Canva Brand Kit LAB

Learn, Apply, and Build Your Canva Brand Kit

Take your Canva skills to the next level. If you're already comfortable in Canva and ready to work smarter, not harder, Canva Brand Kit Quick Start is for you. In this hands-on LAB* Workshop (Learn. Apply. Build.), you’ll learn how to set up and use Canva’s Brand Kit features to drive consistency, save time, and create on-brand content with ease.

Perfect for teams, nonprofits, and anyone managing multiple assets, this advanced session will streamline your creative process and sharpen your visual identity.

🗒️Note: All participants should bring a laptop and have a Canva Pro account. This is a guided working session, so please bring the following:

  • Your association's brand guide.
  • Ideas for a graphic to work on (ex. social media graphic, email graphic, presentation, flyer, etc).

✏️ Why This Course? 

  • Strengthen your brand identity across all digital and print materials.
  • Save time with pre-set brand assets like logos, fonts, and colors.
  • Improve collaboration and consistency across departments and teams.
  • Walk away with a customized Brand Kit ready to use immediately.
  • Get hands-on Canva instruction in real time.

📚 Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the features and benefits of Canva’s Brand Kit tools.
  • Upload and manage brand assets including logos, fonts, and color palettes within Canva.
  • Apply the Brand Kit assets effectively to maintain consistent branding across all designs.
  • Streamline the design process for faster, more efficient content creation.
  • Collaborate across teams using shared brand resources in Canva.
  • Create a graphic you can take back to the office and use.

🎤 Facilitator

Lidia Varesco Racoma, Owner, Lidia Varesco Design

Lidia empowers organizations to make a change through strategic branding and marketing design. She is a blogger and speaker and leads branding and creative marketing workshops for nonprofits, associations and small businesses around the world. Lidia Varesco Design is a certified woman-owned business and celebrated 20 years in business in November 2020.

Oct. 30, 2025

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT
Association Forum Office
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 800
Chicago, IL

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Pricing

Member Early (before October 1) : $70
Member Regular (October 1 or later): $80
Nonmember Early (before October 1): $90
Nonmember Regular (October 1 or later): $115

Note: Receive a 10% discount when five or more members register together!

To receive an invoice and pay via check/ACH, please contact education@associationforum.org.

Who Should Attend?

  • Functional Experts: Membership specialists, coordinators, and event planners who want to create professional, on-brand graphics quickly and confidently—without needing design experience.

  • Empowered Middle: Managers and directors who support teams across departments and are looking to improve visual output, increase efficiency, and reduce reliance on external design support.

  • C-Suite Leaders: Executives and senior leaders who want to explore how accessible design tools like Canva can empower staff, support cross-functional communication, and uphold brand integrity organization-wide.

💡 No matter your role, these sessions will help you enhance your skills, strengthen your brand presence, and stay current with today’s must-have creative tools.

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