Riggs Partners Accepting Applications from Upstate Nonprofits for Annual Pro Bono Marathon
June 1, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC — Riggs Partners will hold their annual CreateAthon event for South Carolina-based nonprofits on October 22-23, 2015. CreateAthon is a 24-hour marathon during which professionals and students in the communication arts deliver marketing services to nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis.
Riggs Partners, which founded CreateAthon in 1997, will accept applications from nonprofit organizations in the Upstate and Midlands of South Carolina. Nonprofits may submit applications to Riggs Partners at www.riggs-createathon.com from now until July 15. Nonprofits selected for participation will be notified in August.
Riggs Partners founded CreateAthon 18 years ago as an innovative way to provide pro bono services to nonprofits. The program has achieved significant impact since its national launch in 2002, attracting more than 101 agencies, universities, professional organizations and corporate marketing departments throughout the world as CreateAthon partners. In total, the program has served more than 1,600 nonprofit organizations with pro bono marketing projects valued at more than $20.5 million.
