Canva for Nonprofits

If you're on a mission to create greater impact, Canva can help.

If your organisation is an eligible not-for-profit, you can access Canva Pro for free as part of our Canva for Not-for-profits programme.

Canva for Nonprofits gives you and your team access to all the premium features of Canva Pro, plus team and collaboration tools, for free. This includes the following:

• Access to premium images, videos, music, and other graphics
• Downloading designs with transparent backgrounds
• Upgraded Brand Kit: create more colour palettes, and upload your own fonts and logos
• Publishing designs as brand templates
• Sharing designs and folders with your team
• Using template share links
• Access to Affinity and use of professional creative photo editing, layout, and illustration. Learn how to set up Affinity with your account.

1. Check the eligibility guidelines to see if your organisation is an eligible nonprofit in your country.
2. Have an existing Canva account. Sign up here for free if you don’t have one.
3. Read and review the program’s Terms and Conditions.
4. Fill out and submit the application form.
5. Complete the verification process.

If you selected “Non-profit or charity” during signup, you’ll see a homepage alert for 30 days with a direct link to the application form. Alternatively, you can apply at any time by selecting Upgrade to Canva for Nonprofits under the Billing tab in Settings.

We'll review your application and update you via your provided email address within 72 hours. In some cases, verifying your organisation's affiliation can take longer — see below.

Note that free access to all premium features of Canva Pro - including team and collaboration tools - is available for one team of up to 50 members. Additional seats are offered at 50% off on Canva Enterprise. To learn more about Enterprise pricing and options, contact our Sales team.

If your application isn't approved, you'll get an email explaining the outcome. Common reasons include:

• Missing or unclear documentation. Reapply with a document type accepted for your organisation and country — check the eligibility guidelines for what's accepted.
• Organisation type doesn't match the category selected. Reapply under the correct category (for example, Registered Not-for-profit, Social Impact Organisation, or Public Health Organisation) using an email that matches your organisation's domain where possible.
• We couldn't confirm your affiliation with the organisation. This can happen if your organisation hasn't responded to our verification check yet, or if the affiliation proof provided wasn't sufficient. Reapply with a signed letter of affiliation, volunteer ID, or another document showing your name, role, and organisation.
• The organisation's mission or activity doesn't meet programme requirements. Programmes like Canva for Not-for-profits are intended for registered not-for-profits, charities, and qualifying social-impact or public-health organisations. Some organisation types — such as sports clubs, professional associations, or businesses — aren't eligible.

You're welcome to reapply with corrected information at any time — there's no penalty for resubmitting. If you believe your organisation qualifies and your application was rejected in error, contact us with your application details and we’ll take another look.

If your team continues using Canva while your application is being reviewed, you can keep using Canva Free at no cost.

If you encountered a “Your organisation is already using Canva” error, it means that your organisation already has an account in Canva. Reach out to your organisation administrator to grant you access to the account.

Teachers and staff at eligible K-12 institutions can apply for Canva Education in a similar way, with its own eligibility guidelines and verification steps. If your Canva Education application is rejected, the same principles apply: check the rejection reason in your email, correct your documentation, and reapply — there's no limit on genuine corrected resubmissions.