by Kari Daelke
Area 9 Member at Large
We all know that great graphics can make all the difference in telling the story of the organizations that are dear to our heart. Budgets are tight and not everyone has the luxury of access to a graphic designer. Canva Pro, free to registered non-profits can be a tool to create these assets. The tool works online or with the iOS or Android app.
Empower your storytellers
With simple drag and drop functionality, everyone on your team can create professional graphics that communicate your organization’s mission.
Build beautiful campaigns
With access to a library of more than one million images, transform your fundraising and promotional collateral into beautiful pieces that educate your supporters.
Create a powerful legacy
With features like brand kits and team templates, give a voice to your mission and reinforce your brand across the web and social media.
Anyone can take an idea and create beautiful and powerful visual content using the vast library of templates and design ingredients such as fonts, illustrations, stock photography, video and audio content, and the power to include content from the web such as Giphy and Google Maps. Use your own images too.
Design anything!
- Utilize pre-defined social media sizes for Facebook Posts & Covers, Instagram Stories & Posts, Twitter Posts, Pinterest Graphics and more
- Templates for Flyers, Presentations, YouTube Thumbnails, Cards, Business Cards, Photo Collages, Invitations, Brochures, Logos, Posters, Infographics and more
- Other: Zoom backgrounds, concept maps, mind maps and greeting cards
- New to design? Canva offers some great design school resources:
Learn how to design like a pro with fonts, color and layout
Learn how to connect and grow your community
Quick tutorials to supercharge your creative skills
Click Here to Apply for the Canva for Nonprofits program
Eligibility (tax documentation or proof of nonprofit status needed)
- Organizations with proper documentation and/or meet the requirements as listed below are eligible for Canva’s Nonprofit Program.
- Organizations recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt 501©(3) organizations formed for charitable, educational, religious, literary, scientific, or other tax-exempt purposes.
- Organizations under group exemption (ie. Churches) must still obtain recognition of 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the IRS.
Happy designing!
