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    <title>Gaia: Kosmic Blogging 101 - Optimus Megaphone - 10 Reasons For Bloggers To Get Involved With a Non-Profit</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>10 Reasons For Bloggers To Get Involved With a Non-Profit</title>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;em&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/02/01/10-reasons-for-bloggers-to-get-involved-with-a-non-profit/"&gt;ProBlogger&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/02/01/10-reasons-for-bloggers-to-get-involved-with-a-non-profit/"&gt;10 Reasons For Bloggers To Get Involved With a Non-Profit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This post exploring reasons for getting involved with Non Profit organizations was written by Dr Mani Sivasubramanian from &lt;a href="http://www.moneypowerwisdom.com/"&gt;Money Power Wisdom&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Having my blogging structured around a charitable purpose has helped bring unique advantages, give greater visibility and made it deeply satisfying and enjoyable. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s why you, as a blogger, might want to get involved with a non-profit too.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Karma.&lt;/strong&gt;  It&amp;rsquo;s the abstract, universal law that dictates that you reap what you sow - in the long run. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;2. Prospects.&lt;/strong&gt;  Many people enjoy doing business with an organization that supports causes close to their heart. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;3. Branding.&lt;/strong&gt;  Countless blogs and bloggers have enjoyed a &amp;lsquo;brand boost&amp;rsquo; by being aligned with non-profit causes. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;4. Inspiration.&lt;/strong&gt;  By seeing a bigger benefit from your blogging success, you&amp;rsquo;ll be inspired to work harder and push ahead to grow profits. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;5. Purpose.&lt;/strong&gt; While profits are &amp;lsquo;worthy&amp;rsquo;, a deeper meaning to what you do is a powerful driving force that guarantees sustainability and longevity. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;6. Visibility.&lt;/strong&gt;  You get to leverage promotional activities the non-profit runs across multiple channels. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;7. Taxes.&lt;/strong&gt; In many cases, your expenses towards helping a non-profit will qualify for tax-breaks (but check with your accountant before you do anything). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;8. Network.&lt;/strong&gt; When you get behind a non-profit mission, you&amp;rsquo;ll quickly find yourself a part of a wide, caring network of like-minded people - with many benefits. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;9. Sales.&lt;/strong&gt; Yes, working with a non-profit can explode your sales, particularly when you tie it in with a promotion where your extra profits go to charity. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;10. Happiness.&lt;/strong&gt;  In a deeply personal sense, peace, joy and contentment come from helping people less fortunate than ourselves. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;These 10 reasons - and more - are what keep me involved in blogging, ezine publishing, website building and all my other online activities&amp;hellip; because they all support my work at raising awareness and funds for &lt;a href="http://www.chdinfo.com/chdaware/" target="_blank"&gt;congenital heart defects&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;About the author:&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dr.Mani Sivasubramanian&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; is a heart surgeon using his Internet marketing business to fund heart surgery for under-privileged children in India. On February 14th, in a worldwide event called &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chdinfo.com/chdaware/" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;ldquo;A DAY FOR HEARTS : Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day&amp;rdquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;, he hopes to reach at least 500,000 people with the message of CHD awareness.  You can help spread the word too.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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