Making it possible
None of this works without our volunteer creatives lending their time and talent, and we wouldn’t do this work for just any organization or project. Are you a designer, copywriter, strategist, social media specialist, photographer, etc., who loves to give back? Are you a nonprofit or emerging entrepreneur with a project or branding or marketing need? Welcome, we are happy you are here.
Make-a-thon
Our annual, 12-hour make-a-thon couldn’t happen without the many volunteer makers who donate their time and talent to help meet critical needs for a local nonprofit organization.
Projects can range from brand identity and standards to collateral and messaging, photography, videography, social strategies, content, and more. We always need designers, writers, strategists, photographers, videographers, etc. Whatever your craft, we can use it on November 7, 2026.
Maker Signups
Nonprofit Applications
Makers
Volunteer to be a maker
We cannot pull this off without the incredible talent of our makers, who are selected based on the skillsets we need to assemble for the nonprofits’ projects. We invite creative members of the community to register for the event and tell us about their skillsets and experience, so that we can utilize them in the right ways.
Nonprofits
Apply to be a recipient
We aim to serve as many nonprofits each year as possible. As part of our process, we ask that you complete an application to tell us about your organization and how we can help you further your cause or deepen your impact. From there, we interview those organizations with projects we feel strongly can be completed in 12 hours.
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We are thrilled and honored to be partnered with the team at Do Greater Charlotte and hosted at their beautiful Sparkhouse Charlotte space.
Fun fact: the lab's original branding was developed through our 2020 make-a-thon event.
