Category Archives: Causes

Blog Posts About Haiti Relief from BloggersUnite

BloggersUnite is a periodic event where bloggers all write on one cause based topic.  Today’s topic is relief for the earthquake ravaged country of Haiti.  Bloggers who write on this topic can submit their post to the BloggersUnite website and get a link to their post included in the list.
Here are the two posts that [...]

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Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince Survived Quake

While other hospitals in Haiti were devastated, thankfully Grace Childrens Hospital still stands.
This latest report from the field:
We continue to asses the structrual damage that the hospital suffered, and in the next few days will be opening the hospital grounds to serve as a triage and treatment center in conjunction with other aid groups.
I emailed [...]

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Getting information out fast with your blog

On Tuesday I wrote on the benefits of cause blogging, as part 3 in the Introduction to Cause Blogging Series. The first benefit is the ability to share information quickly.  So how about an example?
The Health Care for America blog is advocating its position on the healthcare debate.  With the news on this issue changing [...]

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Earth Day 2009 in Video

Online videos are really big this Earth Day.  Here are some bloggers and environmental groups who have created some great videos…
Greenpeace has an inspring video, Inspiring Action on Earth Day.
The EPA has had many home produced videos submitted to it’s Earth Day Video Project.
Here’s the Earthday Video Mashup from CTN Green.
Practical tips for saving money [...]

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Communities Helping Families Through Kids Cafe

Kids Cafe is a program that provides after school meals for children from low-income families.  It’s a partnership between local food banks and area partners.  Feeding America, the organization that helps many local/regional food banks, provides the basic framework for locals to start their own Kids Cafes. Here’s a great video from Austin via Texans [...]

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Blogging for the uninsured: getting health care access for everyone

One of the causes that I follow and blog about occasionally is the issue of health care access. Recently on my personal blog I posted my four reasons for healthcare reform.
Zane Safrit is a fellow blogger that often writes about health care.  (Here’s a link to many of his healthcare posts.)
Via Zane’s Twitter stream [...]

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