DONOR WALL IDEAS
Not every design concept becomes a donor wall. Therefore, we have plenty of donor wall ideas to give you some inspiration on your donor recognition program. Below are some donor wall ideas we love that did not make it into production (all designs are owned by DonorSigns).














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Two tone color bars come from clients brand standards book. The colored panels are 3/8" thick glass with the colors printed on the back side. Behind the glass is a LED light panel that will illuminate the colored portion of the wall. Donor names are printed on 1/4" clear acrylic tha slides into place via stainless steel rails.
(This should be the first slide)
This wall was designed for donors that gave $1mil or more. Donors are grouped together inside illuminated light boxes. Five boxes that currently have children’s faces are available for growth.
This donor wall is a traditional design that is well detailed for a high quality appearance. The materials we propose using are very durable and easy to maintain. They will easily handle daily exposure in a high-traffic environment. We designed the wall to be modular and easy to update. The donor names on each panel are printed on a thin film that is inexpensive and will only take a few minutes to change.
Our design proposal is based on the concept of an individual plaque for each donor, like a brick program. In this scenario we are showing how the wall would look with 370 donors. Another 230 plaques can be easily added for a total of 600 donors.
The idea is to create something like an underwater experience with an abstract sculptural “seaweed” shape surrounding the center logo plaque. The names are contained in “bubble” shapes. The background pattern continues to support the circular bubble / seaweed shapes used in the design.
The lines imitate the shapes inside the chapel including the strong vertical structure in the center. The vertical curved metal elements provide a sense of movement. The metal structure suggests the cross. Donor names are printed on a substrate that is sandwiched between two pieces of acrylic.
This is a sophisticated understated design that is consistent with the brand identity. Donors are recognized on individual plaques on the two wide sides of the column. The plaques are arranged in an elegant grid pattern on a yellow background.
Donor names are etched into 1/2″ thick tinted acrylic plaques held in place with a permanently mounted rail. Names are placed randomly with giving levels indicated by the size of the plaque. The variations on greens and blues with painted rails creates a dynamic and strong presence.
The Motown Museum was looking for an inexpensive way to recognize donors and allow for growth. We proposed using large format prints mounted to Gatorboard and held in place with a simple metal bracket attached to the wall at the top and bottom. When it comes to donor wall ideas, this is one of our budget-friendly favorites.
Opulent sophisticated historical wall designed to coordinate with a hospital donor recognition program.
Donor names etched in to translucent tinted acrylic panels. A LED lit panel is behind the wall illuminating the panels.
A colonial era museum needed donor recognition for an exterior amphitheater. We proposed a carved wood panel with engraved donor names attached to a wood post.
This is a timeless sophisticated donor wall using two contrasting wood species, etched metal donor plaques, and an etched glass introductory panel.
Donor names are printed on 8” sq. frosted acrylic plaques with durable permanent UV inks. The plaques are overlapping and held off the wall to create depth and interesting shadow effects. The pattern is intended to be random to create an abstract mosaic. The giving levels are indicated by the plaque color so it is possible to identify who has given to what level.
The larger plaques interspersed throughout the wall indicate which colors represent which giving level. Also, we are proposing that these plaques describe what a gift of that size can do for the hospital.