Your charity uses Canva for design. But who's managing the risk?
Canva is a great design tool. But design freedom without governance creates compliance blind spots that put your charity's reputation — and your trustees — at risk.
The Regulatory Landscape
The landscape has shifted since you last evaluated
Employment Tribunal Claims
Communications language is an increasing trigger. 515,000 open claims in the system.
ICO Enforcement Powers
Fines up to £17.5m or 4% turnover for GDPR breaches.
Charity Commission Monitoring
Brand misuse and trademark violations now actively policed.
New Fundraising Code
Trustees are personally accountable for brand-level compliance.
Feature Comparison
Governance capability comparison
| Governance Capability | Canva | RightMarket |
|---|---|---|
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Locked brand templates
Users can't break brand
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Users can edit anything
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Fonts, colours, logos locked
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Tone of Voice enforcement
Language checking
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No language checking
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Real-time ToV Assistant flags discriminatory terms
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Image consent & moderation
Photo compliance
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Any image can be uploaded
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AI moderation, pre-approved image library, consent tracking
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Fundraising compliance
Charity number, regulator badge
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Manual — users must remember
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Auto-included on all fundraising templates
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Audit trail
Compliance reporting
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No compliance reporting
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Full audit trail — who created what, when
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User adoption telemetry
Usage insights
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Basic usage stats only
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Designs created, templates used, ToV corrections
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Approval workflows
Pre-publication sign-off
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No pre-publication approval
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Configurable sign-off before publication
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WCAG accessibility compliance
Accessible by default
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User-dependent
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Baked into templates (WCAG 2.1 AAA)
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User limits
Team scalability
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Free tier capped at 50
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Unlimited users
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Trusted Partners
Who trusts RightMarket?
"RightMarket gives us tight brand control, but still lets our regional teams create what they need without risking reputation."
The question isn't "Canva or RightMarket?"
It's: "Where are your governance gaps — and what's the cost of leaving them open?"
If Canva is your design layer, let's look at where governance gaps remain and whether RightMarket can sit alongside or replace it.
Book a 30-minute Governance Risk ReviewWe'll use your existing Canva setup as the input, not a full sales reset.