Philanthrobuzz

By Sarah Johnston

Some highlights from the BAD08 Wrap Up:

Great Posts:

1. How $70,000 Delivered 5,000 Families from Drought and Hunger [Podcast] – BiggSuccess
2. 8 Simple Ways to Save Money & Help Stop Poverty – Stepcase LifeHack
3. Why I Think the Internet Is Key to Combating Poverty – DailyBlogTips
4. How To Make Yourself Happier During the Economic Crisis – Huffington Post
5. 15 Volunteers with 200 Lunches hit the streets of San Antonio – On Vimeo
6. Putting the ACTION into Blog Action Day 2008 – Train For Humanity
7. “The Working Poor.” Resources for you to help – Business Casual Blog
8. 88 Ways to DO something to fight poverty today – BlogActionDay
9. Blog Action Day: Fighting Poverty in the U.S. – CivilRights.org
10. Prayers at the Close of Blog Action Day – Faith and AIDS
11. After 42 hrs of Blogging for Blog Action Day! – United Way
12. Interview of City Council Member Mike Martinez – United Way
13. 17 Images of Poverty – Digital Photography School
14. Teach a Child, Save a Generation – One Caveman’s Financial Journey

Stats:

12,800 Bloggers
14,053 Blog Posts
13,498,280 Readers
17 Top 100 Blogs

Whether it was donating to the official BAD08 charity – The Global Fund, $3,159 was raised for that – or fundraising for their own preferred charities, bloggers gave freely to organisations like Feeding America, Donors Choose, World Hunger Relief and many, many more.

A heartening thing to know at a time like this.