I wrote this guide for Global Voices Advocacy. It explains how activists can use blogs as part of campaigns against injustice around the world. Blogging can help activists in se veral ways. It is a quick and inexpensive way to create a presence on the Internet, to disseminate information about a cause, and to organize actions to lobby decision-makers.
The goal of Blog for a Cause is twofold: to inform and to inspire. The guide is designed to be accessible and practical, giving activists a number of easy-to-follow tips on how to use a blog to further their particular cause.
The guide is divided into five sections:
- Frequently asked questions about what blog advocacy is
- The 5 key elements of any successful advocacy blog
- The 4 steps to creating an advocacy blog
- How to make your blog a vibrant community of active volunteers
- Tips to help blog activists stay safe online
In addition to the information provided above, the guide is also full of examples of advocacy blogs from around the world, to inspire readers with a glimpse of what is possible. These featured advocacy blogs have a variety of goals, ranging from freeing a jailed blogger in Saudi Arabia to protecting the environment in Hong Kong and opposing the conflict in Darfur.
You can dowload it by clicking on the image above.


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In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital
tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have
researched and written reports on topics ranging from 



Glad to note that there are so many bloggers 'with a cause' blogging 'for a cause'.
One of my areas of concern is AIDS which is still so prevalent all over the world. In my blog are several AIDS poems that I sincerely hope will reach more people, especially students at all levels of their education, to help keep them away from AIDS as a health issue.
Hope your Guide (in too small a print) will be of some help.
Best Wishes!
Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 050408
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Sat. 5th April 2008.