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Blogging for a Cause

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Nancy Cudis
Nancy Cudis

On Nov. 20, 2014, I was one of the two speakers in a talk related to campus journalism at the University of San Jose-Recoletos.

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Blogging for a Cause
Blogging for a Cause
Blogging for a Cause A personal experience: • Easily bored = Started blogging (2011) • Hates routine = Explored book blogging (2012) • Curiosity = Decided to make reading and writing my personal advocacies (2013) • And the fight for the same causes continues
Blogging for a Cause A personal experience (along the way): • Met new friends and colleagues • Grew thick skin = speaking engagements • Won a couple of blogging awards • Review featured in a book • Built a credible portfolio • Voted for positions in organizations • Created a duly registered writing business
Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • What are you passionate about? • What topics make your nostrils flare? • Are you willing to do a great deal of research?
Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • The Memoriter Blogs (www.nancycudis.com) •Reading (A reader is not really a reader until he reads at least one play in his lifetime) •Writing (Thin Yarns, The Rise and Fall of the Romulo Family, Best Friends)
Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • Dr. Narciso Tapia and company ( www.HealthXPh.net) • Educating public about health care (Innovations that could impact rural health care) • Social media in health care (Is there a place for social media in health care?)
Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • Fleire Castro (www.fleirecastro.com) • How social media and digital marketing can help Cebu-based businesses (3 ways local business use social media as customer service)
Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • www.hangingrice.com • Why people should love Cebu (10 Max Surban songs to listen to this holiday season, 7 fun ideas to spice up your rainy days in Cebu)
Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • It’s not all about GOOGLE Search, baby!
Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Data gathering (To prove authenticity and passion) • Face-to-face interviews (The Cebu City Public Library is alive, but…) • Attend events (#cebuLitFest) • Personal observations (Stories: A Story about Gratitude)
Surrounded by stories. That’s what I am. I wake up to blinking cursors on words of client stories waiting to be edited. I take breaks reading about the voyages of Doctor Dolittle (or whoever it is I fancy at the time). I listen to my mother perpetually telling true-to-life stories that, if documented, can without a doubt rival those New York bestsellers. Then I hear my sister tickled and flushed over her Korean pop stars. I talk to my fiancé and giggle like a teenage schoolgirl over his stories or jokes of the day. Then right before I roll back to sleep, I cry myself silly over Coca Cola advertisements on Youtube or FaithTap.com videos on dogs, babies and old people. It’s a beautiful thing, this being surrounded by stories and breathing well to appreciate their existence as my
Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Writing/Posting • Think clearly, then write. • Raise awareness about an important issue. Make it personal. • Tell a story. Be honest. • Call to action
Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Sharing • Say the same thing in many different ways, not just text (photo, video, audio or slideshow)
Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Red Yumang (www.cookmygarden.com) • FOOD: Healthy living and healthy food you can make in Cebu • Princess Canda (www.pscanda.com) • PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographs about Cebu, photographs that tell stories
Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Philip Andrew Mayol (www.cebufinest.com) • EVENTS: What is happening and what is going to happen in Cebu • Vernon Go (www.vernongo.com) • LEADERSHIP: Inspiring youth leaders
Blogging for a Cause The “MORE WORK” for the cause in the blog (Cebu perspective): • Bloggers can use their blogs to share series of posts to promote a fundraising event (Kick for Life: Football Marathon 101 for children with Congenital Heart Defects on Dec. 2-6)
Blogging for a Cause The “MORE WORK” for the cause in the blog (Cebu perspective): • Bloggers can give their affiliate commission to charity (Gasa sa Gugma, public schools in mountain barangays, Basadours) • Bloggers can run a charity sale (personal: proceeds of books sold will go to the literacy programs of the Cebu City Public Library)
Blogging for a Cause – The WHY “It's sad that in a world of billions, people can still feel isolated and alone. Sometimes all it takes to brighten up someone's day is a smile or kind word, or the generous actions of a complete stranger. Small things, the tiny details, these are the things that matter in life — the little glint in the eye, curve of a lip, nod of a head, wave of a hand — such minuscule movements have huge ripple effects.”
Thank you and #Adelante! Nancy Cudis | www.nancycudis.com | nrcudis@gmail.com
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  • 3. Blogging for a Cause A personal experience: • Easily bored = Started blogging (2011) • Hates routine = Explored book blogging (2012) • Curiosity = Decided to make reading and writing my personal advocacies (2013) • And the fight for the same causes continues
  • 4. Blogging for a Cause A personal experience (along the way): • Met new friends and colleagues • Grew thick skin = speaking engagements • Won a couple of blogging awards • Review featured in a book • Built a credible portfolio • Voted for positions in organizations • Created a duly registered writing business
  • 5. Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • What are you passionate about? • What topics make your nostrils flare? • Are you willing to do a great deal of research?
  • 6. Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • The Memoriter Blogs (www.nancycudis.com) •Reading (A reader is not really a reader until he reads at least one play in his lifetime) •Writing (Thin Yarns, The Rise and Fall of the Romulo Family, Best Friends)
  • 7. Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • Dr. Narciso Tapia and company ( www.HealthXPh.net) • Educating public about health care (Innovations that could impact rural health care) • Social media in health care (Is there a place for social media in health care?)
  • 8. Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • Fleire Castro (www.fleirecastro.com) • How social media and digital marketing can help Cebu-based businesses (3 ways local business use social media as customer service)
  • 9. Blogging for a Cause The CAUSE in the blog: • www.hangingrice.com • Why people should love Cebu (10 Max Surban songs to listen to this holiday season, 7 fun ideas to spice up your rainy days in Cebu)
  • 10. Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • It’s not all about GOOGLE Search, baby!
  • 11. Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Data gathering (To prove authenticity and passion) • Face-to-face interviews (The Cebu City Public Library is alive, but…) • Attend events (#cebuLitFest) • Personal observations (Stories: A Story about Gratitude)
  • 12. Surrounded by stories. That’s what I am. I wake up to blinking cursors on words of client stories waiting to be edited. I take breaks reading about the voyages of Doctor Dolittle (or whoever it is I fancy at the time). I listen to my mother perpetually telling true-to-life stories that, if documented, can without a doubt rival those New York bestsellers. Then I hear my sister tickled and flushed over her Korean pop stars. I talk to my fiancé and giggle like a teenage schoolgirl over his stories or jokes of the day. Then right before I roll back to sleep, I cry myself silly over Coca Cola advertisements on Youtube or FaithTap.com videos on dogs, babies and old people. It’s a beautiful thing, this being surrounded by stories and breathing well to appreciate their existence as my
  • 13. Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Writing/Posting • Think clearly, then write. • Raise awareness about an important issue. Make it personal. • Tell a story. Be honest. • Call to action
  • 14. Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Sharing • Say the same thing in many different ways, not just text (photo, video, audio or slideshow)
  • 15. Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Red Yumang (www.cookmygarden.com) • FOOD: Healthy living and healthy food you can make in Cebu • Princess Canda (www.pscanda.com) • PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographs about Cebu, photographs that tell stories
  • 16. Blogging for a Cause The WORK for the cause in the blog: • Philip Andrew Mayol (www.cebufinest.com) • EVENTS: What is happening and what is going to happen in Cebu • Vernon Go (www.vernongo.com) • LEADERSHIP: Inspiring youth leaders
  • 17. Blogging for a Cause The “MORE WORK” for the cause in the blog (Cebu perspective): • Bloggers can use their blogs to share series of posts to promote a fundraising event (Kick for Life: Football Marathon 101 for children with Congenital Heart Defects on Dec. 2-6)
  • 18. Blogging for a Cause The “MORE WORK” for the cause in the blog (Cebu perspective): • Bloggers can give their affiliate commission to charity (Gasa sa Gugma, public schools in mountain barangays, Basadours) • Bloggers can run a charity sale (personal: proceeds of books sold will go to the literacy programs of the Cebu City Public Library)
  • 19. Blogging for a Cause – The WHY “It's sad that in a world of billions, people can still feel isolated and alone. Sometimes all it takes to brighten up someone's day is a smile or kind word, or the generous actions of a complete stranger. Small things, the tiny details, these are the things that matter in life — the little glint in the eye, curve of a lip, nod of a head, wave of a hand — such minuscule movements have huge ripple effects.”
  • 20. Thank you and #Adelante! Nancy Cudis | www.nancycudis.com | nrcudis@gmail.com