Case for Support · The Kansas City Beacon

The whole case for a newsroom, in eight pages.

Client

The Kansas City Beacon

Role

Research, Content & Deck Design

Document

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The Beacon case for support — The problem, with charts on falling trust in media and news consumption by age

A fundraising document for The Kansas City Beacon: who they are, the problem they exist to solve, their solution, what they've done, and what they're asking for.

Along with the design, I helped organize the argument into something coherent and concise, and researched up-to-date data they could use to back up their points, based on what they were telling me in our conversations.

It runs as a straight pitch: the problem, then the solution, then proof. The problem pages use sourced data like the 64% drop in Kansas journalists since 2005 and 2.5 newspapers lost a week nationally, each one charted. The solution pages answer with coverage areas and positioning, impact shows up as hard numbers, and the team and supporters pages close it out, all set in the brand system from their brand book.

The problem pages with sourced charts on newsroom decline and media trust
The problem pages.
Our solution page with coverage areas and positioning statements
The solution pages.
Our impact page with audience and engagement metrics and a reader quote
Impact as hard numbers.
Get Involved page with giving levels and newsletter sign-ups
The ask.
Our team page with staff portraits and bios
The team.
Our supporters page with funder logos
Funders and supporters.

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