CUDO Gives, our exciting new philanthropic event, offers a way for creative professionals to make a difference for nonprofit organizations in the Champaign-Urbana community. The event takes the form of a charette*, an intense yet hugely satisfying one-day create-a-thon. In only one day, we’ll produce stationary, business cards, brochures, a website, etc. for a non-profit we select, to get them on their feet and help raise much-needed funds.
Saturday, August 29 9:00am – 6:00pm
at Surface 51
309 South Neil St, Champaign IL
Breakfast & lunch provided
For our first event, we’re excited to partner with the Wesley Evening Food Pantry, a phenomenal (and local) nonprofit that currently serves over 1400 individuals a month.
We are looking for a team of designers, copywriters, and web programmers to donate one day of their time, skill, and energy towards this very worthy cause. We’ll provide breakfast, lunch, and plenty of coffee. You just need to bring your own laptop and a good dose of enthusiasm!
We have only 18 slots available, so make sure to email us at info@thecudo.org if you’d like to participate, and let us know your area of expertise.
* So what exactly is a charrette? It is a rigorous and collaborative process in which a varied group of professionals work together with a rigid deadline. Or, if you prefer, a cram session. Whatever you call it, this efficient use of both our clients’ and our volunteers’ time allows us to accomplish in one day what would normally take weeks or even months. The workday is a highly productive synthesis of group and individual efforts. Brand concepts and high-level ideas are discussed by the entire group in a brainstorming session and, once finalized, are handed over to smaller groups and applied to the individual projects. Clients approve their projects that very day, and just a few short days later, the pieces return from the printer. Inside a week, clients receive the tools they need to ensure their messages are seen and heard.
