b5’s Great Blog Off Is Today! Read — and Support a Worthy Nonprofit While You’re At It

Many of my colleagues in b5media’s Business Channel, as well as the bloggers who staff the Entertainment Channel, are celebrating the summer solstice with the Great Blog Off. They have pledged to post new copy every hour — either their own stuff or contributions from guests — to commemorate the fact that this is the first year since 1975 that the solstice has not happened on June 21.

I’m not able to dive in, unfortunately, but am thrilled about the Great Blog Off’s nonprofit tie-in, with each participating blog soliciting donations for a charity that supports a mission related the respective channel’s overall focus:

The Business Channel is blogging in support of Accion International. Accion helps small businesses all over the world to become established through small, manageable loans and business advice. The Entertainment Channel is raising money for The Actors Fund, which offers help for people in the entertainment industry when a personal or family crisis threatens their well-being.

So drop by those channels and check out what should be a fascinating day! | 501(c)