The new Next.js blog template from Bejamas and Netlify aims to simplify the process of creating a blog by providing a pre-built template with customizable settings and deployment options using Tailwind, MDX, and Netlify. The template features a light and dark theme, as well as a "wizard" tool that automates the deployment process. Users can find the code and project information in the repository, and can even use a button to clone and deploy the project directly to Netlify. To further support open-source projects, the collaboration has introduced a voting system for users to choose their favorite OSS project, with donations from the swag money being allocated to this initiative.