Hey guys, Bret Love of Green Global Travel has come up with this great idea so here's the a blurb about TRAVEL
BLOGGERS GIVE BACK.
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| TRAVEL BLOGGERS GIVE BACK! |
You can copy the below post to your own site to encourage your
respective followers to participate. There are a lots who have expressed
interest. Feel free to use this or alter it however you like for
your site, and let us know once it's posted so we can spread via
FB/Twitter/etc.
The concept for Travel Bloggers Give Back is simple: We will
use our time and energy to convince as many travel bloggers as we possibly can
to post stories on their sites between now and Christmas Day about their
favorite charity organizations.
The goal?
To use the power of our collective
voice to convince our readers to give whatever they can to the charities
nearest and dearest to our hearts.
Want to take part? Here’s what you need to do:
1) Let Us Know You’re Participating
Leave a comment below or hashtag #TBGB on Twitter to let us
know you want to lend your voice to the cause. We will immediately put a link
to your website on our “Our Favorite Sites” page under a special Travel
Bloggers Give Back section (reciprocal links appreciated, but not a
requirement).
2) Post Something!
The story should include information about the charity’s
history, mission, what they use donations for, and why they’re personally
important to the blogger, with a link at the end to the donation page on the
organization’s website. We’ll be posting one charity spotlight per week between
now and Christmas, but every blogger can
do as many or as few posts as they want.
3) Spread the Love!
Share your stories via Facebook, StumbleUpon and Twitter
(making sure to hashtag #TBGB so everyone participating can see them). We will
promote every single TBGB post via *ALL* of our social networks, and ask
everyone participating to do the same.
Imagine the attention we could draw to various charitable
causes! Imagine the money we could help raise! Imagine the impact it could have
in establishing bloggers as people who care enough about this world we travel
to use our clout to help make it better! We think it will be win-win for
everyone involved, and very much in the spirit of holiday giving. Like the Whos
down in Whoville, let’s raise our collective voice to help start a Movement of
Giving!
Stop Press.
We have set up a Facebook page here- www.facebook.com/groups
where you can register your article link. Members are asked to also share the links posted there as much as they can.
14 comments:
I am not a travel blogger but what a wonderful thing you are doing. <3<3<3
Blogging for a good cause - thanks for the idea, Jim and Bret. Just a wee bit busy now but I think I can make the before Christmas deadline. :)
I'd love to participate in the event. I've got a few ideas too :-)
What a wonderful idea and way to spread the love...this time of year is especially difficult for many charities, especially those that provide basic needs for people like food, clothing etc.
I think this is a grand idea, and like A, I think I can contribute before Christmas...just a bit busy right this second... :D
Thanks for sharing this idea Jim!
~cath
@jonesbabie on Twitter
Jim, you are too kind. Much of the credit for the idea goes to you! More than anyone, you've encouraged people to do more charitable acts through their blogs. All we did was come up with a concept to help put it into action. It's like the blogger equivalent of a telethon...
Thanks Jan, doesn't take much for you to get involved. Just blog about your charity, and then we share your post and you do what you can to share others.
Anything you can do AJ will be appreciated. If you don't have time to write an article, just concentrate on sharing whatever you can.
Thanks Aussie, knew you'd be in! Great stuff!
Cathy, thanks. Much appreciated! Hopefully we can create an event which encourages people to donate also!
Hi Bret, I love seeing ideas get into reality. And you are the guy driving this so you have my full support.
As Melvin says, it could become a regular event.
This page appears to get a good ammount of visitors. How do you advertise it? It offers a nice individual twist on things. I guess having something authentic or substantial to talk about is the most important thing.
Hi dear,
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Keep it up...
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Lovely photoes..
Exilent click Dear..
Keep it up....
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