We are blogging for charity, but only if we can get help from you. Half of the proceeds from advertising go to charity. That’s where you come in.

Advertising in The Butter Room is simple and valuable. We have international reach, but also receive the most visits from our home in Virginia.

200x200 ads are available in the right column of The Butter Room. The ad will randomly rotate with other banners on all pages of The Butter Room.

All advertisers receive weekly reports via email, which will provide impression and click-through data from the previous week.

Advertisers must supply the creative as either a transparent .png, .gif, animated gif, or jpg. If you cannot supply the creative asset, then we can design it for an additional charge.

Best of all, 50% of all ad proceeds go to charity. More information about the charities we are supporting is below.

Please email thebutterroom [at] gmail [dot] com to start advertising.

Our charities

As an advertiser of The Butter Room, half of the proceeds will go to one of several charities that we are supporting in 2008. Each resident writer has selected one of the charities. More info about each one is below.

	Beth’s charity is the Access Fund. “Since 1991, the Access Fund has been the only national advocacy organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. The Access Fund supports and represents over 1.6 million climbers nationwide in ALL forms of climbing; Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, and Bouldering.”
	Gary’s charity is America’s Heroes of Freedom. America’s Heroes of Freedom is a Not-for-profit (501c3) organization that helps those who have acted heroically, patriotically, and unselfishly such as our armed forces, civil servants, EMS and all volunteers who serve daily in the protection of our freedom.
	Todd’s charity is the American Brain Tumor Association, which “exists to eliminate brain tumors through research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their families.”
	Brian’s charity is the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, which “is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that provides a safe environment for the lost, abandoned, and homeless animals of Charlottesville and Albemarle County and places them in good homes. We strive to set a standard of excellence and leadership in animal care, humane education, and progressive animal welfare programs.”
	Matt’s charity is the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, which is “dedicated solely to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers. Since its founding 40 years ago, their goal has been to improve water quality by reducing pollution.”
	Dave’s charity is The Mockingbird Foundation. Dave is one of the founding directors of The Mockingbird Foundation, a non-profit organization of Phish fans that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children’s music education around the world.
	Wendy’s charity is the National MS Society, which “addresses the challenges of each person affected by MS by funding cutting edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, collaborating with MS organizations around the world, and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.”
	Kevin’s charity is Operation Smile. Operation Smile’s mission statement is “Throughout the world, Operation Smile volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together, we create smiles, change lives, heal humanity.”
	Dylan’s charity is UVa Children’s Hospital, where “children and their families are special. They receive special care in a warm, friendly environment designed especially for them. The Children’s Hospital offers total health care - everything from well-baby visits to heart transplants - and conducts breakthrough research in childhood diseases. Your gift for UVa Children’s Hospital brings lifesaving and compassionate care to children and families.”