AAF Create 2022
AAF Spokane is seeking applications from non-profit (501-C-3) organizations in the greater Spokane region to receive pro-bono creative development services through AAF Spokane’s annual Create event. The event features teams of local professional and student designers competing to produce messaging, visual designs and collateral materials for a worthy non-profit event. The selected non-profit will be able to choose their preferred collateral package from one team to be used to promote a designated event. Create does generate key messaging / copywriting, a visual design system for the event, and a limited number of collateral / digital applications with these messages and visuals. Create does not produce organizational brands, names of events, or strategic marketing plans of any kind. The work produces a limited series of marketing tactics only, but organizations are welcome to expand upon this work once delivered. While we wish we could help every organization in need each year, we can only select one for Create. However, if we are not able to help you through Create this year, we will still work to pitch your organization and event to our membership in a pro-bono capacity. Many professionals and student organizations take on pro-bono projects of their own so we are happy to share your story to anyone with interest! About Create AAF Spokane brings the creative community together for one day to help a local non-profit help others. We put the skills of advertising professionals and students to the test by splitting them into teams and having them compete to design a collateral package specifically catered to a local non-profit. Volunteers of copywriters, designers, project managers and other creative minded individuals will present their work for the non-profit’s selection at the end of the day then everyone celebrates together! The competition is overseen by senior creative directors from the community and final files are made available to the nonprofit for unlimited marketing usage. Judging Criteria Applications will be judged by the AAF Board of Directors based on several criteria: ● Community impact - the good your organization does for our community and impact it has on lives (no matter how big or small) ● Organizational need - the resources at your disposal from a budgetary and talent standpoint ● Creative opportunity - the range of messaging, design and communications tactics that our teams would get to work with for your event ● Values - organizational alignment with AAF Spokane values (community empowerment, professional development, improving lives in the greater Spokane region) Applications will be awarded based on merit determined by our board of directors. Selection will be final and no protest period will be allowed. The selection period will occur in July 2022 when a decision has been made.