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Resource Spotlight: TwitSprout

TwitSprout is a a fun, colorful way to track your nonprofit’s growth and activity on Twitter. Currently in beta, TwitSprout also allows you to easily convert your Twitter data into a PDF-format for easy sharing with others.

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Last Chance for $40 Webinars from DIOSA Communications!

After three years without a price increase, on August 1 DIOSA webinars will be going up to $50 for one webinar, or two for $90, three for $135, four for $180, five for $220, six for $260, seven for $300, or all eight for $340. Through July 31, you can still purchase the webinars listed below or webinar credits for webinars not yet scheduled at the rate of $40 for one, or two for $75, three for $100, four for $130, five for $160, six for $190, seven for $220, or all eight for $250:

Tuesday, July 26: Mobile Websites, Group Text Messaging, and Text-to-Give Technology
Thursday, July 28: Mobile Social Networking Tools and Location-Based Communities

Tuesday, August 2: Blogging on WordPress
Tuesday, August 9: Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters

Tuesday, August 16: Facebook and Facebook Apps: Beginner/Intermediate
Thursday, August 18: Facebook and Facebook Apps: Advanced
Tuesday, August 30: Twitter and LinkedIn

Tuesday, September 6: YouTube and Flickr

Webinar Special: 2 for $75, 3 for $100, 4 for $130, 5 for $160, 6 for $190, 7 for $220, or all 8 for $250

New! Webinars for Nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and East Asia

Thursday, August 11: Facebook and Facebook Apps
Thursday, August 25: Twitter and LinkedIn

Thursday, September 8: YouTube and Flickr

Webinar Special: 2 for $95 or all 3 for $145

Register Now! Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits

September 22: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Collingswood, NJ/Philadelphia, PA
September 29: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, New York, NY

October 13: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Ottawa, ON

October 27: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Chapel Hill, NC

November 8: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, San Diego, CA
November 10: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Los Angeles, CA
December 1: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Miami, OK/Joplin, MO

January 19: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Washington, DC

February 9: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Tampa, FL

March 15: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits, Memphis, TN
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Now Available for Pre-Order! Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Good news! Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits has been made available for pre-order three weeks earlier than anticipated. Based on more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media, the 256-page hardcover is packed with more than 100 best practices covering Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 nonprofit communications and fundraising. From building your e-newsletter list to finding your “Twitter voice” to launching a mobile website and texting campaign on a small budget, this guide presents a step-by-step strategic plan for launching and maintaining successful social media and mobile marketing campaigns. That said, you can pre-order the book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Thanks very much!

Thank you,

Heather Mansfield
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Blog: nonprofitorgsblog.org

Mobile: nonprofitorgs.mobi

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heathermansfield

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Newsletter 56: Sunday edition 07-24-2011 Activist Post Interrupt your regularly scheduled programming TOP ORIGINAL ARTICLES Independence Under Attack Activist Post Homeschool, Anti-Vaccine Family Being Ripped Apart by CPS: Chronology of a Kidnapping The case of Jeffrey and Erica Henderson provides a continuation of the critical examination of Child Protective Services in the United States, as well as the legal framework in which they operate. The Hendersons were investigated at their home following an anonymous tip that Mr. Henderson had slapped his daughter. The Hendersons’ story, as well as the wider story of CPS abuse, reveals American society and its values, while questioning whose interests are really being served by removing children from the custody of their own parents. (read more) Marti Oakley GMO’s: Invasive Species Council and USDA Ignore Environmental Infection and Contamination The recent deregulation of genetically mutated bluegrass is the first domino to fall in the scheme to deregulate all GMO’s and to avoid having to label these disgusting creations so that consumers, many of whom are fully aware of the dangers of these products, can choose to avoid them. (read more) Other Key Articles to Read and Distribute Globalism, Propaganda, War The Murdoch Empire: How Media Shapes Society James Corbett Neocon Visits Libya Brandishing the Dahiyeh Doctrine and "The New Realities" Seeking Context and Understanding From Libya’s Youth Franklin Lamb Israeli Mossad’s International Criminal Activities Revealed Yet Again Madison Ruppert Domestic Politics, Economy, Police State, Internet Control Is It Too Late to Buy American? Lois Rain Access Denied: Judicial Reform Activist Deemed "Vexatious Litigant" Janet C. Phelan Police State Insanity: Teens Arrested Waiting For Parents in Curfew Sweep Analyzing the Oslo Attacks: Terrorist Event, or False Flag Distraction? Analyzing the Oslo Attacks, part 2: If it was a False Flag, Who was Behind It? Roller Rink Shooting in Texas Kills 6 Madison Ruppert Health, Survival, Environment Food Considerations in Times of Crises: Immediate Nutrition-No Preps Food Considerations in Times of Crises: Short-term 90 Days The Berkey Guy USDA Wants Hipster Farmers Lois Rain Fukushima, Japan: Medical Media Indictment Dr. Mark Sircus First-ever National Heirloom Exposition in CA this September Rady Ananda Please visit the Activist Post Archive to read more than 910 other original articles Weekly Series: The Creature From Jekyll Island Part 6: Building The New World Order We believe that the information contained in G. Edward Griffin’s seminal book is essential in understanding how our financial world has been imploded by a banking elite that seeks to consolidate control into even fewer hands and end the prospect of self-directed economic freedom. Please read these weekly chapter summaries and share with everyone you know — especially your children. This book is an incredibly interesting detective story about the history of money that successfully overcomes the hurdle of dry economics and history textbooks. This is a book that should be on every shelf, and should be taught in every school. BUY HERE MUST-SEE NEW VIDEOS Monsters of Anarchy: Post Collapse Security Considerations Breaking: California Volcanic Eruption at Pisgah Crater Soldier Confirms Training for FEMA Camps and Coming Radiation Events Adam vs. The Man: Free Bullets, Not Free Speech Why Australians (and Everyone Else) Should Oppose Carbon Taxes Working in the US for .23 cents/hour making military equipment Around 35 Arrested In CA Protesting a Fatal Police Shooting of Unarmed Man TOP 10 "CRAZY BUT TRUE?" NEWS STORIES FOR THE WEEK Coming in 2012: Genetically Modified Front Lawns NYC Testing New Traffic Surveillance and Management Technology Small Arkansas Town Wants to Ban Free Speech The Next Climate Debate Bombshell Law Enforcement to Begin Using iPhone Iris Scans for Identification Power From the Air: Device Captures Ambient Energy *AFFILIATE — Tesla Energy 1 in 66 Americans is a Psycho A Candid Conversation With Beelzebub T. McGlobalist (Parody) U.S. Ready to License Gene Technology That Can Detect Toxins Predictive Programming: Norway Attack Predicted in Captain America Movie? GOOD NEWS! Stevens County, Washington passes food freedom ordinance. A strongly worded ordinance was issued by Stevens County that perfectly sums up the innate freedoms that need to be protected. Food is in fact representative of all freedom, as it is continually used as a means of controlling populations. From the Stevens County Assembly (PDF HERE): BE IT ORDAINED BY STEVENS COUNTY: That the people of the State of Washington, domiciled on Stevens county, have unalienable and fundamental rights and among those rights are the rights to choose the local foods they produce; process or prepare; sell, purchase, or distribute; preserve and store for extended periods of time; and consume, for food or drink, for people or other life forms. ACTION ITEM Reject Internet Spying; Oppose the Data Retention Bill: From Electronic Frontier Foundation: The U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering H.R. 1981, a bill that would order all of our online service providers to keep new logs about our online activities, logs to help the government identify the web sites we visit and the content we post online. This sweeping new "mandatory data retention" proposal treats every Internet user like a potential criminal and represents a clear and present danger to the online free speech and privacy rights of millions of innocent Americans. Tell your Representative to oppose this dangerous bill, before this week’s critical vote. CLICK HERE to Oppose this Bill OUR MISSION AND HOW YOU CAN BECOME ACTIVE We want to help contribute to the mass awakening that is taking place. The mainstream media is part of a system that aims to keep people ignorant and unquestioning. It is essential that information continues to flow from the alternative media, so that opposing viewpoints can be heard. The global movement toward Internet censorship is troubling. We are optimistic, though, because history shows that all attempts to oppress free humanity are doomed to failure. However, we can no longer remain passive; the period of cold, creeping tyranny that legislates its way into power is over. When oppression reaches this "hot" stage, we need activists. The next period will be defined by how well we are able to overcome our conditioning and resist what we know in our hearts is the wrong course. You can become active through education, spreading the word, but, most importantly, practice what you preach. Tyranny is no match for freedom. Liberty, Love, and Peace will Prevail! Contact us with article submissions, quotes, comments, suggestions Or to support our work: All rights reserved.