Annoucements - Week of June 24, 2009

Affiliate News

• UCP of Michigan: Actively recruiting students to participate in thinking speed study.


• UCP of West Alabama: Tuscaloosa News - Cerebral palsy group's first yard sale has wide selection.
• UCP of Central Maryland: Pets on Wheels Comes to the Sulphur Spring Center.
• UCP of Central Minnesota: 2009 Spirit Award Nominations (Due September 1^st).
• UCP of Mobile: Andalusia Star-News - All smiles for camp - Therapists taking cerebral palsy patient to Camp SMILE

Other News

• Disability Scoop: On Olmstead Anniversary, President 'Committed' To Progress.
• Disability Scoop: Supreme Court Rules On Private School Reimbursement.
• Disability Scoop: Housing Vouchers To Help People Stay Out Of Institutional Settings.
• JF Activist: Olmstead Anniversary Stirs Up Interest in Long Term Services and Supports
• Midlothian Exchange: Teen heads to national competition in California. Earlier this year, Shields was selected from more than 600 of the top-ranked blind and visually-impaired students from across the United States and Canada to compete in the 9th annual National Braille Challenge, an all-volunteer event in California sponsored by the Braille Institute of America.
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: UPMC center studies ways to allow the blind to 'see'.
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh stands in world disability rights spotlight.
• Littleton Courier: Graduates urged to be true to themselves.
• Northwest Arkansas Times: 'War Eagle, Arkansas' film premieres at Malco
• Commonwealth Community Trust: Provider of trustee services for people who can benefit from having a Special Needs Trust or Pooled Disability Trust

Social Media and Web 2.0 News

• Harvard Business: Why Non-Profits Are So Good at Social Media.
• Make Money Myself Blog: The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards: A 59-minute Guide to Ensuring Your Organization's Future (Book Review).
• The Agitator: Twitter - Not Just For Revolutions.
• Charity Chatter: Who Cares!?
• Donor Power Blog: Podcast - How a Sick Organization Got Better
• nfp 2.0: My Fundraising 2.0 presentation (A United Kingdom Perspective on Online Fundraising).
• Nonprofit Technology Network: Effective Fundraising with Facebook Causes
• Social Media for Nonprofits: Small Bites vs. Big Meals.
• Christine Sculati: Fundraising - It's all about relationships.
• IdealWare: Using Wikis for Internal Documentation.
• Beth's Blog - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Youtube Video Volunteers Program Launches

Take Action

• Disability Policy Collaboration: Make the Most Out of the Independence Day Congressional Recess Help Get Long Term Services and Supports in Health Care Reform
• Disability Policy Collaboration: Help Keep the Community Choice Act (CCA) on the Table Ask Congress to include CCA elements in the health care reform bills
• Disability Policy Collaboration: Share Your Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Story