Pro-bono work is something that I’m a big fan of…when done right! Right now, I’m working on trying to partner up with CreateAthon.org, so I can better handle non-profit work.

Another thing I’m doing is for my son’s school. They’re having a fundraiser, and I offered to donate my design services for one professionally designed business card to their raffle. The flyer clearly stats what they’ll be getting, and what it’s worth. We’ll see what comes of it!

Excellent article, by the way. Looking forward to future installments!

Hi Dina;

Thanks for the post and I appreciate your insight. Look for a posting on the fighting the dreaded “project creep” in the near future!

The last one was an arts festival. I ended up doing EVERYTHING that needed to be printed–name tags, advertising, sell sheets, sponsorship forms, catalog for art auction, ads for said catalog, bid sheets, etc. Why? because my name and reputation were a part of the event, and I wanted everything to reflect my professionalism, not to mention making the event look like a winner. It has been very successful, fortunately.

Last summer I stepped down from the committee, and the powers that be were very disappointed with the quality of their materials. I told them that I would be happy to do it for a reduced rate, just not for free, since it’s such a large investment of time. So we’ll see.

I’m trying to think of a way to express my thanks for making me feel more confident in my work, and potential work, and the fees involved.

Translation escapes..

Thank you very much

Whether it’s financial, promotional or even spiritually rewarding, it’s a great thing when you use pro-bono to spread good design principles and good business practices. Keep up the good work!