Our mission is to unite marketing talent with local nonprofits and startups through collaborative marketing projects that grow our economy and build community resilience.

AMA Cincinnati Agency pairs teams of volunteers with selected nonprofits or startups in the Greater Cincinnati area for 6-month pro bono marketing projects.

This program aims to give volunteers the opportunity to grow their professional skill set while giving back to the community. In return, our nonprofit and startup communities have a chance to leverage local marketing talent, develop richer volunteer and donor bases, and evolve their marketing strategies.

The deadline to apply as a Nonprofit/Startup was November 28. Applications will be open again in the Fall of 2024.

For Volunteers

  • Sharpen your skills or gain new experience
  • Build your resume and portfolio
  • Demonstrate your leadership ability
  • Network and connect within the marketing, not-for-profit, and entrepreneurial communities
  • Access project mentors and consultants
  • Strengthen our local community with your talent and energy

January – June

  • About 10-20 hours of work per month
  • Participate in kickoff event in January*
  • Participation in team-client meetings Jan-June*
  • Willingness to work together as a team, be open to new experiences/learning, and apply your talent to creatively solve a challenge facing a local nonprofit or startup
  • Attend celebration event in June*
Application for Volunteers

For Nonprofits & Startups

  • Execute more effectively on your mission or scale your business faster by elevating your marketing strategies
  • Leverage the expertise of marketing talent in our community
  • Evolve your marketing strategy
  • Develop tools and resources to elevate your marketing going forward
  • Gain visibility on the AMA Cincinnati website, emails, and social channels

January – June

  • Ability to define in your Agency application a business challenge that can be impacted by marketing with measurable results within 6 months**
  • Participate in kickoff event in January*
  • Develop a project plan based on your application with your AMA Cincinnati Agency team
  • Appoint a dedicated point of contact who is able to commit 10-15 hours per month Jan-June
  • Attend celebration event in June*
  • Become an advocate for AMA Cincinnati Agency program
  • $350 fee***

* Meetings are expected to be a combination of in-person, Zoom, and hybrid to maximize participation. We’re planning to have the kickoff (Jan) and celebration (June) events in person and will reevaluate as necessary.

** Nonprofits and startups are free to continue their relationship with any of the marketing volunteers after the AMA Cincinnati Agency engagement is completed.

*** Your AMA Cincinnati Agency fee will help defray the operating costs of this program and will not serve as compensation to any of the volunteers. All volunteers work pro -bono during the course of their AMA Cincinnati Agency contract.

Sample Projects

  • We have the opportunity to reach a new population/market – We need help creating a marketing plan or fundraising plan

  • We want to enhance our brand – We need help rebranding and developing brand guidelines

  • We need to connect with our constituents via social media – We need help creating and executing a social media calendar

  • We are developing a new product/service – We need help researching its viability and pricing

  • We are launching a new community outreach program – We need help planning a kickoff event

  • We need to drive participation/sales of our products/services – We need help developing a revenue-generation campaign

  • We are launching a new event – We need help determining what is the best channel mix for outreach

  • It takes us too long to explain what our products/services are to potential customers – We need help defining our sales pitch or product benefits clearly and concisely

Application for Volunteers