Taking the Bloganthropy Pledge

Bloganthropy is challenging individuals to take a pledge to use social media for a good cause. 

Here are the basic pledge rules from the Bloganthropy website:

Will you join us in our three steps to a better world pledge? Promise to:

1. Choose one charitable project, organization, or cause.
2. Spread the word on at least two social media platforms (your blog, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Whrrl, Flickr, forums, etc.) about the charitable effort of your choice.
3. Volunteer at least three hours of your time to the charitable effort of your choice.

When you pledge, you will not only be making a commitment to your community and yourself, you will also be using your social media influence to make your message viral.

And we’ll help you spread the word, too–just end us your links on Facebook or Twitter (@bloganthropy use the hashtag #bloganthropy). We will also hold a carnival of philanthropy on the last Friday of every month, starting in January 2010.

Lend a hand and inspire others and together, we can build a better world.

Again, click here to take part in this celebration of helping others!

I first heard of Bloganthropy when Debbie from Mamanista invited me to go with her tomorrow to deliver a car load of toys to Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania down in Philadelphia. I told her I would be happy to go and tweeted it to her too. I saw she was using the hashtag #bloganthropy and I had to go check it out. What a great idea! If I had thought of it first, I would have loved to start a blog committed to philanthropy. I am an avid believer in volunteering and helping our community with our time.

Which is why I am hoping to make my volunteer commitment to the Phoenixville Area Time Bank. I just wrote an article about it on my other blog DIYFrugal. Check it out HERE.

There are Time Banks nationwide but there is a really active chapter near me. While I plan to earn some hours to bank and receive services back, I can also volunteer hours to donate to the PA Helping Fund that gives help to others who can't give back right away.

Now, go take your own pledge!