| There's a great amount of concentrate on the need | | | | have adequate to eat? Providing job training for |
| for change internationally. Increasingly our attention is | | | | homeless people or ex-addicts trying to revisit on their |
| turning to helping those in more need than ourselves. A | | | | feet may well be another cause you feel strongly |
| number of millionaires have been in the news with their | | | | about. (You do need to feel strongly about it, or you're |
| funding of good works around the globe. The Gates | | | | not aiming to like the hours you're fixing without pay.) |
| have set up a foundation to aid with AIDS in Africa. | | | | For every idea cited above there's probably at |
| Warren Buffet donated billions to the Gates | | | | minimum one and probably several non-profits in your |
| Foundation. Oprah has started a Leadership Academy | | | | community providing these services. And, virtually all of |
| for Girls in South Africa and now she's doing a reality | | | | them are operating on limited budgets. Their flows of |
| TV show creating a tournament of multiplying people's | | | | Federal and State monies have been cut dramatically |
| efforts to do something positive for the environment. | | | | in in recent years and more and more they need to |
| These are just a few examples. | | | | rely upon private donations. |
| Have you been wondering how you can create a | | | | Decide what you are prepared to do and how much |
| difference globally? Do you possess a hope to | | | | time you have. Be sure to be realistic. This is one |
| contribute, but not the budget that would make that | | | | region where you do not want to back yourself into a |
| feasible? There is a lot of ways you can make a | | | | corner. |
| change in what you see around you. Donating your | | | | Think you don't have sufficient time? Put together a |
| time and skills is one of those ways. | | | | consortium of graphic design firms to make the |
| Graphic design firms everywhere the country are | | | | contribution. Each one of you can take an assorted |
| seeing that their skills are an essential donation. | | | | piece of graphic pie that needs to be produced. With |
| Non-profit organizations are very much are anxious for | | | | multiple skills from several graphic design firms you'll be |
| graphic design. Firms like yours are signing on to | | | | in a position to make a substantial contribution to a |
| provide all the ability that non-profits use to get their | | | | non-profit of your selection. And, in all probability you'll |
| lesson out -- logos, print advertisements, posters, | | | | multiply the value of our contribution. Especially if that |
| invitations for fund raisers, multi-media presentations, | | | | contribution involves the design of invitations for a |
| newsletters, photography and other needs. Do you | | | | fund-raiser, or a multi-media presentation made to raise |
| need skills you are willing to donate? | | | | funds for the organization. |
| Just how do you make up your mind who, what, | | | | See, you and other graphic design firms like yourself |
| where and how? First answer this question. What's | | | | can create a massive difference globally. So, what are |
| important to you, what would you enjoy to observe | | | | you waiting for? Who's intending to receive your |
| change. Is literacy critical to you? How about finding | | | | volunteer services? |
| homes for the homeless? Or, making sure individuals | | | | |