Great people & causes
Giving back
2,117 pro-bono hours · five efforts · 2013 to 2026
Why this matters to us
I learned what generosity means from the receiving end.
When my family went through a hard time, people we barely knew showed up for us. Years later, in Rio de Janeiro, I met my wife, Courtney. We were both volunteering with homeless children: I through a local charity, she through an international program from her school. So when i9media began in 2011, giving our time and craft to causes was never a program we added. It was how we already lived.
We don't do it for the credit. We do it because good people did it for us, and because the same care that builds a brand can carry a cause further than it could go alone.
Andre
The work
Given, not billed
The same team, the same standards and the same deliverables our partners pay for. Every hour below is logged.
2024 · 01
Compete for Causes
A charity platform our founder started, where people set fundraising challenges around their own health goals.
- Brand identity
- Website design
- Flyers
- Social media posts
- Hats and shirts
- The app, designed and built
1,510 hours 55 minutes given
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2023 · 02
Avocado Growers of California
The growers behind a century of California avocado farming.
- Brand identity
- Website, designed and built
- Newsletter, designed and built
- Social media design
- Ad units
- In-store and point-of-purchase displays
- Gear
36 hours 46 minutes given
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2023 · 03
Troopathon
Care packages for troops deployed in combat areas, from Move America Forward.
- Brand identity
- Website, designed and built
- Newsletter, designed and built
- Ad units
- Flyers
- Social media design
- Social foundation: profile setup and optimization, highlights, foundational posts
245 hours 13 minutes given
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2013–2016 · 04
Moores Cancer Center
Cancer research and care at UC San Diego.
- Brand identity
- Website, designed and built
- Social media accounts, set up
- Event registration
74 hours 1 minute given
Beyond the studio
Service to our industry
2013–2016 · Founding president and chair of the board
Stand Up Paddle Industry Association
We helped found SUPIA to grow the sport of stand-up paddling and the industry around it. Andre served as its founding president and chair of the board for three years, working with an executive director to bring retailers, brands, athletes and ambassadors under one roof.
Together we published industry reports, ran summits and promoted the sport, sponsored by Surf Expo and other trade shows and by brands across the industry, and funded by retail and individual memberships.
- Members
- 600+
- Members, 2013–2016
- Term
- 3 yrs
- As president and chair
- Hours given
- 250 h
- Given, plus 24 minutes
Bring us your cause
Let's rise above
We take on causes where our craft can make a measurable difference. Tell us about yours, and we reply within 24 hours.