Not for Profit & Government Projects

The team at Trillion are experts in design for the not for profit sector. Our team helps development and advancement departments design and produce compelling marketing and fundraising materials including annual appeals, annual reports, capital campaign materials, logos, websites and other marketing materials. Preview some of our design for the not for profit industry and learn more about each project.

Graphic Design for the Not For Profit & Government Examples:

Environmental Website Design Home Page
The Challenge: A Website to Educate and EngageAn environmental education nonprofit needed a website that could showcase its programs and special events, recognize its sponsors, and empower New Yorkers to advocate for the environment.The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund works to educate, engage, and empower New Yorkers as effective advocates for the environment, from clean energy and parks funding to solid waste and green buildings.A Program-Forward Website With Sponsor RecognitionBuilding on the earlier redesign of its sister organization's site, Trillion rebuilt the Education Fund's website to better highlight its programs and upcoming events, and added a new sponsorship acknowledgement system to recognize supporters.
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund WebsiteWebsite
Special Improvement District Brochure Design Spread
Guiding Hundreds Through a Self-Guided TourAn inaugural neighborhood tour needs a printed guide that helps attendees navigate a full day of stops and understand what makes each one worth visiting. The piece has to work as both a wayfinding map and an introduction to the buildings and organizations on the route.Newark Downtown District, Newark's special improvement district, hosted its inaugural Downtown Living Tour, a day-long, self-guided tour of the area's new apartment buildings, restaurants, and cultural organizations.A Guidebook Built for the RouteTrillion developed the accompanying guidebook that was given out to all attendees. Inside, a map provided the tour stops along with information about each participating building and organization.ResultsAn astounding 700 people attended the event, and the tour booklet will serve as a model for Living Tour events in subsequent years.
Downtown Newark Living Tour BrochureBrochure
Not-for-profit Annual Report Design Cover Stack
Annual Report Design for a Special Improvement DistrictEach year's annual report has to inform stakeholders about how the district is growing and where their investment is going. Presented at the annual stakeholders dinner, this edition needed a clear theme and a format that made a year of facts and figures easy to absorb.Newark Downtown District is the special improvement district working to revitalize downtown Newark, and each year it produces an annual report to inform its constituents about the district's successes and growth.A Report Themed 'Living in Downtown Newark'Trillion redesigned the report around the theme 'Living in Downtown Newark.' The design used infographics to emphasize important facts and figures and large photography to highlight the district's year-long initiatives, giving stakeholders a clear, engaging read.
Newark Downtown District Annual Report 2017Annual Report
Trillion Paper Mill Playhouse Homepage
The Challenge: A Website Built to Sell Tickets and Simplify AdminA high-volume regional theater needed a website that streamlined ticket sales, made class sorting and registration easier, and simplified day-to-day administration.Paper Mill Playhouse is a Tony Award-winning regional theater with ticketing, class programming, and fundraising all running through its site.A Custom WordPress Solution for Tickets, Classes, and SponsorsTrillion began with a discovery exercise to reveal past website traffic, key user groups, and peer organizations, then built a customized WordPress solution. It included a custom interactive calendar for kids, teen, adult, and summer programming classes, integration with a third-party ticketing platform, a sponsorship acknowledgment system for the fundraising team, customized subscription and membership sales with WooCommerce, site-wide notifications for closures such as inclement weather, and support for Google and Facebook ad pixel tracking.
Paper Mill Playhouse Website RedesignWebsite
Family Promise Annual Report 2016 Spread
The Challenge: Building on an Award-Winning ReportReturning for a second consecutive annual report meant living up to a prior edition that had earned rave reviews and generated major gifts. The 2016 report needed to build on that award-winning 2015 design while telling the organization's story in a fresh, engaging way.Family Promise turned to Trillion for the second consecutive year to design its annual report, following an award-winning 2015 edition.The Solution: A Horizontal, Infographic-Led DesignTrillion adapted the award-winning 2015 edition with enhanced embellishments, including a tactile matte varnish. The horizontal format helps tell the story in an engaging, impactful way, and new and revised infographics convey key statistics such as community initiatives, volunteer data, and the reality of childcare costs for working parents in America.
Family Promise Horizontal Annual Report DesignAnnual Report, Infographic
Summit Downtown
The Challenge: A Portable Map That Guides Visitors to Local BusinessesA downtown district needed a pocket-sized, foldable map that organized businesses by category and location, held up for distribution at a major event, and stayed affordable to update and reprint over time.Trillion worked with Summit Downtown in Summit, NJ to design the wallet-sized guide for visitors and downtown retailers.The Solution: A Wallet-Sized Foldout Built for Easy UpdatesTrillion designed a pocket-sized, foldable map featuring the categories and locations of downtown businesses. The map was initially distributed to visitors during the PGA Tour at Baltusrol Golf Club and to shoppers visiting Summit's downtown retailers. Trillion gave special consideration to how the map would be updated in the future and used digital printing to keep reprint costs down.
Summit Downtown District Mini Foldout Map DesignBrochure
environmental protection website design
The Challenge: Turning a Mission Into a Digital HubA wildlife and public-lands nonprofit needed its website to become the center of its communications, carrying its advocacy into blogging, video, and social media rather than sitting as a static brochure.New Mexico Wildlife Federation is a not-for-profit dedicated to protecting New Mexico's wildlife, habitat, and public lands.A Clear, Action-Oriented Website StructureTrillion redesigned the site around three clear areas: The Issues, covering water, land, and wildlife concerns; Get Outdoors, highlighting outdoor activities across New Mexico; and Get Involved, making it easy to advocate for and support the organization. The result gives supporters an intuitive path from learning to action.
New Mexico Wildlife FederationWebsite
Trillion created the slide show design for sponsor thank yous
The Challenge: Unifying a National ConferenceThe organization needed a cohesive identity for its 14th Annual National Conference, themed The Next Wave to match its goal of helping attendees grow their affiliates. Trillion was hired as the creative agency to design the visual identity and the materials that would drive registration and tie the event together.Family Promise helps homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response, with 200 affiliate locations and more than 180,000 volunteers serving over 57,000 people each year.The Solution: Identity, Brochure, and Event GraphicsTrillion designed a large-format conference brochure with a unique gate and roll fold that doubles as a self-mailer, carrying the full schedule, workshop details, featured presenters, venue details, and a tear-off registration form. The system extended to event signage, website header graphics, and email graphics for a conference that offered nearly 300 attendees a full slate of workshops and roundtables.
Family Promise National Conference Event BrandingBrochure, Event Branding
environmental website design NY
The Challenge: A Website That Drives Environmental EngagementA statewide advocacy organization needed its website to work harder as a communications platform, lifting voter engagement and rallying support for its environmental initiatives.The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) is a non-partisan New York State organization fighting for clean water, clean air, renewable energy, and open space through political action.A Card-Based Platform Built to Share and ScaleTrillion redesigned the website to represent every region and issue the NYLCV supports, using a card-based user interface that lets the team publish and share relevant content with minimal effort. Trillion also built an interactive map that features the key issues for each region the organization represents.
New York League of Conservation VotersWebsite