Thank you for your interest in contributing to Friendship Bridge’s blog! Please follow the process below if you are a Friendship Bridge supporter who has a story to tell. Our goal with these guidelines is to simplify the editing process and maintain consistency on our blog, while allowing supporters to contribute their knowledge and expertise.

1. Before writing a blog post, please write a pitch for your topic idea to be provided to the communications staff through email. A pitch should include an introductory sentence on the topic, followed by three bullet points of what the blog will include. This pitch will help us evaluate whether the topic is a good fit for our blog, and when to publish the blog post to fit with current communications goals.
2. Once you have written your pitch, email it to Lydia Shoaf, Content & Press Associate, at lshoaf@friendshipbridge.org. She will share it with the communications team and get back to you within 2 weeks.
3. Editing and finalization of your submission will be left to the discretion of communications staff, who will revise submissions in-house for clarity, content, and style to remain consistent with our communications voice.

• • Blogs from supporters should be between 850–1000 words. Blogs submitted that are longer than this will be edited in-house by the communications staff.
  • Please follow general AP Style guidelines in your final submission.
  • Communications staff will reach out to you if they have questions about any of the content in the blog.

We look forward to hearing from you!