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29 Oct

Welcome to Canva In Person $15 (member price)

Welcome to Canva In Person $15 (member price)

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (2:00 PM to 3:00 PM)
1.00 Education Credits
MacNider Art Museum - Mason City, Mason City, Iowa 1-2 Hour CE Credit Classes, Elective Classes, In Person Classes, Mason City, Nora Crosthwaite

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Canva: Making It Simple
1-Hour Continuing Education (CE) Course - In Person 
Instructor: Nora Crosthwaite
Wednesday, October 29th | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Take your marketing to the next level without the tech overwhelm! Join us for Canva - Making It Simple, a fast-paced and practical 1-hour CE course led by real estate professional and marketing enthusiast Nora Crosthwaite.

This course is perfect for agents who want to create eye-catching flyers, social media posts, and presentations with ease, no graphic design experience needed. Nora will walk you through the basics of Canva, a free and user-friendly design platform, and show you how to build polished, on-brand content in minutes.

What You'll Learn:

Canva 101: Navigating the platform with ease
Creating simple, professional designs for real estate marketing
Time-saving tips, templates, and tools
Best practices for branding and consistency

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable design skills that will make your marketing stand out while earning CE credit!

MacNider Art Museum - Mason City
MacNider Art Museum - Mason City
303 2nd St. SE
Mason City, IA 50401

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Nora Crosthwaite
Nora Crosthwaite
REALTOR®
REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
Home Sweet Des Moines (brokered by RE/MAX Precision)
2015 - Present
Nora runs a real estate team of three agents at Home Sweet Des Moines (brokered by RE/MAX Precision). Her passion is ensuring that her clients receive the best advice and experience throughout the process and raising the tone of her profession.

Awards:
2020: RE/MAX Platinum Club
2019: RE/MAX 100% Club

Founder of Stagerie, Inc.
2020 - Present
Nora started Stagerie to meet a need for convenient, cost effective, and quality occupied staging services for her clients. Stagerie acts as a nationwide marketplace connecting homeowners, REALTOR®s, and stagers. It is the first staging company of its kind and will be expanding into vacant staging services in 2022.

Awards:
2021: First Occupied Staging Company to become a RE/MAX Approved Supplier
2021: Technology Association of Iowa Catalyst
2021: Accepted into the Iowa Startup Accelerator
Community Activities and Recognition
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity (www.gdmhabitat.org)
Pi515 (www.pursuitofinnovation.org)
KIAP Foundation (www.kiapfoundation.org)
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa (www.gsgi.org)

2020-Present: Member of the Iowa Association of Realtors Diversity Committee

2021: Finalist for Inspiring Women of Iowa Character Award

2019-2020: Member of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s Community Leadership Program

IR reserves the right to cancel any class for any reason; including but not limited to insufficient enrollment, instructor illness, and closings due to severe weather. Please remember that cancellations or closings should be rare events. In the event of cancellation, registered participants will have the option of a full refund, full credit, or a reserved seat in the next available class at no additional cost.

CANCELLATION by a student, if requested no later than two full days before scheduled course date, will qualify for a full refund. If class cancellation is requested any later than 48 hours prior to class, the refund will be less a $25.00 cancellation fee. Members may log in to the My Account section of our website to cancel a class and receive the appropriate refund. NO SHOWS will be charged the full amount of the course.

Students may RESCHEDULE at no additional cost to attend any future class that is conducted within 90 days of original course date. Requests must be made no later than 72 hours before originally scheduled course time. NO SHOWS will be charged the full amount of the course. If they choose to reschedule they must pay the full price of the course again.

LATE ARRIVALS: In accordance with the Real Estate Commission's Administrative rules, successful completion of continuing education requires full time attendance throughout the program, course or activity. A student who arrives late, leaves during class or leaves early shall not receive a certificate and such circumstance will be treated as a no-show and no refund will be granted.