Choose literacy- one week to go

A few weeks ago the blogosphere took on a challenge to fund classroom projects in schools. Then Tim Ferris,

DonorsChoose.org and RoomToRead, stepped in with a challenge to raise $1million dollar for literacy in one month - called LitLiberation. Kudos to Tim for taking up the cause and bloggers and companies alike for jumping on board.

I was on the road when the program kicked off, missed the email invite and therefore was behind the ball on getting my post out the door. Shame on me. Well - there is one week to go - so it is now or never. I cant' think of a better cause that is more symbiotic with what social media and blogging is all about than funding literacy and school programs. It is great to see the community give back.

It is amazing that over 30% of rural children in developing countries aren’t enrolled in school. As one project, a group of people can choose to build a school for $17,000. When split among 10 friends, it breaks down to $1,700 each or $850 if 20 people contribute. Those involved will provide education to tens of thousands of children, have their names forever associated with the school, and also enjoy the opportunity to visit it in the future. And there are hundreds of classroom in the US that need your help as well. Anil has taken up the mantle to match funds on his challenge called Notes in Class.

The blogosphere is always fighting against this wrongful assumption that we are a self-absorbed bunch, so now is your chance to prove em wrong. There are even prizes.

The first step is for you to choose to donate to either the Litliberation or Blogger Challenge leaderboards. I was specifically asked toh elp promote LitLiberation, but I say it's all good!

So choose your fave or go ahead and start your own challenge by choosing a dollar goal based on a project, create on online registry, and then spread the word.