Why Take This Course?
Work can be fun. Work can be emotionally fulfilling. But, at the end of the day, work also has to be wallet fulfilling. For many freelancers and studio owners, the ability to make a difference in the world while keeping the wheels of commerce turning is a conundrum they struggle to solve. There is, however, a way to do good work for good causes and make good (well, OK, “decent”) money. That’s what our guest speaker, Jen Pennington, has discovered in her own design practice, and she’d like to share her insights with you. So, if you’d like to feel better about the issues and companies you support with your talents, join us. It will be an excellent way to learn about doing good.

Course Description
In this free community talk Jen Pennington will share some of the ways she’s paved the way for her design firm to do more work for clients with strong social and environmental missions. Here are a few of the topics she’ll be covering:

• Finding clients in the non-profit and community service spaces

• Setting up compensation plans with clients who aren’t rolling in it

• Adjusting your expectations and business approach when working with cause-related clients

• Making friends with constraints as a way of producing better work

• Case studies from Jen’s client work

Who Should Take This Class?
This free talk is for anyone working in design and curious about how they can bring a more virtuous balance to their client list.