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Furman CreateAthon Sparks Student Creativity
  • Written by Julie Turner

Furman University Art Department Chair Ross McClain digs his ultra-smart students. Yet he thinks they would benefit greatly from failing at something every now and again. You know as a learning exercise. That was one reason the esteemed South Carolina university signed on for CreateAthon in 2013. Writer Ron Wagner shares more about their inaugural... Read More

Flipside Shares the Love
  • Written by Alexandra Frazier

Once upon a time in a faraway land (okay, so Canada isn’t that far away, but bear with us), the do-gooders at Flipside met the do-gooders at Riggs Partners, and they fell in love, and they produced amazing CreateAthon work for dozens of deserving clients. They also wrote really, really awesome “thank you” notes like... Read More

CreateAthon in Dogs
  • Written by Julie Turner

There’s no better day than April Fools Day to take a stroll through CreateAthon from a unique and flavorful perspective. There are a few shy volunteers across the CreateAthon universe you may have missed in all the all-nighter ruckus. Little Bit L.B. (“she’s a little bit of everything”) works at the CreateAthon mothership: Riggs Partners.... Read More

An Experiment in Giving Back
  • Written by Teresa Coles

Sixteen years ago CreateAthon was a grand experiment. Our biggest concern wasn’t if we could get all the work done; it was more whether our rag-tag crew of volunteers could even stay awake for 24 hours! Little did we know, we were onto something big. That 1998 CreateAthon was the inaugural effort of what’s now... Read More

Need a professional test? Try CreateAthon.
  • Written by Julie Turner

It’s easy to say yes to giving 24 hours of your marketing whiz (and life) to benefit local nonprofits through CreateAthon. But once you’re an official volunteer, that’s when the squirrelly feelings can start creeping in. CreateAthon co-founder and long-time creative director Cathy Monetti has calmed 15 CreateAthons-worth of terrified writers and designers. Just take... Read More

It's almost here! Oct. 20-26 is Pro Bono Week!
  • Written by Jenni Brennison

Last year’s Global Pro Bono Summit gave rise to a new movement in skills-based volunteering. Inspired by the American Bar Association, Taproot Foundation invited summit attendees to join in a week-long global celebration of professionals  donating their skills to the nonprofit community. From IT assistance to Human Resources, many nonprofits simply don’t have the budget... Read More

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

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

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

Sharing CreateAthon Magic and Mayhem
  • Written by Julie Turner

One thing that’s great about CreateAthon? We are not alone. Since the nonprofit allnighter began in 1998, the mother of all workdays has been joined by more than 75 partner agencies and creative organizations as well as 1,275 hard-working nonprofits. Despite the frantic pace and pressure, we’ve managed to score some big fun along the... Read More