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title: "The Visual Brand Audit: Does your look match the quality of your work?"
date: 2026-04-10T12:35:00-04:00
author: Michelle Perreault
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#  The Visual Brand Audit: Does your look match the quality of your work? 

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 Your work is excellent. But do your materials show it? The Visual Brand Audit is a free self-assessment to help you see exactly where you stand. 

 

 

 

### Does your look match the quality of your work?

You do incredible work. But when you send someone to your website, hand them a brochure, or share your annual report — does it represent you well?

For a lot of growing nonprofits, there's a gap between the impact they make and how that impact looks to the outside world. This gap affects how donors perceive you, how partners evaluate you, and how confident your team feels sharing your story. The Visual Brand Audit is a free self-assessment that helps you see where you stand — and walk away knowing what's working and what might be holding you back.

You don't need to be a designer to use it. You just need to be honest about what you see.

**What's inside:**

- A quick exercise to gather your materials side by side
- Three checklists to review your materials covering confidence, consistency, and clarity
- Action steps for each area
- A scoring guide to help you prioritize next steps

 

   

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