1 for charity blogger challenge

I am throwing out an open challenge to all bloggers out there. It’s very simple:

Give up one of your ad spaces for charity!

Let’s face it, many of us have done pretty well making money online - and giving up a little blog space isn’t going hurt anyone financially. Just think of all the donations that can be driven to charity of your choice by giving them free impressions. I’m not talking about charities with an affiliate program either, just anonymous direct links to their donation page. If all the hundreds of bloggers in the “make money online” niche gave up 1 block of adspace, the impact would be incredible!

It doesn’t matter if its a 125×125 tile, a 120×600 banner, or even a text link. If you are all booked up on ads, I’m sure you can find some space to carve out on your blog.  I shrunk some images and shifted things around a bit to create a permanent space in my referral links area for the charity link. See, no excuses! If you have an empty ad space its even easier. Just drop a charity link in there instead of the “space available” image.

The charity I selected to start is the Lance Armstrong Foundation. I have been lucky enough to raise several thousand dollars for the LAF in the past and they money really goes to a great cause. We all have been affected by cancer either personally or through a friend or family memeber. It’s time we help find a cure.

Some come on all you bloggers.  Accept the challenge and give up 1 for charity!

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Comment by nate
2008-05-09 13:05:42

This is a brilliant idea and takes so little time and effort (and opportunity cost) to do. I am in. I will be supporting Giving Anonymously. I will have that changed on my blog soon. Thanks for the inspiration.

Comment by Chad
2008-05-09 15:26:48

Awesome! Thanks Nate.

Comment by nate
2008-05-09 16:32:43

No problem. The advert just went live. It was a custom design I had to do since Giving Anonymously doesn’t have any buttons yet, but I think it works pretty well. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think.

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Comment by Jason Tibbons
2008-05-09 15:27:41

Vary good idea. when I finally start a blog I will implement this.

 
Comment by Amit
2008-05-09 15:41:10

Hey Chad,

What a great thought! Helping people in need is the least we can do to make the world a better place to live in. I am glad that a super-affiliate like you wants to lend a hand to these charities.
Cheers

 
Comment by Keith
2008-05-09 15:43:37

@Chad - In a generous mood lately I see….first the mentoring, now this…good stuff…great idea…

@Jason - Why haven’t you started a blog yet?

 
Comment by bz
2008-05-09 15:55:13

take it one step further. i’m donating ALL blog income to charity. i’m running the easter island marathon for team diabetes. i have a banner ad on my page for the cause and am donating all google ad, textlink ad, and affiliate dollars to my goal of collecing $10 000 for the cause.

http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/04/23/team-diabetes-easter-island-freelancing-for-charity/

another charity idea? take a piece of your tax return and break it off for charity:

http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/04/21/tax-returns-can-be-free-money-for-charity/

Comment by Chad
2008-05-09 21:31:59

Excellent!

 
 
2008-05-09 16:45:35

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Comment by James Seligman
2008-05-09 18:41:37

I’m in! Banner up and running.

Comment by Chad
2008-05-09 21:32:18

Good job James.

 
 
2008-05-09 20:52:09

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Comment by Sucker
2008-05-10 13:25:21

My banner is in the works :)

Comment by Chad
2008-05-10 17:21:00

Nice job man. By the way, everyone check out sucker’s blog, its great!

 
 
2008-05-10 15:04:10

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Comment by Jason Caluori
2008-05-11 12:42:52

Thanks Chad. My brother battled and beat cancer awhile back.

 
Comment by Wes Mahler
2008-05-12 12:10:01

Hm what if you have 0 ads on your blog :P, what about the rest of us!

 
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