July 28, 2007
Blogging for Charity - Blogathon 2007
It’s not too late to help a blogger raise money for a good cause as they slog through 24 hours of constant blogging for Blogathon 2007!
Don’t want to scroll through the long list of bloggers to find someone to sponsor? (Or you can use this surfing frame to click through the home pages of all the participating blogs.) For an international charity, consider the Purple Corner where Jogany is blogging for the SOS Children’s Village in Madagascar. The site is in French though there is an addictive chat going on right now that is mostly English. The Purple Corner also has some great podcasts.
More about Blogathon from the Chronicle of Philanthropy:
Bleary-Eyed Blogging for Charity
More than 500 bloggers from around the world have signed up to participate in a 24-hour Blogathon to raise money for charity starting at 6 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday.
The participants will raise money for a charity of their choice, promising donors they will update their blogs every 30 minutes during the 24-hour period.
The annual event was started in 2001 by Cat Connor, a blogger in Portland, Ore. That year, more than 100 bloggers raised more than $20,000 for 77 charities, according to the Blogathon’s Web site. Participation has gone up and down since then. This year, more than $70,000 has been pledged so far, it says.
The rules for bloggers are strict. “Don’t use an update script or other trick so you can go to bed and still blog,” the site warns. “You must be awake and participating in person.”It offers helpful tips for staying awake: take quick, cold showers; chat with other Blogathan participants; dance or play computer games; or create a “themed blog.”
All money goes directly to the charities through online donations.
The bloggers still have many hours to go…
Garden variety North American Nomad. Born in the Midwest; lived and worked on the West Coast and abroad; studied in the South. Recently spotted putting down roots in New England.
Hi jenn,
THNX A LOOOOOOT for your pledge !! We are doing our best to keep the posts interesting and motivating. We are a community of malagasy bloggers living for the most of us abroad. We thought posting about Childhood on Blogathon for SOS CHILDREN VILLAGE was the best way to raise awareness and teach people about our country.
I must return to my blogathon duties but again THX
thanks for blogging for such a great organization. i am familiar with SOS Children’s Village in Vietnam and i whole heartedly support the work they do!
Thank you so much for your comment and the
encouragement! *Hugs*
Love,
Lauren
Hi Jennifer, thanks for commenting on my blog!!!! I never get tired of quizzes/memes/surveys either!!! Got anymore for me?
Noelle
That is excellent! As a Somerville online fundraising company we get excited when we hear about our neighbors doing awesome things for charity! It’s great and it inspires us! Good work!
We salute you!
Lauren - thanks for your tireless blogging : )
Noelle - I actually do have a quiz for you… but i dozed off when you probable really needed it : )
Brittany - thanks for stopping by and for leaving your link. You site is very interesting. I’ll be reading : )