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Canva for Nonprofits

Design tool for nonprofit marketing

As of 30 August 2026, Canva for Nonprofits is free to use. Canva for Nonprofits provides free or discounted access to design templates and tools helping nonprofits create professional marketing materials. Softwr lists it under Nonprofits. Canva for Nonprofits is made by Canva Inc., launched in 2013, available on Web, iOS, Android.

Overview

What Canva for Nonprofits does

Canva for Nonprofits provides free or discounted access to design templates and tools helping nonprofits create professional marketing materials.

What people use it for

  • Design work for a registered charity at no cost
  • Team collaboration on branded materials across up to 50 users
  • Access to Canva Pro premium photo, video and graphics libraries
  • Brand kit management for consistent nonprofit communications

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Canva for Nonprofits.

  • Free access covers up to 50 users; further seats are charged at 50 percent of Canva Enterprise pricing
  • Government agencies, political groups, educational institutions and grant-making foundations are all excluded
  • Most 501(c) categories other than 501(c)(3) do not qualify
  • Eligibility requires registered charitable status and country-specific documentation

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Pricing

What Canva for Nonprofits costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Design templates
  • Basic elements

Canva Pro Nonprofit

$1 /mo

  • Premium templates
  • Brand kit
  • Team collaboration

Capabilities

Features

  • Design templates

  • Drag-and-drop editor

  • Stock images

  • Brand kit

  • Team collaboration

  • Google Drive

    Integration with Google Drive

  • Dropbox

    Integration with Dropbox

  • Slack

    Integration with Slack

  • Web support

    Available on Web

  • IOS support

    Available on iOS

  • Android support

    Available on Android

Behind it

Who makes Canva for Nonprofits

Company
Canva Inc.
Based in
Sydney, Australia
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