Subject: Charity blogs

More and more nonprofits seem to be launching blogs on their websites. I have found a couple I like:

• Action for Children - very prominently linked from the homepage
  
• British Heart Foundation -  which seems to be updated very regularly
• Amnesty - who seem to have loads!

Are there others you would recommend? I am particularly interested in their use as a campaigning tool.

The Greenpeace Making Waves blog is exemplary!

We write a blog at YouthNet. We aim to keep it personal, as oppose to just being about marketing a brand. We try to cover different issues such as web stuff, how young people are portrayed in the media, volunteering, amongst other things.

These are interesting - quite different from each other. I like the mix of video and informative text on Making Waves and the approachable chats on YouthNet. Would be interested to know how much traffic and comments you are both getting?

I also recently found child's i foundation which is documenting the setting up and growth of their new charity.

I love Mara Triangle's blog (apologies to anyone reading this who's heard me say this before - as I am always telling people about it!) - and the way this organisation uses a wide range of social media to engage with supporters and raise funds.

Dogs Trust also have a blog which is worth a look.  Like Mara Triangle, they integrate this well with other social media - including microblogging on Twitter, videos on YouTube and a presence on Facebook - and have a very natural voice.