Creative Footprints - What Kind Are You Leaving?
Each time we create something, however big or small, it leaves an impact on us, and our surroundings. Consider these as creative footprints, as if the world around you is a vast sandy beach and each creative step you take leaves its trace in the sand.
All the great artists and creative people in history have left significant footprints behind them, in the legacy of their work. To name just a few, think of the philosophy of Plato, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Jackson Pollock’s “Action Painting”, The Beatles’ influential Sgt. Pepper's album, or the films of Steven Spielberg…
Each... read more >>
Creative Fundraising Activities In The New Year
Tough times are facing many nonprofits. Financially, traditional fundraising activities are becoming less successful and organizations are looking toward more creative ways to make the big money. School fundraising is facing similar difficulties.
Bingo seems to be as big a fundraising event as ever. Bingo generally can help foundations raise a big portion of their funds. However, it won’t be enough if they can’t get the volunteers needed to pull off these types of events. Often times getting people to volunteer on a regular basis is the tricky part. Stretching volunteers is... read more >>
Creative Fundraising Activities
1) Golf fundraisers - One creative fundraising activity that can help raise money for any cause is a golf fundraiser. A golf fundraiser can prove to be quite lucrative and entertaining at the same time. Golf courses are usually very open to hosting the event as it drives traffic and increases awareness to their course. Golf fundraisers also have a lot of sponsorship opportunities available to raise additional money on top of the player’s fees. Opportunities such as sponsoring a hole, an event title sponsor, player and team sponsors and cash bar carts that cater to the players. This... read more >>
Creative Health For Life: Why Short Term Crash Diets Don't Work!
Most of us have embarked on new diets or exercise regimes in an effort to be more healthy, lose weight and get our bodies in better physical shape.
Here’s what usually happens:
We start with huge motivation and the best of intentions, and for a few days or weeks, all goes fantastically well. The weight comes off, our fitness noticeable improves, and we start to feel a little healthier.
But then, a few weeks, or even days in, almost inevitably we begin to falter. We start to miss how we were before. The extreme structure of the diet plan, so different to how we exercised... read more >>
Creative Heroes: Enrich Your Own Creativity By Learning From The Creative Heroes You Admire
Consider this hypothetical question – If, from birth, we were never exposed to any form of creative influence whatsoever, would we be more, or less creative and original ourselves?
Since of course it’s impossible to accurately test, we have to accept that in fact we are influenced from the day we are born by thousands of different creative influences and sources, and inevitably it shapes the creative work we ourselves produce.
And so it follows, all of us who are creative have heroes of some kind, those we look up to as giants in their field, and who’ve achieved the kind... read more >>
Creative Ideas To Follow Up After A Presentation
In this day and age, it's simply not enough to call on someone and make a presentation. If you don't follow up at least 7 times, you are wasting your time, as well as theirs. The more time you put into getting to know your potential customers, the better your relationship will be.
Because of that, you need to follow up after a presentation, at least 7 times, and sometimes longer. Here you'll find some creative ideas to follow up that will be sure to impress anyone.
1. Your first follow up should be a hand written note, thanking them for their time. Use a nice card, embossed... read more >>
Creative Ideas - Six Ways To Have Them
Would you like more creative ideas? Maybe you want to exercise more creativity in solving problems at home, or in your work. Perhaps you just like the thought of having the most interesting ideas the next time you are with a group of friends. Either way, you can quickly become a font of creative ideas by using a few simple techniques. Start with the following.
1. Look at opposites.
What if instead of being bad for your teeth, candy was actually good for them? Could someone develop a candy that prevented tooth decay and perhaps even strengthened teeth? What if exercise wasn't... read more >>
Creative Ideas For A Bachelorette Party
One thing a bride to be wants is to stand out on her wedding day. Her bachelorette party is no different. Many brides to be want to have parties that are not like any other party their guests have attended. Here are some creative ideas for a bachelorette party.
If the bride to be and her friends are physically fit you can try and have a bachelorette party that involves activity. It doesn’t have to be the entire bachelorette party – it can be part of a day-long affair. Spending some time in a rock climbing gym is a creative idea for a bachelorette party, as is going to the local... read more >>
5 Reasons Your Trailer Needs A Dump Insert
Dump inserts are a very useful accessory that one can add on their truck or trailer. While most people tend to stick with the regular pick up trunks for loading and unloading, dump inserts offer more benefits and make tasks easier. While the benefits of having one are many, here we will mention a few things which will definitely make you give this modification some serious thought.
1. Ease of Dumping Cargo
If anyone has seen how a dump inserts works, this would be first benefit they would point out. Dump inserts make the task of unloading cargo or merchandise much easier... read more >>
Creative Ideas To Make Mothers Day Special
Mother's day celebrations are observed with much zeal in most parts of the world. Some do it in a traditional manner while others observe it in a contemporary style. Mother's day celebrations commemorate the phenomenal impact of mothers in our lives.
Mother's day gifts are a quintessential part of the celebrations, but have you thought of ways to make the event unique and memorable? Besides great gift ideas, that include curios, flowers, chocolates, cake and jewelry, there are other innovative ways to make the event special. One of them is to think up great ideas to celebrate... read more >>