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Designing a ‘Living’ Nonprofit Impact Page: Why One Webpage Can Replace Dozens of Reports

Author:
Michael Clingerman
Published:
April 8, 2025

Static Reports Are Over

Annual reports, slide decks, grant PDFs—nonprofits spend countless hours building them, formatting them, and sending them into the void. But let’s be honest: most of those reports get skimmed once, maybe twice, then buried in someone’s inbox or drive.

There’s a better way.

The Power of a Living Impact Page

A single, thoughtfully-designed living webpage can do more than a dozen reports ever could. It updates as your impact grows. It blends narrative with data. It meets your audience—donors, grantmakers, board members—where they already are: online.

Imagine a page that shows your key milestones, program stats, maps of outreach areas, and even quotes from the field. One that scrolls like a story, updates easily, and never goes stale.

From Reports to Story Maps

This is what we call a Story Map. It's not just a dashboard or a data viz. It’s a structured, scrollable journey through your mission—blending charts, testimonials, timelines, and interactive visuals into a cohesive story. Built once, updated quarterly, and usable everywhere—from fundraising pitches to press outreach to annual meetings.

For nonprofits, this becomes the one link to rule them all.

Final Thoughts

Why keep reinventing the wheel every year? A living impact page turns your mission into momentum. It saves time, elevates clarity, and helps your audience not just understand your data—but feel it.

👉 Let’s build your Story Map

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