Category: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

CreateAthon Blog

The CreateAthon Clock Ticks For Waggener Edstrom
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

The next CreateAthon of the 2013 season is in full swing. Waggener Edstrom’s inaugural pro bono marathon begins today. We’re excited to see all of the great work they’ll produce in the next 24 hours. We asked Rhian Rotz, Program Director for Corporate Citizenship, to tell us how their team prepared, what local nonprofits they’ll... Read More

Take your skills pro. Pro Bono, that is.
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

Maybe your company already has a top-notch corporate social responsibility initiative with ample opportunities for volunteering. Or maybe you’re preparing to get the CSR ball rolling. Either way, at some point you may have asked, “How can my volunteer efforts have the most sustainable impact for nonprofits?” The answer is simple.  Skills-based volunteerism lets you... Read More

CreateAthon Takes Flight
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

This year CreateAthon celebrates its 16th anniversary. As marketers, we’re often told our ideas are the only thing we have. Best to hold them close. What if someone else can’t see your vision? If you lose control will you ever restore your idea to its roots? When it came to CreateAthon, however, Teresa Coles and... Read More

#2030NOW: Skills Based Volunteerism To Close The Technology Gap
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

 Mashable’s Social Good Summit is happening right now. For three days, the world’s most influential thinkers, activists, and techies will come together to share their ideas for using new media and technology to make the world a better place. Best of all, you don’t have to fly to New York to get a seat at... Read More

Dawe Consulting Says Yes to CreateAthon, Again and Again
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

Dawe Consulting may not  be a huge global conglomerate, but for the nonprofits of Northeastern Pennsylvania, their hearts couldn’t be bigger. Plus, they’re an amazing example of how creatives come from diverse professional backgrounds. We’re not all working at ad agencies. As Julie Turner once blogged, anyone can host a CreateAthon.  Dawe proves it. Creative... Read More

Serving nonprofits: It's in their DNA
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

  DNA Creative Communications is passionate about their connection to the community of Greenville, SC. Giving back is second nature for these PR gurus, and CreateAthon isn’t their first pro bono rodeo. DNA’s Katie Ward tells us a little bit about the firm’s history of service to local nonprofits, and shares their excitement about hosting... Read More

The Pro Bono Marathon: Soon to be a Seasoned World Traveler
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

According to one of my favorite high school teachers, the difference between a good idea and a great idea is that great ideas inspire action. So, it’s really exciting to watch CreateAthon go coast-to-coast and around the world. From Canada to Fiji we have agencies hopping the CreateAthon bandwagon, and in Germany and France we... Read More

Far from ordinary. They're verynice.
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

  Even before they joined CreateAthon, pro bono was a cultural imperative for Los Angeles based design and innovation consultancy, verynice.  Since opening their doors they’ve donated over $775,000 in creative services to more than 200 clients. So if they’re already doing it, why host a CreateAthon?  Founder Matthew Manos explains.  We are really excited... Read More

brains + heart = redpepper
  • Written by Julie Turner

Six-time going on seven-time CreateAthoners redpepper are an ad agency by day and an invention lab by night. With offices in Nashville and Atlanta, this place absolutely rocks with creativity. Want proof? Check out Qreo and Beeri  But behind those big brains is also a lot of heart. But we’ll let them tell you about that.... Read More

Proximo preps for first CreateAthon allnighter.
  • Written by Julie Turner

Proximo Marketing Strategies is not your grandmother’s marketing agency. The Williamsburg, Virginia-based team united in 2011 to form a digital creative agency well versed in the nuances of modern marketing. Even better? They decided to join CreateAthon’s national network of partner agencies in 2013. Founder Will Melton was kind enough to share why Proximo Marketing... Read More