Category: Newsworthy

CreateAthon Blog

CreateAthon Brand Makeover Contest Announces the Top 10!
  • Written by Teresa Coles

After much deliberation, we are pleased to announce the 10 finalists for the CreateAthon Brand Makeover contest.  The 10 nonprofit organizations are: Boots in Business (Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce) Carlsbad, California Canines for Disabled Kids Princeton, Massachusetts Care of Southeastern Michigan Fraser, Michigan The Children’s Museum in Easton North Easton, Massachusetts One Less Meal Marion,... Read More

CreateAthon Extends Brand Makeover Contest!
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Nonprofits, sharpen your #2 pencils! We’re extending the deadline for applications on the great CreateAthon Brand Makeover contest until July 15. We’ve also simplified the application to make it super easy to apply on Facebook. We want to make sure as many nonprofits throughout the US and Canada get their shot a chance at one... Read More

CreateAthon Brand Makeover Contest Brings More Pro Bono to More Nonprofits
  • Written by Teresa Coles

“I’m sorry, but you don’t have a CreateAthon agency in your market,” is the news I’ve had to deliver too many times to nonprofits who’ve called me to ask how their organizations can benefit from CreateAthon’s 24-hour marketing marathons. It pains me more than I can say to tell these folks we can’t help them... Read More

Deadlines, Creativity and CreateAthon
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Jay: “You won’t believe what I heard on Marketplace driving home today.” Me: “What?” Jay: “A Harvard Business School professor did a study on the impact of really tight deadlines on the creative process. Now what does that make you think of?” He pulled up the transcript right then and there as we sat on... Read More

Top Nonprofit Links of the Week
  • Written by Jody Piland

Building Traditions into Your Communications Calendar Traditions are a wonderful way to entice excitement. You can help make your audience as excited about your nonprofit as you are by creating some traditions when it comes to communications. Start planning a certain time and date that you will always host a Twitter chat. Do you have... Read More

Top Nonprofit Links of the Week
  • Written by Jody Piland

A guide to telling your story in pictures One incredible way to tell your nonprofit’s story is through the use of pictures. This is an easy way to reach out to your supporters. Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication recently launched a guide called, Communicating Via Imagery, to help teach you this process. The... Read More

159 things I took from CreateAthon
  • Written by CreateAthon onCampus

Be careful with your caffeine intake. Sleep the night before. Work smarter, not harder. Learn your client (front and back side to side) Meet your team before hand. Know your strengths. Advil helps. Spend the day before relaxing. Don’t doubt yourself. Be on time. Don’t doubt your skills. Allow others to shine. Bring deodorant. Be open to new... Read More

Top Nonprofit Links of the Week
  • Written by Jody Piland

One Decision That Will Change Your Agency for the Better in 2012 CreateAthon season is right around the corner and we are extending an open invite to agencies throughout the country to become a partner. If you’re still on the fence about becoming one, read what co-creator Cathy Monetti has to say about CreateAthon. Can... Read More

Top Nonprofit Links of the Week
  • Written by Jody Piland

Visual Storytelling: Powerful Connector for Your Nonprofit Visual storytelling is a great way to reach out to your target audience. One thing that’s wonderful about it is the infinite amount of ways to do so. Next time you need a way to connect through your nonprofit, try making shirts or hats with your logo on... Read More