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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A public service announcement (PSA) is a way to communicate to the public about an important topic or issue that affects most of, if not all of the general public. Public service announcements are a great way for nonprofits to take advantage of traditional advertising tactics without the cost! What is a PSA?

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Why I Donated: Why I Give $10 Every Month To My Local Public Radio Station

Bloomerang

In this post, we talk to Cait, a hospitality manager and athletic instructor, in New Orleans, LA, who donates $10 each month to WWNO, the New Orleans Public Radio station. The Cause : WWNO , New Orleans Public Radio | See how public radio stations use Bloomerang to move their missions forward. Very familiar.

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Why I Donated: Why I Give $10 Every Month To My Local Public Radio Station

Bloomerang

In this post, we talk to Cait, a hospitality manager and athletic instructor, in New Orleans, LA, who donates $10 each month to WWNO, the New Orleans Public Radio station. The Cause : WWNO , New Orleans Public Radio | See how public radio stations use Bloomerang to move their missions forward. Very familiar.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. What’s the problem? Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Study offers lessons on public health efforts to prevent gun violence

Candid

Engaging with local community leaders and residents early and often is key to implementing public health and racial justice approaches to preventing gun violence successfully, a report from the Annie E. Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons From Atlanta And Milwaukee." Casey Foundation finds.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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