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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

You’ve caught the CreateAthon bug. Now what?
  • Written by Julie Turner

This is the first post in a three post series designed to help communities, companies and creative crews start their own local CreateAthon. Here at the CreateAthon Mother Ship, we get hundreds of letters (slight exaggeration) from folks just itching to be a part of the CreateAthon magic. But there’s a slight complication. There isn’t... Read More

One Decision That Will Change Your Agency for the Better in 2012
  • Written by Cathy Monetti

“It’s CreateAthon! The best day of the year!” is what I hear as Julie and I reach the front door at exactly the same time and we smile covertly in the knowing that ahead of us lay 24+ intense hours in which we and 30 other volunteers will be tested to our creative cores. We... Read More

Getting Up by Giving Back
  • Written by Andrea Goulet

It’s amazing the curve balls life can throw. Or in my case, a chair. What was meant to be a tool of intimidation and destruction helped me find CreateAthon and ultimately became a source of strength and healing. Let’s rewind. When I was eighteen, I met a guy (let’s call him Jake) at a party.... Read More

Thank You CreateAthon 2011
  • Written by Julie Flannery Allen, Zing

How much good can you do in 24 hours if you put your mind, and most importantly­– your heart, into it? Well on Sept 16, 2011. We found out, quite a lot. The CreateAthon had a catchy name and the premise was good. 24 hours of creative blitz. What the heck? We’ve pulled all-nighters before,... 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

CreateAthon: Flying High
  • Written by Jody Piland

To say that it’s been a big month for CreateAthon is an understatement. When CreateAthon officially became a 501(c)3 last month, we knew big things were coming. But, I don’t think anyone at Riggs Partners could honestly say they knew just how huge November would be. We’re only halfway through the month and CreateAthon has... Read More