The Designer’s Toolbox: Becoming Familiar with Canva

Next in our Design for Non-Designers series, we explore the web-based world of Canva! Headquartered in Australia, Canva is a graphic design platform that can be used by individuals and teams to create all manner of visual content, from social medi...

The Designer’s Toolbox: Getting Creative with Adobe Spark

In part three of our Design for Non-Designers series, we look at an accessible way to create visual stories using Adobe Spark. If you missed last week’s overview of the Adobe universe make sure to check out our post, Becoming Familiar with Adobe––...

The Designer’s Toolbox: Becoming Familiar with Adobe

Last week, we kicked off our brand new series, Design for Non-Designers, with an introduction to the fundamentals of good design as well as an overview of how to get started crafting a brand narrative. Today, we are going to take these elements on...

Design for Non-Designers: Crafting a Brand Narrative

This month, we are very excited to be introducing a brand new series titled Design for Non-Designers! Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at a wide range of design tools, complete with tutorials and tips, to elevate your nonprofit’s st...

6 Free Tools for Your Marketing and Communications Team

Whether your nonprofit has a dedicated team of 50+ people, or is just one passionate volunteer, additional resources are always needed, or at the very least, welcomed. This is why for the month of February, I’m rounding up a list of free tools and...

Some Free (and Freemium) PDF Editing Software for Nonprofits

Digital document product, graphic design, and audio/video editing are increasingly becoming software staples and requirements for any nonprofit organization. Fortunately, there are plenty of software options to choose from that are free and easy t...

Blogging Tools that Save Me Hours Every Day

By Claire O'Brien, Marketing Manager at Design Wizard A great blog can help your nonprofit connect with stakeholders, generate funding, and influence public opinion. However, it takes time and energy to craft posts that will resonate with your rea...

Winners of the Celebrate Creativity with Adobe Contest!

For six weeks, our team was delighted to see all the creative designs that were submitted to the Celebrate Creativity with Adobe design contest. Celebrate Creativity with Adobe invited nonprofits, charities and libraries in Canada to showcase thei...

Celebrate Creativity with Adobe!

Does your nonprofit have a knack for creating beautiful posters? Or maybe you designed a stellar pamphlet or educational resource that you’re really proud of? If so, then this contest is for you -- Adobe and TechSoup Canada have teamed up to bring...