We make your good work look good.
Strategy-first storytelling and design for nonprofits and foundations, so funders see your impact and your community rallies behind it.
Good design is strategy, not just veneer.
We know that you are a steward—not only of your resources—but ultimately your mission. You need to be nimble, savvy, and resourceful and ensure every dollar you invest yields results.
We deliver a design approach that starts with in-depth strategic messaging framework, moves on to crafting story-driven visual assets, and wraps with custom plug-and-play templates.
How it works:
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We distill your mission into a single clear story, tailored to every audience you answer to.
Then we hand your team a voice guide and a brand-trained AI system, guardrails built in, so they can sound like you without any AI slop. -
We turn your story and outcomes into bold visuals, from your annual impact report to your year-end fundraising campaign, so funders and community see the difference you make and are moved to give.
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Now that we are clear on strategy, storytelling, and soul, it’s time to catalyze and scale your brand assets.
We build a ready-to-use system of social and email templates that keeps your story consistent and frees your team from the late-night scramble.
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You now have the strategy, the stories, the tools. (Yeah!) Now, let’s put them to work. But we know that even the best tools need a little support.
As you start implementing, we’re here as your design mentor—offering feedback, guidance, and resources to help you tell the stories that will grow your community and power your mission.
Our family of clients
The Kin Collective is led by Cate Croft.
You are in good company.
“Because of Cate’s breadth of experience, you aren't just getting a designer, you are getting a thought partner.
Cate is always conscious of the cultural nuance that goes into our work, without making it look stereotypical. You can hire Kin Collective for your design needs and rest easy. Your design will be the strongest and most cohesive it has ever been, and Cate will be there along the way to help you take your visual storytelling to the next level.”
JoAnna Cintrón, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado
“The Kin Collective has been an excellent creative partner for us on many projects. We talked through specific goals, brainstormed together, and found beautiful solutions to our communications and branding needs. From ideation to nitty gritty print and digital design tweaks, Kin Collective worked through everything with us with care and patience. I’d recommend Kin Collective to anyone or any business who needs a thoughtful and talented creative and design partner to help them grow.”
Arthur Knapp, Regis University
“Cate at Kin Collective is simply the best! She made our logo pop. She’s flexible and delivers great designs (always) on time.”
John Paul Marosy, Denver Metro Fair Housing Center
