Belong Magazine
The sole reason behind the creation of the Elevate Conference is to inspire and uplift women, to help them realize that they are deserving of their dreams. I remember so clearly this past May when Brooke shared with all of us at Elevate that she had a dream of creating an magazine dedicated to helping other bloggers along their journey. This past month Brooke's dream became a reality as the first edition of Belong Magazine went to print. The thing about women who follow their dreams is that with out event knowing it, they give permission to others to follow theirs. As women, that is our responsibility...to inspire and uplift those around us. Brooke and Belong are such a fine example of doing just that.
Here is a little more about the magazine along with some info on how you can support it!
Belong is a bi-monthly digital and print magazine celebrating the art and community of blogging. Belong wants to inspire women to be authentic—to be life-giving and encourage one another. We want women to know that they are enough, that they have a place. They belong.
Community is the soul of Belong Magazine. As it can be so hard to navigate the mass of the web, Belong hopes to be the a map to guide women to one another through features on networks, conferences, resources, inspiration, DIY’s, and other women sharing their stories about how blogging has changed them.
Belong came about through founder, Brooke Saxon-Spencer’s desire to connect and encourage women. She started blogging a few years ago looking for “her people” and “her place”, but blogging didn’t bring her instant friends or community just by being on the internet. She didn’t know where to go. So it is her desire for women to learn how to use the screen in front of us to connect beyond that screen. To discover “our place” and find “our people”.
With the support from many other women bloggers and creatives, including Jen and Summer of Elevate, we have just completed the pilot issue. We are hopeful that this is just the beginning. We hope you’ll support Belong so that we can keep walking down this path to connect and encourage women. Because they are enough, they have a place. They belong.
You can get a digital or print edition of the Pilot Issue featuring the Elevate Conference at the website at www.belong-mag.com/store. Or, find out how you can get your copy for free by supporting Belong on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1733431491/belong-magazine