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TEDx: Exponential Impact for Nonprofits
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Earlier this fall, I was both surprised and delighted when I discovered my dear friend  Julie Turner had nominated me as a potential speaker for TEDx Columbia. Founded as a four-day video conference in California 25 years ago, TED is now an international program committed to Ideas Worth Spreading. Presenters are asked to talk about their passions, inventions,... Read More

Top Nonprofit Links of the Week
  • Written by Jody Piland

Getting Up by Giving Back It’s amazing to see what life has in store for you. Check out how CreateAthon helped one person find their purpose. New research: How to reach your donors’ heads along with their hearts Studies show that most individual donors give money to their nonprofit of choice for emotional reasons. Hope... Read More

Top Nonprofit Links of the Week
  • Written by Jody Piland

The Formula for Powerful Nonprofit Thank Yous There are many ways to write a successful thank you card from your organization. If you want it to be very meaningful, try this formula from Kivi Leroux Miller. Powerful Nonprofit Thank You = Greeting Card + Progress Report + Invitation. 4 Things to Know When Planning a... Read More

10th Annual CreatonAthon
  • Written by Monique Moffit, The Sales Factory

I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about the CreateAthon that the Sales Factory just participated in. In the words of our President Ged King “CreateAthon is our 24-hour creative blitz during which we provide North Carolina non-profits marketing services on a pro bono basis. And we don’t do this work alone. Since the... Read More

A Billion + Opportunities for CreateAthon
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Twenty-four hours have passed since Peyton Rowe and I attended the launch event for A Billion+ Change, the national campaign to mobilize pro bono services. To say we are still reeling from it all is the understatement of the year. All day long, we tried to talk about what was going on around us, and... Read More

CreateAthon Goes to Washington
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Not once in the last 14 years did I ever dream of doing what I’m about to do: Go to Capitol Hill to talk about CreateAthon. It comes in the form of the launch event for A Billion + Change, a national campaign to mobilize $1 billion of pro bono services by 2013. This morning,... Read More

A creative gift
  • Written by Mary Walter, Spartanburg Area Conservancy

Two summers ago, my nonprofit received a fantastic service from Columbia area marketing and PR firms. I am director of a land conservation organization located in Spartanburg and we struggle financially just like most non-profits in today’s world. We simply did not have funds allocated for one of our most important needs: getting our word... Read More

National CreateAthon® Week Brings Pro Bono Marketing to Nonprofits
  • Written by Teresa Coles

It’s finally here. CreateAthon®, a national movement that encourages professionals and students in the communicating arts to put their creative talents to work for social good, announces the beginning of National CreateAthon Week on Sunday, September 11. During this week, marketing, advertising, public relations, interactive and design firms across the country will host 24-hour, pro... Read More

CreateAthon lands in NYC
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Imagine our excitement at the Mother Ship when we learned this spring that Peyton Rowe, director and Chief Evangelical Officer of CreateAthon onCampus, had been selected as one of only 15 professionals in the country to participate in IMPACT! Design for Social Change. IMPACT! is a six-week summer intensive study at the School of Visual... Read More