PwP Named Finalist for Bloganthropy Awards

Posted on | July 22, 2010 | Comments Off

Passports with Purpose is proud to be one of five blogs who have won recognition as finalists in the first annual Bloganthropy Awards. The Bloganthropy Awards recognize bloggers who have made a difference by using social media effectively to promote a good cause.

Passports with Purpose unites travel bloggers through an online fundraiser each December. Debbie Dubrow, Pam Mandel, Michelle Duffy and Beth Whitman, the bloggers behind Delicious Baby, Nerd’s Eye View, WanderMom, and Wanderlust and Lipstick, respectively, launched a travel-inspired fundraising initiative in 2008. Participating bloggers procure travel-related items for an online random drawing. Using Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other social media channels, Passports with Purpose raised $7,500 for Heifer International in its inaugural year and nearly $30,000 in 2009 to build a school in Cambodia. The goal for 2010 is to raise $50,000 to build a village in Southern India.

In addition to Passports with Purpose, 2010 Bloganthropy Award finalists are: Kristine McCormick, Cora’s Story; Katherine Stone, Postpartum Progress; Maggie, Violence Unsilenced; Megan Jordan, Velveteen Mind. The winner of the first annual Bloganthropy Awards will be announced at Dinner’s On Us, a special event exclusively for mom bloggers, to be held in New York City on August 5th. The event is scheduled to coincide with BlogHer, the largest annual conference of women in social media, which begins the following day.

Visit event sponsors Bloganthropy.org, Child’s Play Communications and P&G’s GIVE HEALTH program for more information about the awards.