Today more than 500 bloggers are participating in a marathon called Blogathon 2007, to raise money for their favorite charity.  You can read the history of this event and find the list of bloggers at http://www.blogathon.org/faq/2007/07/10/history_of_the_blogathon.php

I just learned about this and am too late to participate.  But I think it's a great idea. I'd like to find a way to duplicate it, getting 100 or more youth agency supporters to blog together. And I plan to try to participate the next time they do this, and encourage some of my own friends (like YOU) to also join in.  It can be a great way to raise visibility, recruit volunteers and raise needed dollars.

This week two events are being held which connect college and business volunteers with inner city kids. You can read about these on the Tutor/Mentor Blog and the Cabrini Blog. 

Our use of blogs illustrates a strategy small non profits can use to tell their story and reach potential volunteers and donors. As you develop your Back-to-School Volunteer Recruitment Campaign, think of using a blog, and of linking your blog to the Tutor/Mentor Blog, as part of a strategy to get the attention of a greater number of potential volunteers.  Just email your web address to us, or introduce yourself with a comment on the Tutor/Mentor Blog or in the Discussion Forums on this site.

If you lead a business, professional group, health care organization, church or alumni group, and want to lead a strategy where you connect your network to tutor/mentor programs in Chicago or in your own community, email tutormentor2@earthlink.net for our help in developing this strategy.