Announcements - Week of January 20, 2010

Affiliate News

• UCP Wheels for Humanity: Haiti Relief

Affiliate Survey

• UCP of San Diego County: Community Input Welcome; Please fill out our survey

Affiliate Events

• UCP of Michigan: Sixth Annual Bash for United Cerebral Palsy (Feb. 20, East Lansing, MI)
• UCP of San Diego County: Rancho Rags for Riches - Clean-out your closets for a cause (Feb. 6)
• UCP of Northwest Missouri: 24^th Heart of America Chili Challenge (Mar. 7)
• UCP of Mobile: 9^th Annual BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival (Mar. 12)
• UCP of Central Minnesota: 2010 Electronic Recycling Event (Apr. 22)

Webinars

• Campbell & Company: Major Gifts in Tough Times (Jan. 19, 1:00 pm EST)
• Guidestar.org: Stay Ahead of the Eight Ball in 2010 - Tips from the Experts (Jan. 20, 1:00 pm EST)
• Care2.com: Connecting Advocacy to Fundraising (Jan. 26, 2:00 pm EST)
• Altimeter Group: Understand Your Customers' Social Behaviors (Jan. 20, 2 - 4:00 pm EST)

Petition

• A group of self advocates with disabilities and students in the Partners in Policy Making program at the Virginia Department of Disabilities have combined efforts on a united goal — to have disability history taught in all schools, nationwide. They believe that teaching the history of the disability rights movement and highlighting the positive impact people with disabilities have had on technology and society, will help support the full inclusion of people with disabilities in society.
  
  This group is currently collecting signatures on a petition to ask the U.S. Department of Education to fund a Disability History Grant for use by school systems in developing this curriculum. They are asking organizations who represent people with disabilities to support their efforts by signing the petition and sharing the link to the petition:
  http://www.gopetition.com/online/33286.html
  and their Facebook page:
  http://apps.facebook.com/causes/395159/97706668.

Award Nomination Opportunity

• UCP: Awards for Excellence (Application deadline: Mar. 19)
• The HSC Foundation (HSCF): Advocates in Disability Award (PDF) recognizes a young person between the ages of 14 and 26 in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area who is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities (Application deadline: Mar. 4)

Disability & Advocacy News

• The Ledger.com / Robins Rx Blog: Kissimmee Girl a Point of Light for Autism
• Disability Scoop: Special Diets Lack Support As Autism Treatment, Expert Panel Finds
• Direct Care Alliance: DSP Advocate of the Year Siljander Urges Others to Join the Cause
• Jackson Citizen Patriot: Parents of 5-year-old with cerebral palsy want service dog allowed in Napoleon elementary school
• Press Democrat: Bike camp helps kids learn to ride

Fundraising News

• Marc Pittman - The Fundraising Coach: 5 tips for increasing traffic to your nonprofit's Web site
• Marketplace: Mobile donations make giving easier
• Care2.com - Frogloop Blog: Nonprofits - Time to Get Mobile
• New York Times: A Deluge of Donations via Text Messages
• GrantStation: GrantStation Insider Week of January 18
• Future Fundraising Now: 25 Tips for Better Fundraising Copy

Social Networking/Web 2.0

• Read Write Web: 10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010
• About.com - Nonprofit Charitable Orgs: Successfully Pitch a Blogger in 4 Steps
• Slideshare.net: 5 Social Media Secrets for 2010
• Beth's Blog - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media To Power Social Networks for Change: Crisis Mapping in Haiti from Ushahidi, Donate by Texting
• Beth's Blog - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media To Power Social Networks for Change: Haiti Earthquake: Orphans, Crisis Mapping, and Tech Volunteers
• Sunlight Foundation: Civic Hackers for Haiti
• Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 18 Online Productivity Tools for Your Business