Resources
9 Ways To Keep Your Community’s Sensitive Data Away From Danger
Updated: Written by Design Action Collective Time to read: This article is adapted from a workshop we presented at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2026 alongside our friends from Sassafras Tech Collective, titled “Keep Sensitive Community Data Safe: Avoid Knocks from the Feds and Being Doxxed.” May First Movement Technology raises the power of the …
Feeling Stuck? Build Movements By Telling World-Changing Stories
You’re fighting to take down the 1%. You’re working hard to raise wages for working class people. You’re making sure our children can thrive on a livable planet. I hear you asking, “How come we struggle to get people to read our newsletter, follow our social media, or come to our events?” Spend 15 minutes …
3 Ways We’re Staying Resilient in a Bad Economy
Thank you for coming to Design Action’s workshops at the CA Co-op Conference in May 2026. It was invigorating to connect across sectors around the challenges and benefits of being cooperatives! Below we have a quick outline of our presentation, “3 Ways We’re Staying Resilient in a Bad Economy,” along with links to resources we …
3 Ways to Keep Your Message from the Wrong Audience
Estimated Reading Time: 13 minutes Table of Contents All content strategies that win do these three things But now we also have to think about communication strategy in terms of security. It’s not enough to get the right message in front of the right person. We also need that message to stay away from the …
Create, Share, Grow: Affordable and Accessible Design for Marketing your Co-op
Thank you for coming to Design Action’s workshop at the CA Co-op Conference. Below we have linked the slides for our presentation, “Create, Share, Grow: Affordable and Accessible Design for Marketing your Co-op.” Since the meat of the presentation was a tutorial done in Canva, we’re also linking some quick YouTube tutorials that will hopefully …
Find Peace of Mind with this 4-Step Personal Data Privacy Recipe
Updated: Written by Design Action Collective Time to read: In a world where every keystroke and click is monitored, the stakes for non-profits have never been higher. If you’re in the non-profit sector, protecting your organization’s data isn’t just important; it’s essential. You’ve come here because you recognize the urgency of tightening your security. Let’s …
How to Plan for your Design and Communications Needs This Year
In anticipation of each new fiscal year, organizations are faced with the logistical questions around budgets, campaign goals, and membership engagement. Graphic design, web development, social media strategy, and various other communications pieces are important parts of moving your organizational priorities forward. Design Action Collective has been working with non profit organizations and grassroots campaigns …
International Working Women’s Day 2024
Design Action is co-sponsoring this year’s International Working Women’s Day March in solidarity with women’s resistance movements here and in Palestine. Join us this Friday as we demand an end to the genocide that is being funded by our U.S. tax dollars. Read on for the full #IWWD2024 Points of Unity!
An AI Reading List: Perspectives from our Community
Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated the ways we seek and share information, produce new content and develop our communications. As media makers for social justice movements, we have to contend with this reality and consider the ethical questions regarding environmental impact, digital security, disinformation proliferation, and cultural theft. Fortunately, we are not alone in struggling …