This is the first post in a mini-series on blogging. Topics will include, why to blog, how to blog and why to connect with other bloggers. I figure the best way to start this seires is by bridging the gap between blogging (new media) and reporters (traditional media). A lot of people are nervous about getting involved with new and social media.

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Welcome to GMT's first monthly e-newsletter for 2010. We send this e-newsletter on the first Monday of every month to share feature announcements, membership tips, links to recent articles from environmental reporters, new members, and other helpful resources.

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Today I heard April Harrington speak on behalf of the Oklahoma Food Coop (OFC). She is currently a producer for the OFC as well as their treasurer. During the question and answer session she was asked how the internet impacts the OFC.

Nonprofits are always trying to figure out the science behind getting potential donors to become donors. Two ways to achieve this is to make the transaction as simple as possible and have a major event be the focus of your campaign. The people that organized donations for Haiti did an outstanding job.

A database is only as good as the search parameters that you put into it. Over the past week I have spent a lot of time cleaning up the Vocus database. I merged a lot of older User Records with their System Record counterparts. By doing this I was able find a few common pitfalls that our members have fallen into over the years.

Dan Santow blogs about grammar and style. I am a regular reader of the blog and find his tips and hints very helpful. And I felt that this week’s, his post is useful for all GMT users.

This year has been a very exciting year for Green Media Toolshed. Throughout the year we have tried to bring you as many tools and resources as possible, to improve your media outreach program.

Please take a few minutes to browse through the training and support documents.

Recently Beth Kanter has run contests and the winner of the contests won books on social media. One of the book giveaways was announced in a blog post titled “Can Small Nonprofits Reap Success With Social Media?

Twitter has added a new feature – lists. The lists are a great way for you to organize the people you follow into personalized lists. The people on your lists are all people you want to follow that share something in common. You select a name for the list and decide who is on the list.

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Welcome to GMT's monthly e-newsletter for December 2009. We send this e-newsletter on the first Monday of every month to share feature announcements, membership tips, links to recent articles from environmental reporters, new members, and other helpful resources.