Audience

I have decided on doing my project blog for the Noble County Indiana branch of Habitat for Humanity. For this blog, I envision the audience being those people who are already involved with Habitat as volunteers, those who would like to become involved as volunteers, and to a lesser extent those people who may be interested in purchasing a Habitat home.

Obviously, those people who are already involved with Habitat would want to read the blog to stay informed of any upcoming events, fund raising opportunities, and to see the building schedule from homes that are in progress. I would also imagine that this would be an excellent way for the volunteers to stay in contact with each other as a whole; posting comments and questions to posts so that everyone in the group can see the answer. I find that often, when people volunteer, they are eager to share their experience, and this blog would allow them to share their thoughts with their immediate community (Noble County) and possibly a wider audience as well.

Prospective volunteers could go to the blog to find out what opportunities are available to them as far as Habitat for Humanity has to offer. They could see pictures and comments from their neighbors and friends of how their experiences were. I believe that people might be more inclined to volunteer for the program if they saw people they knew from their community volunteering and having a good time doing it. People who are interested in buying a Habitat home may also be interested to a lesser extent in the blog. They could see what other homes have looked like, the process of getting a home, and an idea of the time table.