I’ve done writing, brochures, reports, newsletters, direct mail, etc. for various nonprofits in my career, but this will be the first blog focused website that I’ve done for an educational nonprofit to benefit English teachers/students in Sachkhere, Republic of Georgia (former Soviet country where Stalin was born).

My plan is to help them link up with Georgia USA teachers/students on online projects, share info and promote academic and cultural exchange between the two Georgia’s. I know I already have the goodwill support of their Georgian government and Education Ministry and am seeking goodwill support from our Georgia government now. I’ll talk to them both about money after I have something solid to show them.

Anyone else done or are doing this for a nonprofit? Are you paid or volunteer? What funds your blog or site? Got any tips for someone starting a blog for a nonprofit?

Oh, pooh! Just wrote a reply but it got deleted somehow. Here I go again…

Thanks, Kristi, for reminding to focus on basics. That really does help.

My biggest challenge is writing for four groups on the same blog / website.
GA-USA teachers, GA-Republic teachers, GA-USA students, GA-Republic students. Secondary audiences will be governments/workers on both sides, parents on both sides, and communities on both sides.

But great suggestion about finding established communities and watching discussions there. I’ll put US-GA teacher blogs on my list of ToDo’s to research today. My focus and connections are pretty solid on the international side.

As far as monetizing, got any ideas?

@kristi-hines