Social Graphics that Make Change: Canva & Graphic Design

You don't need to be a graphic designer to create amazing content that amplifies your message and moves folks to action.  Need to create an image for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email, for your congregation, your work or school, or an organization you volunteer with? A Zoom background? With no graphic design experience, you can create fabulous images with Canva, an online graphic design site that is free of charge.  You may not know this, but most of the graphics used in UU the Vote were created in Canva.

Canva has templates that take the guesswork and research about size and shape out of the equation, saving time and energy! There are even templates for flyers and presentations. A library of photos is available, or you can upload your own. 

Here are some resources to help you out

 

Share, learn, and get connected on our UUtheVote Slack.

 

Are you ready to take your work with UU the Vote to the next level?  We have an amazing crew of leaders in our volunteer squads who run phonebanks, crunch data, set up and support events, and manage communications and media-- and we want YOU to join us!  If you are ready to learn, grow, and work with awesome UUs from across the country, please read on for more info about our dynamic squads:

  • Data Squad - provides back end support for actions, organizes our resources, handles data analytics
  • Fun & Spiritual Nourishment Squad - tends to the spirit and wellbeing of our UU the Vote community
  • Media Squad - creates content & graphics, organizes and catalogs media,  amplifies on social media
  • Phone Bank Squad - leads and provides logistical and tech support to phonebanks and other online events so that participants have a smoother, supported, spiritually grounded experience
  • Welcome Squad - Ushers new members into Slack, provides welcome and support

If any of these roles interest you, let Cathy Rion Starr know in Slack or email.