Only 48 hours left to make your year-end gift!

Dear Friend of Hope,   The year is drawing to a close quickly. That means there are only 2 days left to support Hope's special needs children while benefiting from a tax deduction in 2012.   Can we count on your support?   Your gift will help Hope provide the finest residential, educational and medical services for thousands of children and families battling autism and developmental disabilities.   In the final hours of 2012, please help Hope by making a much-needed donation so that we can continue to create hopeful futures for children with disabilities. Make your year-end gift now.   Thank you for opening your heart to Hope's wonderful children!   P.S. Remember, any gift you make by midnight, December 31 is tax-deductible for 2012. Please make your donation today. Thank you!

As originally published via email. Posted by Jarid Brown. Jarid Brown is the Director of Online Interactions for The Hope Institute in Springfield, IL. and owner of HCM Brown. Connect with Jarid Brown on Linked In, Twitter, or Google +.

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The Autism Program of Illinois announces partnership with AMC Theatres

The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP) today announced that it will once again participate in a partnership with AMC Theaters designed to promote Autism awareness among moviegoers across the state of Illinois. April is Autism Awareness Month, and during the month special public service announcements will appear on 167 screens at select AMC Theaters across Illinois.

The public service announcement, entitled “29,000”, informs viewers that 29,000 Illinois children have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The PSAs direct viewers to a new website, www.29000.org, to increase awareness and promote early intervention for children with an ASD.

The 29000.org website was created to celebrate Autism Awareness Month. It will also be featured on the TAP website and the organization’s social networking page on Facebook.

Bronwyn Rains, director of The Autism Program, The Hope Institute for Children and Families said, “The numbers which the CDC released last week now indicate that more than 30,000 school age children in Illinois have an ASD. We want everyone to know the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention for these children. We are pleased to once again partner with AMC Theaters to help get this important message out.”

“AMC is an excellent partner and strategically selected theaters that are in or near communities where we have TAP Centers. This promotes many layers of awareness, including seeing the advertisements in theaters, visiting the website and having the option for direct contact at centers in participants’ own communities,” said Ms. Rains.

The participating theaters are

• 600 North Michigan 9, Chicago


• River East 21, Chicago


• Showplace Cicero 14, Cicero


• Showplace New Lenox 14, New Lenox


• Webster Place 11, Chicago


• Showplace 12, Edwardsville


• Showplace Carbondale 8, Carbondale


• Savoy 16, Savoy


• Showplace Mattoon 10, Mattoon


• Showplace Springfield 8, Springfield


• Showplace Pekin 14, North Pekin; Willow Knolls 14, Peoria


• Showplace Rockford 16, Rockford

The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP) is the nation’s largest statewide autism services and resource network. Administered by The Hope Institute for Children and Families, TAP has 13 regional centers across Illinois, and more than 30 partners, including universities and nonprofit organizations providing diagnosis, treatment and support to children with an ASD and their families.

Learn more at The Autism Program of Illinois' website.

2012 Community Report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network

The Centers for Disease Control has released the 2012 Community Report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. Within the report, the CDC outlines the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)among multiple areas of the United States.

The ADDM issued several key findings within the study including:

1. More children were diagnosed at earlier ages—a growing number of them by 3 years of age. Still, most children were not diagnosed until after they were 4 years of age. On average, diagnosis was a bit earlier for children with autistic disorder (4 years) than for children with the more broadly defined autism spectrum diagnoses or pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (4 years, 5 months), and diagnosis was much later for children with Asperger disorder (6 years, 3 months).
2. Five times as many boys were being identified with ASDs as girls (1 in 54 compared to 1 in 252).
3. The largest increases over time were among Hispanic and Black children.
   
4. The majority (62%) of children the ADDM Network identified as having ASDs did not have intellectual disability. The largest increases during 2002 to 2008 were among children without intellectual disability (those having IQ scores higher than 70), although there were increases in the identified prevalence of ASDs at all levels of intellectual ability.

You can read the report in its entirety here and find further information on the CDC website.

Preview of 2012 NTEN Benchmarks Study

First a big thanks to Joe Boland at Fundraising Success Magazine for directing me to the new NTEN infographic previewing the 2012 eNonprofits Benchmarks Study.

At the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference, the Nonprofit Technology Network and M+R Strategic Services will unveil their sixth annual eNonprofits Benchmarks Study. As a preview, NTEN has released an infographic of this year's study highlighting some of their findings. Among the data released from the study you will find nonprofit email marketing statistics for fundraising and advocacy, online giving metrics, social media, and mobile technology results.

Click on the image to view the larger graphic or download in .pdf here.

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