October 8, 2008
CreateAthon: Creativity for a good cause
Last month, my associate Kim and I had the pleasure of donating our time and copywriting services to CreateAthon, a 24-hour creative blitz during which advertising agencies and design firms around the country work on a pro bono basis for local nonprofit organizations.
We worked with smith&jones, a full-service marketing and advertising agency in Sturbridge, Massachusetts—the only New England agency that participates in this annual event.
Although we admit that we did not work all 24 hours, Kim and I are very proud of the advertisement, poster, and brochure we wrote for a local senior center. It was very rewarding—and invigorating—to be part of a creative team of people volunteering our talents to help our local community.
We can’t wait to participate again next year!
Learn more about CreateAthon.
Check out smith&jones’ CreateAthon blog.
Filed by rebecca at 6:04 pm under Copywriting
Hey, I’ll bet Tei would love something like this! She’s all about non-profits!
Thanks, Steph, I’ll let her know. It’s a great event!
This looks like a wonderful way to give back. I wish I had time to participate, or that I’d known about it earlier. There are lots of non-profits that I’d love to help. Good for you for giving back
Thanks, Melissa! We really enjoyed ourselves. And the best part is, lots of organizations ended up with first-class marketing materials that they could never have afforded otherwise. Check out the Web site and maybe you can hook up with a local design firm next year!
Shoot! I would have loved to have helped out. Maybe next year…
Beth -
Any nonprofit would be lucky to have your writing services at their disposal!
Rebecca, as you can see I’m behind! This sounds like a wonderful way to give back to a community. I would love to participate next year! Oooh, maybe I can just gather some people this year and do something on my own. I love this idea!
Hi, Karen -
Now that sounds like a great idea! Host your own CreateAthon; you won’t regret it.