Inspired Blogging for Social Good

Britt Bravo, Big Vision Consultingwww.brittbravo.com

@bbravo#TMLSkills

Blogging since 2005…

…and 2011

Podcasting since 2006

Your mission as an inspiring blogger for social change is threefold…

Educate

Inspire

Activate

To engage readers & keep them coming back . . .

Share your story

Share your story

Share your story

Share your story

Help others share their stories

Ask questions & share your struggles

Ask questions & share your struggles

Share resources & how-tos

Use powerful images

& Inspiring images

& Sweet images

& Images that make us go, “Aww”

Image Sources

• Your photos!• Flickr: Creative Commons: Attribution • Wikimedia Commons• Google Image Search Advanced with usage

rights to “use, share, modify, even commercially”

• MorgueFile

Create catchy titles

Create catchy titles

Be fun & creative

& Delicious!

Create, share & joindo-good challenges

Create, share & joindo-good challenges

Create, share & joindo-good challenges

Be the change

Spread hope

Share your thoughts, social good blogging stories & questions!

www.brittbravo.combritt@brittbravo.com@bbravo • #TMLSkills

Blog Examples• http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/trash-t

hat-litters-ocean-floor-is-mostly-recyclables

• http://gawker.com/humans-remove-10-million-pounds-of-trash-other-humans-p-506705444

• http://www.aoos.org/coastal-clean-up-day-june-23• http://blog.kimberlywilson.com/p/i-heart-pigs.html• http://marianne-elliott.com/2006/12/sunday-scribblings-change• http

://plannedparenthoodsavedme.tumblr.com/post/17297010848/planned-parenthood-found-my-cancer

• http://scrambled-eggs.org/2013/06/18/managing-shit/• http://dailymothering.com/the-best-newborn-cloth-diapers-an-extensive-

review-comparison

Blog Examples• http

://laughingsquid.com/national-mall-covered-in-handmade-bones-for-one-million-bones-genocide-awareness-project

• http://mashable.com/2012/11/01/acts-of-kindness-sandy/• http://redcrosschat.org/2013/06/05/top-6-reasons-to-volunteer-at-a-va-o

r-military-hospital-2/

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/green• http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/12/06/linkedin-movember-2012/• http://thevegancookieconnoisseur.com/2011/04/23/chicago-vegan-bake-s

ale-for-japan-and-mke-bake-sales-coming-up-in-may/

• http://www.operationnice.com/2009/01/nice-campaign-29-day-giving-challenge.html

• http://www.taramohr.com/girleffectposts/• http://www.secretagentl.com/missionid

Blog Examples

• http://calliscrossing.blogspot.com/2013/06/i-did-it-i-donated-my-hair.html• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/westboro-baptist-church-le

monade_n_3444490.html