Free Charge

With so many causes out there, its hard to choose just one. But that’s what we’re doing.

As a believer in community, giving to others, and unlocking potential, its hard not to notice people along the way that need help. And so we find ourselves scurrying. Without focus–we wanted to change that.

Nashville is a beautiful community full of organizations not defined by their profit. We call them “for-impact organizations.” There’s a lot of potential for impacting the world around us staring at us from our back porches. Many of them are itching to unlock the potential of their reach and some are tired and need a recharge.

We decided to start something to make a difference. We wanted to re-charge their batteries. We wanted to help them unlock change. This is the inspiration behind Free Charge, QCMG’s annual pro-bono campaign–selecting one deserving organization and give them more than a fighting chance at change by giving them a “free charge.”

Since our inception 2 years ago, our desire has been to give at least 10% of our time, treasure, and talent to others. 10% is our starting point, not sacrosanct. Our feet are definitely more than wet, we’ve learned how to swim in the deep end–and all the other metaphors you can insert here. It’s time to make an even bigger impact, proportionate to our growth. And after taking some notes from our friends at Matchstic, we wanted to do the same.

As a branding studio, we help create the power of focus through tying organization’s goals together through seamless design strategy and execution, spreading the mission of their organization through delightful relationships and deep-rooted emotions. It became very clear it was time to do likewise for ourselves. Potential is not just limited to business or personal–but rather the humanity we surround ourselves with. That’s our reach.

So we’re starting by choosing an organization who can deeply benefit from our services, launching them farther than they could ever do alone or through little “here and there” projects. In doing so, our goal is to create an energized brand that radically can charge their batteries and experience change on a deeper level.

Meet the Hazelips, and the Front Porch ministry

In 2004, Thom and Michele Hazelip sensed God impressing on their hearts to move to inner-city East Nashville. Two years later, the Hazelips and their 3 children moved to the drug and crime-ridden community of McFerrin Park. After meeting the children and moms on their street and seeing the need that surrounded them, their hearts opened up to to discover a new journey on sharing their lives, not just their faith, with the community. Three years later, Front Porch Ministry became an official non-profit ministry and began raising support as the Hazelips began to devote themselves full-time to impacting their community.

Their ministry consistently changes with the neighborhood, as they have converted their basement into a safe space for teens, mentoring the neighborhood children into young adults. We wanted to help them transition and support their cause.

This year, Quantum CMG is partnering with the Front Porch Ministry, to serve, equip, and charge their batteries, for free.

We’ll be sharing our brand design, strategy, and development capabilities–as well as our time, hearts, and hands–to advance their cause, giving them the tools to spread their message, build support, and raise the financial threshold of their organization.