Why LPi Suggests Canva for Nonprofits

What Is Canva?

Canva is an easy-to-use online graphic design platform that helps nonprofits create professional-quality materials without a graphic design background. Canva includes thousands of templates, drag-and-drop tools, free images and fonts, and learning resources. This gives organizations a simple way to design everything from flyers to social media posts in just a few clicks.

So, what is Canva used for in a nonprofit setting? The possibilities are endless. Many organizations rely on Canva to create:

• Event flyers that attract attendance and boost visibility
• Social media graphics that grow engagement and spread awareness
• Volunteer recruitment posters that inspire signups
• Donation drive visuals and thank-you graphics
• Newsletters and bulletins that keep communities informed

Canva makes it easy to turn your ideas into polished visuals that reflect your mission. For nonprofits juggling limited resources and busy schedules, it’s a smart, accessible tool that helps you look your best without a hefty price tag or steep learning curve.

How to Get Canva Pro for Free as a Nonprofit

It’s true! Canva has a FREE upgrade option for registered nonprofit organizations!

If your organization is a nonprofit, you may qualify for Canva for Nonprofits. This is a free upgrade from the basic version of Canva that gives nonprofit organizations access to the full range of Canva Pro features (plus some extras) at no cost. Upgrades such as premium templates, brand kits, team collaboration tools, Magic Resize, background remover, print-ready PDF exporter, and more.

Is Canva Pro the Same as Canva for Nonprofits?

You might be asking, “Wait, what is Canva pro as compared to Canva for Nonprofits?”

Canva Pro is Canva’s paid tier, typically used by businesses, marketers, and design teams. Canva for Nonprofits offers the exact same robust functionality as Canva Pro but is purpose-built for mission-driven organizations and includes up to 50 seats for nonprofits, making it easy and seamless to work together on Canva projects with your staff.

Learn how to get Canva pro for free by visiting our step-by-step guide.

How much is Canva Pro if your organization wants to simply purchase a subscription? Canva highlights its prices on its website.

The Canva Pro Features That Help Nonprofit Organizations

There are many key Canva Pro features (included in Canva for Nonprofits) that nonprofit staff worldwide love and use every day. We’ve listed a few of them below and explain why they’re so useful:

• Brand Kit — Canva Pro’s Brand Kit makes it possible for nonprofits to store their logos, colors, and fonts in one place. This makes it easy for any team member to produce on-brand designs quickly. With an organization’s brand kit so readily available, every flyer, post, and presentation stays visually consistent, even when multiple people are creating materials.
  
  
• Print Ready PDF Option — With Canva Pro’s Print Ready PDFs, nonprofits can produce print materials that meet professional standards without needing design software expertise. High-resolution, properly formatted files eliminate the guesswork and keep outreach efforts looking crisp and professional.
  
  
• Magic Resize Tool — Canva Pro’s Magic Resize tool lets nonprofit staff instantly adapt a design into multiple sizes to be used on social posts, flyers, posters, and whatever else you need without rebuilding anything from scratch. It saves time and ensures every message stays consistent across platforms and media.
  
  
• Background Remover — If you’ve ever wondered how designers seem to so easily remove the background of an image to isolate the subject in their designs, this is the answer! With Background Remover, nonprofits can highlight people, products, or mission moments with just one click.
  
  
• Premium Graphics, Templates, and Animations — Canva Pro’s premium graphics options give nonprofits access to higher-quality, more polished design assets that stand out in crowded communication channels. While the free library is robust, Canva’s premium content offers significantly more variety, more styles, and more ways to custom-tailor your visuals.
  
  
• Social Media Content Scheduler — No need to download designs just to re-upload them into each platform your organization uses for social media anymore! With Canva Pro’s Content Scheduler, users can schedule posts to platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and Pinterest directly from the Canva app. To help your nonprofit get even more out of Canva’s premium social media tools, check out our in-depth guide for using Canva Pro for social media.



Why LPi Recommends Canva for Nonprofits

At LPi, we work with thousands of mission-driven organizations, from churches to community centers and nonprofits of every size. Through this work, we’ve seen firsthand how the right design tools can empower teams and elevate outreach. Canva Pro and Canva for Nonprofits stand out as some of the most effective and accessible solutions available today.

Here’s why we recommend Canva so strongly:

Empowers staff and volunteers with no design background
Canva’s simple drag-and-drop tools allow anyone to create polished graphics quickly.

Provides fast, branded templates
Brand kits and ready-made templates help teams produce consistent, professional materials with ease.

Supports high-end print and digital messaging
Whether creating newsletters, flyers, social posts, or something else, Canva keeps your messaging unified across platforms and professionally formatted for print and digital.

Integrates well with LPi products and services
Designs created in Canva Pro work seamlessly with LPi’s solutions like WeConnect, WeCreate, newsletters, bulletins, and even advertising.

Cost-effective and easy to adopt
With Canva for Nonprofits offering Canva Pro features (and more!) for free, nonprofit staff can save money and get started with minimal training.

Enables faster turnaround for communications
Shared assets, templates, and team collaboration tools help coworkers create the designs they want, right when they need them.

Strengthens storytelling
Canva’s visual tools, such as its thousands of premium templates for everything from flyers to social media posts, make it easier to highlight mission moments, volunteers, and your community impact!

For more ideas and support to migrate your design work to Canva, visit our Canva support page for nonprofit organizations.

If your nonprofit is a church, we have a Canva support page specifically created for parish staff, too!