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Communicator’s Toolbox to Get Big Things Done

Practical discussion of our Top 10 tools & tips for getting the big things done – faster and on a budget!

W E L C O M E !

KAT ELY N V I DETO

Donor Services Officer, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation

• Presentations of our Top 10 tools
• Quick demo, real-world examples, Q&A

–Practical, low-budget (mostly), and time-saving –Lessons learned & learning curve

• Slides & handout available on CMF app

S E S S I O N O V E R V I E W

B E F U N K Y. C O M

B E F U N K Y

• Website with medium graphic editing

capabilities and a collage-maker

• Free to use, no user login necessary
• Paid options for more collage formats
• Easy to learn and straightforward navigation
• Most used for collages (social media posts,

website combined graphics, etc)

Adjustable color & size Cropped photo & adjusted color

U N R O L L . M E

U N R O L L . M E

• Email management service for newsletters/spam/etc
• Sends one summary of selected emails per day
• Free to use, but user login necessary
• Easy to set-up and update
• Most useful for unsubscribing and inbox clean-up

Easy management Click to

• pen in browser

*Emails are still in your account: Unroll.me folder

E A S E L . LY

E A S E L . LY

• Infographic design tool with great templates
• Free to use (with paid options), user login necessary
• Medium-high learning curve
• Most used for visual designs & infographics
• Templates inspire the non-designers (like me) and

provide easier ways to start

AAACF branding Stock icons Infographic available in different formats – leveraged design for report, website and social media

*Credit to Katie Van Dusen, AAACF

Y E T A N O T H E R M A I L M E R G E

Y E T A N O T H E R M A I L M E R G E

• Google Ad-On for Gmail & Google Sheets for mail

merged, personalized emails

• Free up to 50 emails/day. Paid options above that
• Gmail-hosted account necessary
• Medium-low learning curve
• Most used for event invitations, providing log-ins,

and committee emails (tracking + personalized)

All custom field definitions Email

• pen

tracking Tracking stats & follow-up options

L I Z VANDENHEEDE

Communications Analyst W.K. Kellogg Foundation

• Trello

–Trello.com –Trello app

• Canva for Nonprofits

–Free for nonprofits and philanthropic orgs

• Piktochart

–Free and paid templates

E N H A N C E Y O U R S O C I A L S T R A T E G Y

T R E L L O

Trello

• Work collaboratively with teams

internally and externally

• Be organized
• Integrates with many other tools
• Free and business class versions
• Variety of purposes, e.g. social

media editorial planning, project management Example of Trello card

C A N V A F O R N O N P R O F I T S

Graphic created with Canva

Canva for Nonprofits

• Easily create simple graphics
• Already set with ideal sizes for

different social networks

• Collaborate with your team or

consultants on graphics

• Load with your brand colors and

logos

• Various templates you can start

from – or create your own

P I K T O C H A R T

Sample infographics from Piktochart

Piktochart

• Easy to use for creating

infographics

• Free and pro (paid) templates to

start from

• Can also use to create

presentations, posters and reports

• piktochart.com

B EN T I ERNEY

Communications Officer, Midland Area Community Foundation

P H O T O G R A P H Y T O O L S

C A M E R A S & S H O OT I N G M O B I L E E D I T I N G D E S K TO P E D I T I N G

• Phone

–Convenient, always there

• Point-and-shoot

–Small, more features (zoom, some manual control)

• DSLR & Mirrorless

–Full manual control, depth of field, best in low light

C A M E R A T Y P E S

S E N S O R S I Z E > M E G A P I X E L S

• Outdoors, lots of natural light
• Landscapes
• When it’s the only camera you have

W H E N T O U S E S M A R T P H O N E S

• Never

W H E N T O U S E P O I N T & S H O O T

• Whenever possible, esp. indoor/low light

W H E N T O U S E D S L R / M I R R O R L E S S

• Rule of thirds
• Fill the frame
• Cull

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R U L E O F T H I R D S

R U L E O F T H I R D S

R U L E O F T H I R D S

R U L E O F T H I R D S

F I L L T H E F R A M E

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F I L L T H E F R A M E

F I L L T H E F R A M E

C U L L

• Pick your 12 best shots (or less!) to showcase
• Delete anything out-of-focus/closed eyes, etc.
• Highlight different aspects/people/backdrops

C U L L

E D I T I N G

Mobile & Desktop Platforms

T H A N K Y O U !