Thank you to Kathryn Craig, a member of our E-ClubNEO, for sharing this app she spotted on the Rotary International PR Forum.
Why would a Rotarian develop something that already exits on the RI website?
Shawn Berry is currently the President of his Club, North St. Paul Maplewood Oakdale.
Shawn found that he, like many others, struggled with the Rotary International People of Action editor. So he did what Rotarians do best - found a solution.
Shawn developed a simple and easy tool to help you add the People of Action slogans to your photos and he maintained all the brand guidelines from RI in the process.
Before sharing it with all of you - I put it to the test . . . having used the editor in our Brand Center I wanted to see if it was really easier and efficient!
It is! It worked seamlessly on my iphone too - allowing me to quickly add a photo and slogan then post to Social Media.
How does it work? Go to the website is https://www.poaphotos.com/ - you will see samples on the website and there is the link to the "How to use the App - Basic"
But in all honesty -- you may want to just jump right onto the photo app and play with the options -- go to https://app.poaphotos.com/
- click on open photo
- select your photo and then click templates.
In templates you will see several groups you can use - for the People of Action slogans - click on "Rotary". Click on the one you want, you can move it to position it where you want it then hit apply - now you can change change the color (they offer the Rotary Brand colors). Save!
Sure, there are more tools as well - cropping, rounding corners and other bells and whistles - but start with the basics first.
I encourage you to try it out and embrace the People of Action slogans to make an impact on your photos and help keep our Rotary Brand front and center.
Here is a sample
- I took the liberty of using the photo submitted for this month's news letter from the Wadsworth Club ... here are the steps I took:
- selected the photo from my photos
- clicked on the template group I waned and selected Together, We Transform
- clicked on apply
- moved the text to position it on the photo and enlarged it slightly
- clicked on apply
- color options came up and I selected a color for the text (I did a couple to show how the color you select for the text can make an impact)
- clicked on apply
- clicked on Save button in upper left of screen
- Named the file and clicked Save
Now have some fun - go play with this new app!
Yours in Rotary Service -
Cheryl Warren, PDG
Rotary District 6630
T: 330-495-9814