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Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Tennessee
Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Tennessee
2018 Chattanooga Make-a-Thon Case Study
Sarah Obenauer
Dec 17, 2018
10 Organizations to support on Giving Tuesday
10 Organizations to support on Giving Tuesday
Many of you have heard of Giving Tuesday, a day to come together and give back to the organizations that do so much for our society…
Sarah Obenauer
Nov 21, 2020
Cultivating Giving Part 6: Activating others
Cultivating Giving Part 6: Activating others
Welcome back to the final week of Cultivating Giving! We are going to talk about activating volunteers and partnering with community…
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 27, 2020
Cultivating Giving Part 5: Design basics for success
Cultivating Giving Part 5: Design basics for success
This is week two of designing for success. This can be daunting for small organizations without a dedicated marketing team, but anyone can…
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 20, 2020
Cultivating Giving Part 4: Developing a theme and designing for success
Cultivating Giving Part 4: Developing a theme and designing for success
This week we will be discussing developing a theme and designing for success. This topic digs into the language and aesthetic presentation…
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 13, 2020
Cultivating Giving Part 3: Planning ahead
Cultivating Giving Part 3: Planning ahead
Your mission can be powerful, your impact can be clear, your design and copy can be ideal, but without planning, will anyone see it? Today…
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 6, 2020
Cultivating Giving Part 2: Determining your audience
Cultivating Giving Part 2: Determining your audience
Welcome back to Cultivating Giving! As a result of our last topic on storytelling, we received lots of questions on how do you tell a story…
Sarah Obenauer
Sep 29, 2020
Cultivating Giving Part 1: Telling your story
Cultivating Giving Part 1: Telling your story
It is truly hard to believe that it is that time of year again. Giving Tuesday is fast-approaching and year-end giving campaigns will…
Sarah Obenauer
Sep 22, 2020
Defining brand character
Defining brand character
Brand character is something that is often lost or forgotten. It is easy to dismiss it when you’re fighting to improve your community or…
Sarah Obenauer
Aug 5, 2020
Q&A with a nonprofit: Planning a virtual festival
Q&A with a nonprofit: Planning a virtual festival
SeekHealing is a young, but powerful organization located in Asheville, North Carolina. Their goal is to liberate human beings from…
Sarah Obenauer
Jul 19, 2020
Beginning a branding project as a designer
Beginning a branding project as a designer
This is part of a series, The Consultant’s Guide to Branding, supporting purpose-driven organizations and businesses.
Sarah Obenauer
Jul 17, 2020
Q&A with a nonprofit: Planning a virtual cultural celebration
Q&A with a nonprofit: Planning a virtual cultural celebration
In 2001, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees held the first World Refugee Day. Since then, Bridge Refugee Services in…
Sarah Obenauer
Jul 14, 2020
Core values are for you, not everyone else
Core values are for you, not everyone else
Core values are an essential part of your organization, your brand. Many of you have seen these in action at your organization, but what…
Sarah Obenauer
Jun 16, 2020
Words & terms matter
Words & terms matter
There is great power in the words that we use — they can inspire and motivate, they can create clarity or confusion.
Sarah Obenauer
May 20, 2020
Defining purpose, vision, and mission
Defining purpose, vision, and mission
Purpose, vision, and mission. Some of us already have these defined in our businesses or organizations from years past, but we don’t know…
Sarah Obenauer
May 7, 2020
How do I get started with a branding project?
How do I get started with a branding project?
Whether you’re an entirely new effort still determining your brand, a century old organization looking for a refresh, or somewhere in…
Sarah Obenauer
Apr 15, 2020
Make a Mark Selects 10 Chattanooga Nonprofits
Make a Mark Selects 10 Chattanooga Nonprofits
Nonprofits from across the city and state were selected for the 12-hour design and development marathon in Chattanooga.
Sarah Obenauer
Mar 6, 2020
Make a Mark 2019 Year in Review
Make a Mark 2019 Year in Review
Five years. 2019 marked five years since we came up with the concept for Make a Mark. It began with three creatives in Virginia gathered…
Sarah Obenauer
Feb 9, 2020
Holiday Gifts for a Cause
Holiday Gifts for a Cause
All of these gifts work in service of or contribute a portion of their proceeds to important causes across the globe.
Sarah Obenauer
Nov 19, 2019
Meet the Charlotte Nonprofits
Meet the Charlotte Nonprofits
Independent organizers in Charlotte select nonprofits from across the area for their second Charlotte Make-a-Thon
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 29, 2019
Meet the San Francisco Nonprofits
Meet the San Francisco Nonprofits
Independent organizers in San Francisco choose nonprofits across the Bay Area to benefit at the 2019 San Francisco Make-a-Thon.
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 16, 2019
Meet the Asheville Nonprofits
Meet the Asheville Nonprofits
Asheville community leaders select nine nonprofits as Make a Mark returns to the city
Sarah Obenauer
Oct 8, 2019
Meet the Philadelphia Nonprofits
Meet the Philadelphia Nonprofits
Organizers in Philly choose eight nonprofits for the first ever Philadelphia Make-a-Thon
Sarah Obenauer
Sep 25, 2019
6 things I learned planning a nonprofit volunteer event
6 things I learned planning a nonprofit volunteer event
The door is locked.
Melanie Kinney
Sep 16, 2019
Meet the Baltimore Nonprofits
Meet the Baltimore Nonprofits
Organizers in Baltimore select nine nonprofits for the second annual Baltimore Make-a-Thon
Sarah Obenauer
Sep 16, 2019
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