After reading "Blogging for Good in the World - Successfully" by Cooper and Emily and thinking about  of inspiring work that women on Blogher have taken up for causes, including, Britt Bravo, 24 Hours for Darfur, Menu for Hope - Chez Pim, Katrin Verclas, Melanie Van Orden, Take a Stand, Nothing But Nets, Jenna Raby and Amy Jussel, I started to wonder what the secret ingredients are to success ... two came to mind and they rhyme:  Fashion and Passion

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites.  One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion."  While technically, I'm probably way over the legal age limit to be included in the Facebook Generation,   nonetheless I'm once again wearing one of my one of my favorite causes as fashion on my blog this month.

Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt to support the monks in Burma .  This month's fashion statement is gray and green to match the colors of Creative Commons logo.  But that's not all.  I placed the photo of me wearing my newest Creative Commons T-Shirt on blog - and of course added it to my Facebook profile and on Twitter, you'll see the Creative Commons Logo with a donate message.

Why?

I have a strong interest in the future of my work and participatory culture.  As an activist and evangelist for Creative Commons' values and tools, I want to do my part in helping to ensure that our culture remains as free and accessible as possible.  That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget on my blog in support of Creative Commons Annual Campaign and gave some money too.   I asked friends who may be interested in Creative Commons work to join me too.

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Beth Kanter, BlogHer CE and NGO Editor, is the author of Beth's Blog