I just heard about the Blogathon. On August 6th, bloggers will participate in a 24 hour marathon of posting for charity - one post every half hour. I think this is a nifty idea and there are some good charities on their suggested list (though in fact you can blog for any charity you like). I encourage anyone reading to participate themselves. I might do so myself on my (not very) personal blog but I am not sure there are enough people out there who would be willing to sponsor it to make it worthwhile. However if I get ?100/$175 of sponsorship I will go ahead, so please visit my blog and pledge!

P.S. If there is anyone out there with detailed knowledge of development charities I would welcome some help in choosing one to support. I normally give money to Oxfam or Unicef - I did a little research a while ago and it appeared they were doing good work and had a good income to administration/marketing ratio. But one hears so much criticism of aid agencies and it makes me a little worried. Can you either reassure me that one of these would be a good destination for my own money and others’ funds or suggest another better development charity?

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