On December 1, I attended the Online to Offline Webinar hosted by KaBOOM! and AmeriCorps Alums. This free hour-long session was really informative about ways nonprofits can use social media and web resources to drive community action.

Want to hear some direct advice from a reporter? Hear what advice Public News Service offered to our members about press releases and working with reporters in the September Skills Training recording:

Access the streamed recording at the following link:

On Wednesday May 20th, 2009, GMT invited Richard K Judy, an experienced PR Professional at the corporate and nonprofit level, to hold an open interview for GMT members.

We had some great questions in the session and I wanted to make sure to cover those.

The model we talked about today was primarily for small, private parties, but you can certainly encourage people to throw larger, public events.

Election 2008 Planning Benchmarks
By Holly Minch

Use the following list of key dates to plan your election-year efforts. This list highlights national deadlines around the presidential races, but don’t forget the local equivalents for Governor, Mayor, City Council and other important decision makers.