Happy New Year!

Thank you so much for your continued support and encouragement in 2017. As we move into 2018, I want to update you on the key areas of Unplanned Good.

Our work. 2017 was filled with key accomplishments, including speaking at CAFO, a major adoption conference, working with new partners, finding & sharing numerous new adoption resources, encouraging more people to advocate for adoption, leading our support group, and building awareness about open adoption.

Changes on our Board. Dana Clifford has informed me that she will step off the Board after serving for eight years. She was on the original Board of Unplanned Good when we incorporated, and we are so very grateful for her time, input, energy, work and friendship over those eight years. Dana also served as our Treasurer, so we'll need to fill that role. This change leaves us with only two Board members, John Schwarz and myself. Any California corporation must have at least three Board members so, it's very important that we fill this Board seat. If anyone is interested in stepping into that role, please contact me asap.

Our financial health. You may know that I don't take a salary for my work with Unplanned Good. Neither does the Board. Our only paid staffer is our part-time social media marketing manager. Generally, our donations cover our expenses, but incoming donations don't allow for expanding our work.

Plans for 2018. We want to focus on expanding our social media work, the effort that seems to be most effective in reaching people. We tripled our Twitter followers in 2017. We started on Instagram and already have 163 followers! We also attend adoption events to expand our network and productively leverage our connections across the country. And, we are always looking for more speaking opportunities at local schools or groups. There's much more we can do in the area of campaigns on Twitter, Facebook and Instragram as well as paid ad banners on strategic sites to reach our audiences.

We worked hard to spread the word about adoption in 2017 and, with your help, will continue to do so in 2018! To that end, please contact me if you are interested in serving on the Board and joining us in promoting adoption this year!!

Top 10 Ways to Promote Adoption in 2018

#1 Invite us to Speak

Hosting local events is a very effective way to get the message out. We are always available to speak at your event or in your class. Every teen group you know should hear this message. We love nothing more than educating on unplanned pregnancy and promoting adoption as an option.
Just give me a shout and we'll be there.

#2 Host a Movie Screening

We'd love to visit your local (junior) high school as a guest speaker, either in class or in a free movie screening. Following the film we lead an interactive group discussion. You book it, we'll be there!

#3 Help spread the word locally!

We began a new support group for couples facing infertility and/or hoping to adopt.
Next meeting is January 20, 2018 at 2pm. Contact Terri at 408.656.1876 for details.

#4 Donate

All gifts to Unplanned Good are fully tax deductible. We've tried to make it easy, enabling donations either online or by check. Also, we now take credit cards for one-time or recurring monthly donations. Please see our web site for more information.

#5 Share Your Story

If you have been touched by adoption, we'd love to include your story on our site. Just a paragraph can be very powerful!

I know my birthmom made a decision out of love: she chose parents who could give me what she couldn't at the time.

#6 Employer Matching

Check with your employer to see if they have a program to match your gift.
Many do!
We're already signed up with Apple, David. J. Powers, eBay and Google ... they double every dollar donated by an employee. Your company could be next!

#7 Smile, and Shop Amazon

If you buy online at Amazon.com, start here, on the Unplanned Good site and Amazon will donate a tiny portion of your purchase to us. It's easy and costs you nothing!

#8 Tell a Friend

You know people who've been touched by adoption. Ask them to write their short story for our web site and sign up for our newsletter.

I love knowing that my donation could help turn an unplanned pregnancy into the amazing gift of family!

#9 Like us on Facebook

Visit our Facebook page and like us!

#10 Talk Adoption

You know people who are dealing with an unplanned pregnancy today.... if not you and your own daughter, then your niece, neighbor, cousin, student or friend. Please, tell them about adoption and what a beautiful thing it can be for all involved. Have them read the inspiring testimonials on our site, and ask them to consider adoption.

Thank you!

Thank you so much for your continued support and encouragement in 2017.
We hope to continue to spreading the word about adoption in 2018, and hope to make it a more common choice.

Happy New Year!

Terri

About Unplanned Good

Unplanned Good is a California-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization devoted to promoting adoption as an alternative path for unplanned pregnancies.
See more at: http://unplannedgood.org/