Yearly Archives: 2013

CreateAthon Blog

Sharing CreateAthon Magic and Mayhem
  • Written by Julie Turner

One thing that’s great about CreateAthon? We are not alone. Since the nonprofit allnighter began in 1998, the mother of all workdays has been joined by more than 75 partner agencies and creative organizations as well as 1,275 hard-working nonprofits. Despite the frantic pace and pressure, we’ve managed to score some big fun along the... Read More

Why CreateAthon? Part Two: 24 Hours of Pro Bono Power
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

 What if you could put your paying clients on hold to do pro bono work? Even better, what if they were totally cool with it? That’s the beauty of CreateAthon. It empowers you to do just that, and past agency participants have seen their regular clients rally to support their efforts. We even know of... Read More

CreateAthon Goes Garnet and Black
  • Written by Teresa Coles

 We are thrilled to welcome our newest CreateAthon partner – the University of South Carolina. USC joins us as the fourth university in the country to create  an undergraduate marketing and advertising curriculum based on the CreateAthon model. Other participating schools include Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and James Madison University.... Read More

Why CreateAthon? Part 1: Amp Your Agency's Pro Bono Power
  • Written by Teresa Coles

 It’s that time of year again – CreateAThon Season is imminent. In the past 15 years we’ve partnered with more than 80 agencies to offer pro bono marketing services to community nonprofits.  What began as a late night musing has evolved into a nationwide network with one determined goal: to help our nonprofit partners reach... Read More