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Demand Studios Freelance Community Provides More Than 10,000 New Books to Children in Need
Demand Studios Freelance Community Provides More Than 10,000 New Books to Children in Need
Published 04-08-10
Submitted by First Book
In the second Write for a Cause campaign, thousands of Demand Studios® freelance writers and editors contributed 84,536 articles in March, making it possible for 10,567 new books to reach the hands of children in need nationwide.
Demand Media™, the leader in distributed social media and web content, asked its Demand Studios community of more than 5,000 freelance writers and editors to participate in the "Write for a Cause" program to increase childhood literacy. For every eight articles written and approved during the two-week campaign March 15-31, Demand Media donated a book on behalf of its writers and copy editors to First Book, the award-winning nonprofit that has provided over 70 million books to children in need.
"In our second Write for a Cause campaign, we are proud of our writers and editors for working to provide more books to the kids who need them most," said Stewart Marlborough, general manager of Demand Studios, the content-creation arm of Demand Media. "Our freelance writers and editors live by the written word, and their involvement has shown a tremendous commitment to increasing literacy among children in need."
Demand Media and First Book launched the first "Write for a Cause" campaign in December. In total, Demand Media has donated 26,693 new books through its two campaigns. Both the company and its freelance community are actively committed to "writing for a cause," creating articles such as "How to Be a Storyteller" and "How to Teach Your Child to Read" which provide useful information on sites like eHow.com that also help in the fight against illiteracy.
"The writers and editors at Demand Studios have taken a stand against illiteracy and because of their efforts, we are able to reach more children in need with thousands of new books," said Kyle Zimmer, President and CEO of First Book. "We are grateful that the Demand Studios community is helping kids receive wonderful books to read and enjoy."
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About First Book
First Book provides new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy -- access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 70 million free and low-cost books in thousands of communities. First Book has offices in the U.S. and Canada. For more information about the nonprofit First Book please visit: www.firstbook.org.
About Demand Studios
Demand Studios, part of the Demand Media social media network, produces valuable, high-quality content for leading digital brands by providing a range of consistently available work to talented freelancers. Providing assignments to writers, filmmakers, copy editors, experts and many other roles, Demand Studios is one of the largest producers of content on the Web today. The company is also largest provider of video content to YouTube, and its articles and videos are seen on popular websites such as LIVESTRONG.COM(SM), eHow™, GolfLink™, Trails.com® and many more. The Demand Media platform harnesses the creativity of individuals to help websites grow by providing valuable content and community features that consumers truly want. For more information about Demand Media, Inc. visit: www.demandmedia.com. For additional information about Demand Studios visit: www.demandstudios.com.
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