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Partners on a Mission: One Nonprofit Shares Their CreateAthon Experience
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

CARE of Southeastern Michigan is an agency that works with individuals, families, and employers to address a variety of mental health and community wellness issues, including family development, employee assistance programs, and substance abuse counseling and prevention. In 2012, as part of CreateAthon’s Brand Makeover social media contest, six nonprofit winners, including CARE,  were paired... 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

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

CreateAthon Love For The Therapy Place
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

The Therapy Place, a Columbia, SC, 501 (c)3 nonprofit, exists to provide both traditional and innovative therapies to children with special needs regardless of their family’s ability to pay. In 2012, Riggs Partners chose the organization as a CreateAthon client. It’s been almost a year, and Executive Director Dawn Darby can’t stop raving about the... Read More

Raise Your Hand If You CreateAthon
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

 Ever volunteered for a CreateAthon all-nighter? Join us in showing the world who’s sharing talent and sacrificing sleep to benefit local nonprofits.Visit our Facebook page and join the CAT Call.  Click on the CAT Call app to get your own CreateAthon badge. During the week of Aug. 5-11 we’re asking all volunteers, past and present,... Read More

Partner Profile: Meet Hypno Design
  • Written by Julie Turner

What kind of agency signs up to be a CreateAthon partner? Often it’s the shop with the simplest of missions who is most eager to hop on the pro bono bandwagon. Check out this fun autobiography  from CreateAthon partners, Hypno Design of Philadelphia. They just want to make people happy.  And as CreateAthon partners they’ve... Read More

Why CreateAthon? Part Three: Magic Happens in the Middle of the Night
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

 Is it really possible to produce high quality work in the span of a 24-hour marathon? Are you undermining your shop’s regular work when you produce pro bono on such a short timeline? We answer with a resounding, “No!” But better yet, we’ve got 15 years of experience and other partners to back us up.... Read More