The webcast, entitled “Taking the Fear and Hype Out of Social Media: Advice for Nonprofits,” is the first presentation of its kind offered by JMT Consulting, which is a national provider of consulting and software solutions to nonprofits.

Dawn Westerberg Consulting was founded in 2010 by Dawn Westerberg following a successful career in marketing and sales at Sage, the 3rd largest seller of business software in the world. Westerberg, who is also an Authorized Duct Tape Marketing Consultant, says of the social media presentation: “I am excited JMT Consulting asked me to give this presentation. There are a lot of myths concerning social media and we hope to shed more light on how it can be an effective way for nonprofits to effectively communicate with their members.”

Westerberg has been working with JMT on a variety of strategic marketing, public relations and online marketing initiatives. “Dawn has been instrumental in increasing the impact of JMT Consulting Group’s online presence through our website, blog, and social media,” says Jacqueline M. Tiso, CEO of JMT Consulting. “We asked Dawn to share the same best practices her guidance has helped us enjoy with our nonprofit community.”

The webcast, scheduled for Thursday, February 17, at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, will cover a variety of social media topics including:
- general definition of, and introduction to, social media;
- social media best practices; and
- examples of nonprofits successfully using social media.

For nonprofits interested in attending the webcast, a registration page can be viewed at: http://www.jmtconsulting.com/resources/events/taking-the-fear-and-the-hype-out-of-social-media-advice-for-nonprofits .

About JMT Consulting Group:
Headquartered in Patterson, New York, JMT Consulting Group (www.jmtconsulting.com) is a leading provider of software and consulting services to nonprofits.

About Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC:
Based in Austin, Texas, Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC serves companies from coast to coast and border to border. Dawn Westerberg (http://dawnwesterberg.com) is the president of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC. An Authorized Duct Tape Marketing Consultant, she invites business owners to “Fall in Love with Your Business Again” through sound marketing strategy, creative collaboration and inspired performance.

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“Due to the economy the two last years we were unable to provide our PR Grants Program in 2010,” said Neotrope CEO Christopher Simmons. “Thankfully, things are picking up, so we will be able to offer the grant program again for 2011, but in the meanwhile we’re extending these substantial discounts on our services to help non-profits ‘get the word out’ about their activities. We will be announcing our 2011 PR Grants Program over the next week.”

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Information on the 2011 PR Grant Program will be posted to the above page on/about Jan. 6, 2011. The grants program will provide over $28,000 in value services to applicants chosen.

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“Due to the economy last year we were unable to provide our PR Grants Program in 2010,” said Neotrope CEO Christopher Simmons. “Thankfully, things are picking up, so we will be able to offer the grant program again for 2011, but in the meanwhile we’re extending these substantial discounts on our services to help non-profits ‘get the word out’ about their activities. We also hope to be able to ‘adopt’ a few very worthwhile groups and provide services at no cost as a corporate sponsor.”

Neotrope has already “adopted” both the Starlight Children’s Foundation, and the Paws of Life Foundation as part of this year’s adoption program.

For more information on the free discount program for non-profits, visit:
www.Send2Press.com/nonprofit.shtml .

About Neotrope:

Established in 1983 by creative guru Christopher Laird Simmons (a member of ASCAP and PRSA), and best-selling author J.L. Simmons, PhD, Neotrope(R) is a privately held company involved in brand marketing as well as entertainment publishing. Neotrope (www.neotrope.com) was an Inc. 5000 company in 2009, and is an accredited member of the BBB with an A+ rating. The company has provided discounted services for non-profits for more than two decades, sponsors numerous worthwhile causes, and offers a semi-annual (not every year) PR Grants program.

About Send2Press:

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2010, Send2Press (a service of Neotrope) offers best-in-class affordable Direct-to-Editors(TM) news distribution to working print and broadcast media, but also online and social media, and deep into search engines using proprietary ContextEngine(R) technology. Send2Press is unique because it was the first wire service with staff entirely comprised of accredited public relations professionals, published authors, working journalists, and marketing experts.

For more information about Neotrope’s Send2Press services for non-profit orgs, and for small to medium business promotion, visit: www.Send2Press.com .

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