General Resources
MECASA Fact Sheets
​This page on MECASA's website has a wealth of one-pagers that give an overview as well as research and statistics about many facets of our work. See a fact sheet that needs an update, or feel like we're missing a resource you think would be valuable? Reach out to Jessica Gorton at [email protected] and let her know!

2017 Communications Webinar
Communications Planning Resources
Below are a few good overviews about planning your communications strategies.

Marketing and Communications Planning for Non-profit Organizations
Prosper Strategies

Nonprofit Communications Strategy: A Step-by-Step Guide
Elevation

Resources from The Social Change Agency

Resources from the Community Comms Collective (New Zealand)
design
Image Color Picker
Want to match the color in a graphic, photo, or your logo? Just upload your picture on this website, click on the color, and it will tell you the hex code of that color!

QR Code Monkey
This is a free QR code generator that has some options for adding color, logos, and other designs to your QR code.

OpenShot Video Editor
This is an open-source, free video editing software that works on both Macs and PCs. Works best on computers with at least 16GB of RAM, but has many snazzy tools, and is relatively easy to learn.

This webinar is a bit out of date, but still has lots of good design tips! Look for an updated Canva How-to Webinar coming next year!
web
social media
Literacy And accessibility resources
Making Things Accessible
MECASA
Literacy Exercise
MECASA

Readable
Copy and paste your text into this site, and it will tell you the "grade level" of your writing as well as give you tips for making your text more accessible to a general audience.

Contrast Checker
It's important that the text on your websites contrasts enough with the background so that people with color blindness or low-vision impairments can read it. Use this site to check the contrast of your webpages. 
Working with Media
Center Communications Cohort