Niagara Community Foundation
The 2024 Annual Report for Niagara Community Foundation is online for the first time, creating a more accessible, shareable and engaging experience for readers. Designed and built by Hughes&Co, the high-quality, magazine-style publication captures the Foundation’s impact by honouring the organizations they support, the philanthropists driving their mission and the dedication of the NCF team. The digital format delivers a vibrant narrative of community commitment and transformation in a dynamic, user-friendly way. Online or in-hand, these asset delivers impact, engagement and encouragement for community support. We love it.
NCF approached Hughes&Co with a clear vision: to create a more interactive version of Niagara Community Foundation’s Annual Report. We worked closely with Suzanne to develop a digital experience built hand-in-hand with the print publication. This allowed us to bring impact stories to life in new ways, including the integration of videos where available, adding depth and connection that print alone can’t capture. Easy to read from anywhere, interactive and engaging, the use extends to impact story organizations. This was an all win scenario.
The report is rich with stories, data, charts and key outcomes. We needed to ensure it was easy for readers to move through the content and find the information that matters most to them.
Whether browsing on desktop or mobile, the navigation is seamless and the experience invites exploration without overwhelming the reader.
One of the biggest challenges in the print version has always been recognizing the hundreds of donors who make this work possible. In the online report, we created a clean, filterable layout that allows users to easily find names and donor groups. It’s a thoughtful solution that balances clarity and recognition, ensuring that every contributor is honoured without compromising the flow of the report.
Annual reports have a reputation of being dry and stagnant, and are often underutilized. This year, we wanted to make our report even more accessible to a wider audience and so we created an online edition. In this format we can introduce ourselves to prospect donors in an accessible and effective way and if provides our readers with a shareable experience.
– Suzanne Veenstra, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
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