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Branding Bootcamp for Nonprofits (LVL310)

$180.00

  • Three Online Zoom Sessions (2.5 hrs each)

  • Tuesday Nights, 6:30 - 9:00PM (Pacific)

  • Dates: Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, 2026

  • Instructor: Ryan Medeiros

Course Description
Evaluate and strengthen your organization’s visual identity by creating clear, practical branding guidelines. Using Figma and simple templates, students will refine logos, choose effective colors and fonts, and build a shareable brand document for marketing and fundraising. By the end, participants will have a polished, easy-to-use guideline and the skills to continue developing their brand with confidence.

About the Instructor: Ryan Medeiros
Ryan Medeiros is a designer and educator with 20+ years at a top art and design university, including serving as Executive Director of the School of Interaction & UI/UX Design. He teaches UX and Motion Graphics while exploring the intersection of design, technology, and storytelling.

  • Three Online Zoom Sessions (2.5 hrs each)

  • Tuesday Nights, 6:30 - 9:00PM (Pacific)

  • Dates: Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, 2026

  • Instructor: Ryan Medeiros

Course Description
Evaluate and strengthen your organization’s visual identity by creating clear, practical branding guidelines. Using Figma and simple templates, students will refine logos, choose effective colors and fonts, and build a shareable brand document for marketing and fundraising. By the end, participants will have a polished, easy-to-use guideline and the skills to continue developing their brand with confidence.

About the Instructor: Ryan Medeiros
Ryan Medeiros is a designer and educator with 20+ years at a top art and design university, including serving as Executive Director of the School of Interaction & UI/UX Design. He teaches UX and Motion Graphics while exploring the intersection of design, technology, and storytelling.

MORE ABOUT THE CLASS

Branding Boot Camp for Nonprofits (LVL310)

In this class, learners will develop the essential skills needed to evaluate, strengthen, and create a clear, practical branding guideline for their nonprofit or small business. The focus is on understanding the core elements of a strong brand—logo refinement, color systems, typography, tone, and visual consistency—and applying them in a real-world, nonprofit context. Students will learn how to identify what’s working in their current brand, pinpoint areas for improvement, and make strategic, incremental updates that feel achievable for small teams and organizations.

The course is delivered across three 2.5-hour online Zoom sessions, combining short lectures on branding fundamentals, live demonstrations, group critique, hands-on design exercises, and personalized guidance. Learners will work inside Figma, the industry-standard tool for digital design, using both provided templates and simple, edit-friendly layouts. Along the way, they will learn the basics of Figma while creating a usable branding guideline document they can share with their organization.

Skills & Topics Covered:

  • Evaluating an existing brand for strengths and gaps

  • Incremental logo improvement strategies

  • Choosing effective brand colors

  • Selecting and pairing brand fonts

  • Building core brand elements for marketing and fundraising

  • Figma basics: frames, text, color styles, components, and exports

  • Using a template to create a clear branding guideline

  • Exporting branding guidelines to a clean, simplified PDF

  • Introductory use of AI and online productivity tools to expand brand assets

Student Benefits:

  • 30-day access to class materials, downloadable templates, and video recordings

  • Free 60-day membership to the class YouTube/Vimeo channel

  • Individualized instructor feedback for 7 days after the final session

  • Downloadable branding guideline templates and starter assets

By the end of the course, learners will have a functional, well-organized branding guideline tailored to their nonprofit or small business—complete with logo refinements, color specifications, type selections, and practical usage examples. They will leave with the tools and confidence to strengthen their brand's presence across marketing, fundraising, and community engagement efforts.

About the Instructor: Ryan Medeiros

Ryan Medeiros is a designer and educator whose work focuses on pushing creative boundaries and blending artistic tradition with emerging technology. He has spent over two decades teaching at a prestigious art and design university, where he also served as the Executive Director of the School of Interaction & UI/UX Design from 2014 to 2019. He currently teaches UX and Motion Graphics as an adjunct professor, continuing to mentor the next generation of designers while exploring innovative intersections of design, technology, and storytelling.