Unplanned Good Newsletter Archive
2024
June 2024: Father's Day, Sharing New Adoption Laws with other States, More Speaking Videos…
May 2024: Foster Mom Brunch, Policy Update, New Board Member, and other News...
April 2024: HUGE NEWS!! New Laws Make Choosing Adoption Easier...
March 2024: Policy Update, AAPLOG, and other News...
February 2024: A Labor of Love in the Month of Love
January 2024: Reflections on '23, Thoughts on the New Year
2023
December 2023: Keynote, Year in Review, Plus New Book on Amazon (... a great Christmas Gift!)
November 2023: A National Adoption Month Like No Other!
October 2023: Speaking at Hillsdale College, Idaho Update
September 2023: More on Idaho Bills, Speaking at Hillsdale College on Oct. 4th
August 2023: Updates on our Work, Guest Spot on Relevant Radio
July 2023: Update on our Work, Need your Opinion
June 2023: Update on our Work, New Podcast, Happy Father's Day!
May 2023: Happy Mothers Day!, New Bills to Make Adoption Easier...
April 2023: Focus on Making Adoption Easier...
March 2023: Adopt Care Event on 3/24, New Board Member, Birth Mom Survey, and News...
February 2023: Special Request for the Month of Love
January 2023: Happy New Year! Let's Spread the Word about Open Adoption!
2022
Dec. 2022: Special Year-End Request
Nov. 2022: For National Adoption Day, the Book is Now on Amazon!
Oct. 2022: Exciting BirthMom Panel at CAFO, Interview on Relevant Radio!
Sept. 2022: Exciting BirthMom Panel at CAFO, Book Update, Blog Published!
August 2022: Special Book Team Issue
June 2022: New Podcasts, CAFO News, Happy Father's Day!
May 2022: A Very Special Mothers' Day!
April 2023: Focus on Making Adoption Easier...
March 2022: Adoption Book Update
February 2022: Two New Podcast Interviews
January 2022: Happy New Year! Plans for 2022
2021
December 2021: Year-End News, Next Year's Plans
November 2021: Celebrating... National Adoption Month
October 2021: Why You Should Never Say “Giving Up Baby” For Adoption
September 2021: Spotlight on Adoption Agencies
August 2021: Open Adoption is all about Transparency
July 2021: For Those Who Want to Adopt
June 2021: Kicking Off Our Fundraiser for Book Publication
May 2021: Mothers Day KickOff & News ... !
April 2021: MAY is Gonna be HUGE ... !
March 2021: Moving the Needle for Adoption ❤
February 2021: Second Mother Podcast!, National Sanctity of Human Life Day
January 2021: Happy New Year, Our 2021 Plans
2020
December 2020: This Year, This Month, Plans for Next Year
November 2020: Celebrating National Adoption Month ... and Gratitude!
October 2020: Adoption Webinar next Week, Donate Stock to UPG ...
September 2020: Unplanned Good as Podcast Guest, Update on Social Media ...
August 2020: Check out this Podcast, Update on CAFO Conference ...
July 2020: Unplanned Good on Social Media, Update on CAFO Conference ...
June 2020: Open Adoption Research, BirthMom Panel at CAFO Conference ...
April 2020: New Second Mother Resource, Upcoming Conference, One Amazing Story, ...
March 2020: Dallas, Anyone?? UPG at CAFO in May!
February 2020: Dallas, Anyone?? UPG at CAFO in May!
January 2020: Happy New Year from Unplanned Good!
2019
December 2019: Exciting things happened in 2019 at Unplanned Good...
November 2019: Adoption Agencies and LGBT in the Press
October 2019: Benefits of Open Adoption
Sept 2019: Working on Conference Pitches w Open Adoption as our Focus
August 2019: The New Norm: Open Adoption
July 2019: On Summer Break, Amazon Prime Day starts Tuesday
June 2019: Father's Day is Sunday (shop now!), Conference wrap-up
May 2019: Mother's Day is Sunday (shop now!), Heartbeat Conference
April 2019: "Unplanned" Movie, Organ Awareness Month, Upcoming Conferences
Mar. 2019: Prep & Topics for Spring Conferences
Feb. 2019: Shop Amazon for ❤ Day, Speaking at TWO Spring Conferences
Jan. 2019: New Years Newsletter 2019
2018
Dec. 2018: 12 Days of Christmas... 12 Ways We make great use of your Donations... !
Nov. 2018: National Adoption Month, Giving Tuesday, Holiday Shopping and More!
Oct. 2018: Shopping on Amazon? Here's a Reason to Buy this Week!
Sept. 2018: Buy movie tix by Today, Change our Culture for Young Women, Speaking at CAFO
August 2018: Summer Movies – Spotlight
July 2018: Are you ready for "The Talk"?
June 2018: Recap of Speaking at CAFO, A First for UPG, Father's Day Tribute
April 2018: Speaking at CAFO, Help Fund our Speaking Engagements
March 2018: Board News, Speaking at CAFO, Larger Donations from Amazon.com
Feb. 2018: Speaking at Nat'l Conference, Adoption Resources, Valentine's Day!
January 2018: Letter to Unplanned Good's Followers, Please Read
2017
December 2017: Top Ten Ways You Can Partner with Unplanned Good
November 2017: National Adoption Month
October 2017: Adoption: Still Misunderstood
September 2017: A Decision You Can Live with for the Rest of Your Life
August 2017: Access to Birth Records, Part of Openness in Adoption, Adoption Tax Credit
July 2017: Celebrating Birth Mothers, and More!
June 2017: Tribute to Fathers & Fathers Day, Adoption Funding Resources, Shop Amazon and More!
April 2017: Nashville or Bust!, Open Adoption Pros/Cons, Legal News, Shop Amazon and More!
March 2017: Speaking at CAFO, "LION", Adoption Tax Credit
February 2017: Speaking at Nat'l Conference, New iPhone App, Open Adoption, Shop Valentine's Day!
2016
2016: Unplanned Good's Year in Review
December 2016: 12 Days of Christmas.... 12 Ways We make great use of your Donations ....
Nov. 2016: National Adoption Month, Spreading the Word, and Christmas Shopping!
October 2016: New Resources ... Articles & Podcasts. Check them out!
Sept 2016: New Group in Walnut Creek, Spreading the Word about Adoption
August 2016: New Resource for Pregnant Teens, Insiders' Insights on Open Adoption
July 2016: Spreading the Word about Adoption
June 2016: Summer and Teen Pregnancy
May 2016: Last Month's Event, BraveLove, and the Birthmom Buds' Retreat
Reminder: Join us this Saturday for Adoption Conversations Part II.
April 2016: Join us April 23 for Adoption Conversations Part II.
March 2016: Join us for Adoption Conversations!
Feb. 2016: Special Issue on Open Adoption
2015
Unplanned Good's Year in Review
December 2015: How did "Adoption Conversations" go?, Year-End Chance to Contribute
Reminder: Adoption Conversations is Tomorrow, 9am. Click through for details and RSVP info.
November 2015: JOIN US next Saturday, Nov. 21, for Adoption Conversations!
October 2015: Open Adoption Story, Adoption Conversations Event, Coming Up!
September 2015: Join us for Adoption Conversations!
August 2015: Birthmother Survey, New Adoption Group
July 2015: New Site, Next Steps
June 2015: New Unplanned Good Web Site!
May 2015: Happy Mothers' Day!!
April 2015: New Board Member, Silicon Valley Gives
March 2015: Idaho Senate De-Brief, UPG is Now an Amazon Smile Partner
Feb.ruary 2015: Happy Valentine's Day! ❤ Spread the Love Around; Adoption Hearing in Idaho Senate
January 2015: Happy New Year! Positive Impact of TV?, eBay & Apple Donation Matching, Facebook, ...
2014
December 2014 Year End Message,
December 2014 News: Wrapping up a Good Year!
November 2014: News from the Rescue Conference
October 2014 News: RESCUE Conference is Next Week, Notes on Open Adoption, and more...!
September 2014: Board News, College Pregnancies, Auto-Donate, and more.......
August. 2014: MTV Series, Open Adoption, & Happy Anniversary to UPG!
July 2014: 16 and Not Pregnant. Why have teen pregnancy and birth rates declined?, 10 July 2014
Fathers' Day Tribute: to Birth Moms from Adoptive Dads, 10 June 2014
May 2014: Happy Mothers' Day!, 10 May 2014
Special Note: 'SiliconValley Gives!' on May 6, 2014, 03 May 2014
April 2014: Valuable Resource to Help You Spread the Word, 10 April 2014
March 2014: New Additions to our Website!, 10 March 2014
Feb. 2014: Big News: UPG Speaking in Chicago!, 10 February 2014
January 2014: Update, and Happy New Year!, 10 January 2014
2013
Year-End Reminder: Only Two Days Left!, 29 December 2013
Dec. 2013: End of Year Request, Please Help Us Spread the Word, 10 December 2013
Nov. 2013 news: Teens Still Think They must choose between Termination and Parenting, 10 November 2013
October news: Help Bring this important Film to San Jose!, 10 October 2013
Sept. 2013: Sydney's Story is on our Web site, at long last!, 10 September 2013
August 2013: Infant Adoption in the Spotlight, 10 August 2013
July 2013: THE Most Special Testimonial, Sydney's!, 10 July 2013
June 2013: Mothers' Day Newsletter Struck a Chord!, 10 June 2013
May 2013: ❤ Special Mothers' Day Issue; A Tribute to Birthmoms ❤, 10 May 2013
April 2013: Adoption Awareness: Actress Nia Vardalos, Radio Program, 10 April 2013
March 2013: 'My Baby, Not My Child', Adoption Tax Credit, and more..., 10 March 2013
February 2013: New Report on Internet Adoption, How You Can Help, and more..., 10 February 2013
Jan. 2013: An Exciting, Full Year for Unplanned Good!, 10 January 2013
2012
Dec. 2012: Partnering with Parker to Raise Awareness about Adoption, 10 December 2012
Nov. 2012: New Partnership, Survey Results, 10 November 2012
Oct. 2012: Getting the word out .... on the Radio!, 10 October 2012
Special Issue: Tune in Tonight 5-7pm PST KFAX 1100AM, 25 September 2012
Sept. 2012: Lots of News, Lots to Say, 10 September 2012
August 2012: More News on all Fronts!, 10 August 2012
July 2012: Expanding our Site; New Resources Section, 10 July 2012
June 2012: New Stories on our Site, 10 June 2012
May 2012: Summit VIII Conference Highlights, 10 May 2012
April 2012: Open Adoption is National News!, 10 April 2012
March 2012: Awareness about Adoption as an Option - Sorely Needed!, 10 March 2012
Feb.2012: SO Important, Even as Teen Pregnancy Rates Decrease, 10 February 2012
Jan. 2012: A New Challenge for the New Year, 10 January 2012
2011
December: New Interns for 2012, and a Request for Your Help, 10 December 2011
Nov. 2011: Celebrating National Adoption Day with a Tribute to Steve Jobs, 10 November 2011
Oct.2011: Getting our Message Across, 10 October 2011
Sept.2011: Announcing Our New Board Member!, 10 September 2011
Aug 2011: New Testimonials!, 10 August 2011
July 2011: 7 Ways to Make Unplanned Good Happen, 10 July 2011
June 2011 News: Talking around Town, 10 June 2011
May 2011 News: Fabulous Community Event Got our Message Out!, 10 May 2011
April 2011 News: Unplanned Good -- Getting the Message Out!, 10 April 2011
March 2011 update ... Lots going on!, 10 March 2011
February '11 News: Interns' Mid-Term Report, 10 February 2011
News for the New Year ... !, 10 January 2011
2010
December News: Year in Review, 10 December 2010
November news: Exciting News!, 10 November 2010
October news; Our First Conference!, 10 October 2010
September News - Talking with Teachers, 10 September 2010
August news - Unplanned Good is Incorporated!, 10 August 2010
July News - Unplanned Good Web Site is Live!, 10 July 2010
June 10 Update and sneak preview of web site, 10 June 2010