How To Become A Blog Contributor At I-Open
Welcome! I-Open seeks blog authors.

You are invited to submit information in the following categories:
  1. News - Industry and community updates
  2. Blog - Articles of reflection, pragmatism, and deep wisdom
  3. Research - In-depth interviews of leaders working in emerging economies

Here’s what we look for:
  • Creative - interesting, original, previously unpublished articles that clearly capture your perspective, share your insights and describe your innovations contributed 1 or 2x a month.
  • Capacity Building - articles are comprehensive, may be reflective, action oriented, or how-to posts with the capacity to teach readers about what you’ve learned and how your area of expertise can help them make progress where they are.
  • Constructive - posts focus on the strategic value your area of inquiry or discipline adds on a holistic, categorical, or topic view of enterprise development in the I-Open Innovation Framework. 
  • Topics - articles may address such topics as (but not limited to): system sciences, social networks, creativity, community development, conversations, collaboration, social process, information technology, global networks, enterprise development, entrepreneurship, social sciences, complexity science, knowledge, innovation, publishing, etc.
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Format
  • Maximum of 2 additional anchor text links to your own website within the body of the article.
  • Proper attribution of data, quotations, and other third-party content referenced in the article.
  • There is no article length requirement. 
  • Please include the following items, send your materials to the attention of “Editor”, and address your email to,
    • a working title
    • submit your article copy in .doc 
    • submit supplemental resources by url, as attachments or other commonly used file formats
    • acceptable image file formats are jpg, gif- please include attributions and attach files separately
    • for guest authors, please include a 1-2 sentence author bio including a maximum of 1 anchor text link to your own website, this information will appear at the close of your article
    • for regular contributors, please include a professional profile photo (jpg or gif ) and a descriptive professional summary to create your I-Open author page (Here’s an example: https://i-open.org/daniel-f-bassill.html )
Publishing
  • I-Open retains the right to decline publishing submitted content
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Notes
I-Open content seeks to inform the public, serve the I-Open developer community, and educate industry professionals. I-Open is a neutral entity that shares information about a community of developers, does not endorse any individual over another nor engage in exclusive promotions. 
  • Authors must be a Professional level member. 
  • Content should be educational, not promotional. 
  • Authors are invited to submit professional materials to the I-Open Store. 

For more information, please send inquires to:
Betsey Merkel
Editor & Publisher
Email: 

Next Steps
  1. Create your I-Open Professional Membership account through the I-Open Store-Membership.
  2. Sign up for the I-Open Newsletter at Subscribe.
  3. Cash donations can be made at the I-Open Store-Donate or click through to the PayPal button below for a one-time gift!
Use the PayPal "Donate" button below to send your donation safely and securely to I-Open.
No amount is too small and every dollar is gratefully received.
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Publishing FAQ's

√ Who is I-Open?

The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) is an educational self-supporting network of civic entrepreneurs developing and deploying new practices and tools in Open Source Economic Development. I-Open discovers and connects civic entrepreneurs, convenes open, regional conversations about issues that matter to local and global development, and publishes communications to inform regional leaders about new opportunities in emerging economies.

√ What is the purpose of the I-Open Blog?

Articles report perspectives, insights, innovative thought and transformative experiences of entrepreneur, developer and leaders working in technology-based community and economic development. 

√ Why is the blog a win-win for authors and readers?

The I-Open Blog is a public and online community destination published by a network of bloggers. Blog articles inspire and support the success of I-Open authors,  and the leaders, connectors and collaborators who read and share the articles widely on social media. 

√ What’s interesting to I-Open readers?
  • Stories focus on the value strategic investment brings to any one or all of the categories of The Innovation Framework. 
  • Description of a practice or discipline that advances technology-based community and economic development
  • A theoretical concept, creative idea or transformational perspective to advance prosperity building
  • Stories about development or experiences for system, social, economic and environmental change that succeeded or failed
  • Shareable case descriptions of working models
  • Alternate perspectives, instructional guides and reports