BtC History Be the Change - K. CluneIn March of 2010, more than 50 bloggers partook in an experiment, the Be the Change Challenge, choosing one day of action and blogging about a plethora of animal needs. The list of creative, ambitious and actionable solutions offered a tangible feeling of solidarity to make the world a better place for animals in need. What was missing was a way to reconnect. Inspired by the strength and support of this passionate animal community, Kim Clune of This One Wild Life wanted to recapture the energy of that day, to create a central place to share information regularly, to bring people together to make a difference for all animals, domestic and wild. Kim shared her thoughts with Amy Burkert of GoPetFriendly, and together, they felt an unmistakable energy, a creative spark and the determination to bring their ideas to fruition. Kim developed a website to create a community connection through quarterly Blog the Change events. Amy brought Cause of the Week to the table. Within the scope of a year, volunteer writers and cause scouts coalesced to from Team BTC, making this a community-run website managed by Kim with valuable, democratic input from all. By 2011, the BTC community had grown more than 12,000 supporters strong, and the work of each important member was duly recognized when BTC4animals was nominated Best Cause Blog for the 2011 Petties Awards. Because this project was created to represent a movement rather than a leadership, the torch was gladly passed in 2013 from Kim Clune to dedicated alumni volunteers Vicki Cook, Kim Thomas and Peggy Frezon, allowing for new life, breath and energy to enter in. Welcome to our vision, our contribution to Be the Change — a movement with no leaders, no limits and all the possibility in the world. We hope you find it useful. Sincerely, Team BTC and the BTC community
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:53:35 +0000
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