I created a tip sheet and thought I'd put it up here in a wiki format for folks to improve upon, add to, etc. The original version is at http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/blog/tips-effective-blogging-about-conf....
This is a version of a handout I'll be sharing at my workshop at the US Social Forum in Detroit on Blogging for Nonviolent Social Change.
1) Blog about issues you know a lot about, share your expertise, critiques, and constructive feedback.
It sounds like a neat feature to have a blog for groups at the USSF. This is the new Peacework blog's (http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org) wiki for that purpose.