Riggs Partners and the University of South Carolina Announce 2015 CreateAthon Dates and Application Deadlines
May 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Riggs Partners and the University of South Carolina announced that both organizations will once again host CreateAthon events this fall. 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 will hold its 18th annual CreateAthon on October 22-23, 2015. Midlands-area 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.
The USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications will host its third annual CreateAthon on November 6-7, 2015. USC will accept applications from nonprofits throughout the state of South Carolina at www.createathonusc.org. The USC deadline is May 15, and selected nonprofits will be notified in June. Any nonprofits not selected for CreateAthon @ USC will automatically be forwarded for consideration as part of Riggs Partners CreateAthon.
CreateAthon
Riggs Partners founded CreateAthon in 1997 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 $16.7 million. CreateAthon @ USC is one of eight university-based CreateAthon programs in the United States and Canada.
