Event: Make Good Ideas Happen

The ideas that most need to happen are those that push forward the social causes and issues of our day.  So alldaybuffet teamed up with Behance for an Internet Week NY event that introduced the nonprofit world to creative productivity.  For one hot night, the roof of the Delancey became a launching pad for social creative action, with over 300 creative and idealistic professionals showing up to help Make Good Ideas Happen.

Three nonprofits - StartingBloc, City Year, and Sustainable South Bronx--presented themselves and their initiatives, inviting the creative community to provide ideas, action steps and contacts to realize their goals. Armed with life-sized Behance boards--ideas, contacts, action steps and stickers flew and discussions carried over the rooftop. In addition to generating strategies and awareness, a rare level of communication between nonprofits and the creative community proved a great productivity driver.

Mission statements came to life as City Year corps members explained what they do day-to-day and StartingBloc executives showed off the breadth of a network that includes heavy-hitters such as the London Business School to Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, creatives filled gaps in knowledge and put a face to everything from information architecture to brand planning.

One of the best ways to ensure next steps is to connect and learn about the people you'd like to be working with face-to-face.  We're happy that Behance could help provide the first step in Making Good Ideas Happen. Of course, there's a lot of perspiration ahead if the big visions of these nonprofits are to be executed, but we look forward to seeing what the creative world can do to help. After all, the future depends on it...

The event was covered by Flavorpill, LVHRD, Idealist, Behance Magazine. Non-Profit Marketing Blog, and Core77