Crossing The Fund-Raising Finish Line: Blogathon 2005
Blogs have proved themselves worthy fund-raising tools during recent and ongoing political campaigns, and Blogathon 2005 (Saturday's top blog) has expanded the concept further. Now in its fifth year, Blogathon (held on Saturday) linked bloggers internationally and virtually. Their mission: post something on their blogs every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for various charities and causes. Its theme: "Stay up late. Make a difference!"
Blogathon 2005 updates ranked No. 7 among Saturday's top BlogPulse links and No. 30 among Saturday's top blog posts.
Even though the event blogging has finished, pledges will continue to be collected through Tuesday for a variety of causes and charities. According to the latest update, Blogathan 2005 had 219 participants, 1,851 sponsors and $56,942 in pledges. The Blogathon web site also featured hot spots, links to participating bloggers who were doing something a little bit special to mark the occasion.
And who are the Blogathon organizers? Sheana in New England to Heather in Las Vegas to Chris in San Francisco, with some foreign-language translators helping out.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at August 8, 2005 09:55 AM
