The variety of marketing tools and their constant attack on literally our every step is a significant stimulus for searching for new ways how to veer off the monotonous mass and to efficiently address the current as well as potential customers. The situation becomes more complex especially in the area of the non-profit sector as even here the responsibility for one's own organization within the market becomes an important aspect, and to position it into such relations towards its environment helping to ensure its constant success. The presented study points at one of the possible options for a solution in utilizing the creative potential, the essence of which is the cooperation of non-profit organizations with the academic sphere on the regional level.