How to build your annual activity report after Covid?

How to build your Annual Activity Report

after a difficult year?

PART 1

PART 2

Part 3

COVID-19 AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS

HOW TO REPORT THIS YEAR?

Tips on how to make it look nice ;)

PART 1

Youth Organisations since The Covid-19 Crisis • Activities - cancelled / postponed / adapted

COVID-19

• Financing - impacted / lowered / delayed • Members / Young people - contact is more difficult • Change of social issues and needs, change of focus • Members and partners dealing with different realities

PART 2

WHO ARE YOU REPORTING TO ?

• Beneficiaries and target of your NGO

TIPS

• Inside communication (team, colleagues, volunteers) • Partners • Institutions, financial supporters

PART 2

WHAT SHOULD THE REPORT ACCOMPLISH ?

• Reassure your public and partners that you still exist • Show that you maintained your activity and that you are still available for your beneficiaries

TIPS

• Highlight and promote any action you did, even the little ones • Reinvent the connection you have with your beneficiaries : adapt • Show that you were able to find opportunities within these dark times

PART 2

OBLIGATIONS • Check the results you were required to produce

TIPS

• Ask your financial supporters how their expectations evolved according to the crisis • Value the continuity of your activity • Inform them of any change that might have occurred

PART 2

HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE CHANGE • Did you create something new?

• Did you take this time to think about your strategic directions?

TIPS

• Did you tackle new topics?

• Did you learn new competences, new tools?

PART 2

PERSPECTIVES TIPS

• Future plans?

• Uncertainties?

• Transformation of your future activities?

• New competences and tools?

Part 3

INSPIRATION DESIGN

• Google • Pinterest • Issuu

Part 3

WHICH APPLICATION? • Word / Open Office / Pages DESIGN

• Canva • InDesign (Adobe) • Powerpoint? Keynote?

• Gimp

Part 3

YOUR DOCUMENT SHOULD: • Be appealing at first glance DESIGN

• Be accessible and concise • Be easy to navigate through • Incorporate your branding ! THE STRUCTURE !

Part 3

LAYOUT AND STRUCTURE • Keep it simple, summarised • Optimise space (ex: 2 columns) DESIGN

• Clear text hierarchy • Use negative space • Font that are easy to read (NO comic sans!!!)

• Color blocks, only a few color Highlights • Balance text and visuals

Part 3

ATMOSPHERE AND COLORS • Pantone • Coolors DESIGN

• Color Adobe

Part 3

VISUALS ICONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS • FlatIcon DESIGN

• Freepik PICTURES • Flickr

Part 3

PUBLISHING • Website • Google drive

DESIGN

• Issuu

Thank You for your time and attention :)