPs and proposals, impact pieces, infographics, program or initiative overviews, custom templates, and other high-priority collateral.
Depending on the project, engagements may include:
Creative direction and custom design aligned with your brand
Thoughtful content organization and visual hierarchy
Information design, infographics, or data visualization as needed
Collaborative refinement based on project scope
Final digital, print-ready, and/or editable files based on project needs
Investment varies based on format, length, complexity, and level of creative support. Most custom collateral engagements fall within a project-specific investment range provided after an initial consultation.
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For initiatives that need a cohesive presence across multiple touchpoints.
When an event, campaign, program, or organizational initiative needs to show up consistently across multiple channels, we create a coordinated family of materials that brings everything together.
Rather than designing each piece in isolation, we establish a strong visual direction and thoughtfully extend it across the communications your audience will encounter.
Integrated suites might bring together event branding, print collateral, signage, programs, social media graphics, email and website assets, presentations, and other supporting materials.
Depending on the initiative, engagements may include:
Creative direction for the overall communications suite
A cohesive visual system that builds upon your existing brand
Multiple coordinated print and digital deliverables
Thoughtful adaptation across formats, audiences, and channels
Collaborative refinement based on the size and complexity of the engagement
Production-ready assets for implementation
Investment is customized based on the number and type of deliverables, creative complexity, and overall scope of the initiative.
fundraising + marketing materials
our process
Guided by the StickyNote Creative Compass
Every successful project starts long before the design does.
Our four-part Creative Compass—Listen, Organize, Strategize, Design + Refine—guides how we think, collaborate, and make decisions throughout every engagement.
From first conversation through final delivery, that approach comes to life through three collaborative phases designed to keep your project focused, your team aligned, and the work moving forward.
PHASE 01 / discover + organize
We start by understanding the big picture.
We begin by listening—learning about your goals, audience, content, challenges, and what success looks like.
From there, we dig into the materials you share, identify what matters most, and bring structure to the information and moving pieces so everyone has a clear foundation for the work ahead.
PHASE 02 / strategize + design
We turn clarity into creative direction.
With a strong foundation in place, we think critically about hierarchy, storytelling, audience experience, accessibility, and how the communication piece supports your broader goals.
Then we bring that strategy to life through purposeful design—creating a visual direction that feels aligned with your brand, supports your message, and helps your audience understand what matters most.
PHASE 03 / refine + deliver
We make it stronger, together.
We guide your team through a focused, collaborative review process, gathering feedback, navigating decisions, and refining the work until every detail supports your message.
Once everything is approved, we prepare and deliver polished, production-ready files for their intended use.
And then? We celebrate a job well done.
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StickyNote Creative was built around a simple belief: organizations doing important work deserve a creative partner who understands that good design starts with understanding what you're trying to accomplish.
We partner with nonprofit and higher education teams navigating important communications, ambitious ideas, and complex projects—bringing thoughtful strategy, creative expertise, and a steady hand to the process.
Your mission matters. So does the way you communicate it.
That's why we go beyond simply listening. We take the time to hear you—to understand your goals, your audience, your challenges, and the bigger picture behind the work.
Then we help make sense of the moving pieces, ask thoughtful questions, and translate what matters most into clear, compelling communications your team feels confident putting into the world.
Because we're not here just to make things look good.
We're here to help you communicate the good you're already doing.