Voting is set to begin for Verdin’s 24-Hour Give on Tuesday, November 4. Voting is open to the public who are invited to vote once a day for one of the nonprofit finalists.
The three finalists were chosen after Verdin received more than 100 nominations from across the United States and internationally from California, to New York, to the Bahamas, Colombia, Kenya and Rowanda. The final nonprofits chosen, announced today, are Community Counseling Center, Operation COY and Zoo to You Conservation Ambassadors.
The final winning nonprofit will be determined by public vote from Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Monday, Nov. 10 and will participate in Verdin’s 24-Hour Give. To vote, participants can log onto verdinmarketing.com.
The 24-Hour Give will take place over 24 hours from Nov. 20 to 21. The winning nonprofit will receive a total rebrand from the company and its partners, utilizing all of its departments and services, at no cost. Verdin employees will spend this full day strategizing, planning and developing everything that goes into a brand including creating a new logo, marketing materials, website, business cards and letterhead.
“We are overwhelmed with the responses we received for the 24-Hour Give nomination,” said Mary Verdin, President of Verdin Marketing. “The enthusiastic response we received from all over the world was a wonderful surprise, especially since this is the first time we’ve done anything like this.”
Verdin will be working with community partners who have committed to supporting the project with in-kind donations. Those who have volunteered to donate include ITECH Solutions, Red Canary, Mac Superstore, Central Coast Printing, PrintPal, and UPS Store (Marigold Center). Media outlets who have committed to donating space and airtime are Charter Media, The Tribune and sanluisobispo.com, El Dorado Broadcasters, KCOY/KEYT/FOX, The Krush, New Times Media Group, SLO Life Magazine and Tolosa Press.
“This is a unique and fun way we can give back to the community,” Verdin said. “Verdin has a strong commitment to giving back and a long history of supporting non-profits. This is a huge next step in making a difference.”
Verdin is a full-service marketing firm in San Luis Obispo, CA. that has been helping businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies communicate with their target audiences in creative and cost effective ways since 2003. Verdin’s philosophy is to tie everything it does for clients back to the client’s business goals. The firm takes a professional, friendly, creative and surprising approach to all of its advertising, design, marketing and public relations services. For more information, visit www.verdinmarketing.com.