Communications Resources has many of the tools you need to make communications in your congregation simpler. You will find consent forms and the popular Style Guide, as well as the PCC logos, plus links to free and paid online tools.
Individual Photo Consent Form
Get legal consent from individuals to use their photos.Individual Photo Consent & Release Form
A form to get individual legal consent to use photos in all of your publications.
Photographer Photo Consent
Get legal rights to photos taken in your congregation.Photographer Photo Consent & Release Form
Get legal rights from photographers for photos taken in your cong.
PCC Writers and Web Style Guide
PCC Style Guide and Web Standards manual.PCC Style Guide Web Standards manual
The Presbyterian Church in Canada Style Guide and Web Standards manual.
Style Guide Reference Sheet
Quick reference sheet for the PCC Style Guide.PCC Style Guide Quick Reference Sheet
Quick reference sheet to PCC Style Guide & Web Standards manual.
Visit the Logos web page to download logos and find colour and font specifications.
Communications Office staff are available for leading workshops on how to improve your congregation’s website, social media, communications best practices, and more.
Tools for Congregations
The following are links to external sites that may be useful to congregations. If you are looking for something specific or want to add to this list, please send us an email.
Airows
How to choose effective typography
Canva
Design presentations, social media graphics, and more with thousands of layout options
Color Combos
Test and develop colour combinations
Easelly
Infographic development tool
Infogram
Create and publish beautiful visualizations (charts & infographics) of your data
jpeg io
Convert any major image format into a highly optimized JPEG
JPEGmini
Reduce image size by up to 80%, without compromising quality
Kraken.io
Free Online Image Optimizer (1MB initial file size limit)
PicMonkey
Online photo editing tool
Pixlr
Online photo editing tool
Snapnote
Add labels and annotations to images
Stock Images, graphics and videos [FREE]
Pixabay | Stockio | Everypixel (Stock Image Search Engine)
Creative Commons
Search for free images that are available to use and share with a Creative Commons copyright licence.
Creative Commons
TinyPNG
Reduces the file size of your JPG or PNG files (5MB initial file size limit)
Video Editor by Aiseesoft (basic)
Free video editing software to rotate, clip, crop, watermark and convert video and audio files
JotForm
Online form builder with thousands of templates and themes to help you
VolunteerSignup
Create quick and easy online signup forms for volunteers
Send marketing emails, automated messages and targeted campaigns
Slack
Send messages and share files directly to another person or to a small group of people for more focused conversations
Doodle
Online scheduling tool to organize meetings and activities with others
Evernote
Remember everything: capture, nurture, and share your ideas across any device
Cloud Convert
Securely convert anything to anything
Drop Box
File sharing and storage solution with MS Office 365 integration
Small PDF
Reduce PDF files for the web and/or covert to or from PDF to other file types
TinyURL
Shorten long web addresses
We Transfer
Easily transfer large files for free up to 2GB