Awareness Months to Promote and Support

Awareness months impact the lives of many of us or those we love just the same. And just like any other good cause, these issues can always use a big boost of support. Tying your promotional event to awareness months is one of the best ways to support charitable causes. Whether you are a nonprofit fundraising throughout the year, holding an event to draw awareness, or organizing a community event — ethically sourced promotional items will promote you and your cause.

Below find a comprehensive list of annual awareness months and sample event pairings.

Examples of pairing your event with awareness months:

5Gyres hosts many beach cleanup efforts throughout the year. Photo Credit: 5Gyres

Example 1: Your business is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in April. Try pairing your event with World Habitat Awareness Month. Raising funds for a local ocean preservation organization, like 5Gyres, would be a great idea. You could create a online fundraising store hosted by Ethix to offer earth-friendly drinkware, such as reusable aluminum canteens, and custom-printed, recycled or organic t-shirts for sale, and share it on your social media pages, in your newsletters, and on your website.

Example 2: Your union local has its annual Labor Day parade coming up. Pair this with the month-long Library Card Signup effort in September, and invest in some union made stickers and buttons to hand out at the parade, encouraging kids to sign up for a free library card. You could also create specially-designed union made kids library tote bags with your union logo on them (and even better, get them union printed with a union bug!) to hand out at the local library to children who signed up.