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

Bloomerang

Here are common trends and examples of areas where local news coverage has waned: Rural areas: Many local newspapers and broadcast stations in rural areas have closed or reduced their coverage due to declining readership and advertising revenue. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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The R in M+R

M+R

The result was the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), based on the premise that you can not only train generations of college students about activism but win campaigns along the way. He led the effort to restore public broadcasting funding from Newt Gingrich. Many of M+R’s early staff were part of this entirely novel idea.

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6 Strategies To Help You Identify Donor-Advised Fund Donors

Bloomerang

As a nonprofit, finding out which donors have a donor-advised fund (DAF) can be challenging since DAF accounts are privately held and not public entities, and because they are managed by sponsoring organizations or financial institutions. Broadcast the event online either as a video or phone conference as well as in person.

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Days of Service – Let’s Evolve the Vision

VQ Strategies

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. How can we collaborate with funders to re-imagine a vision for days of service?

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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While their skills, networks and social media maturity ranged widely, everyone could participate and collaboration would be the rising tide that lifts all boats. An awareness campaign was the perfect opportunity for project-based learning for this group of organizations.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

sgEngage

Q: NMAAM is now officially open to the public- congratulations! How have the relationships you’ve built in the local community and with online supporters helped you with opening the Museum, and how do you plan to continue to leverage those relationships for future publicity and support? A: Technology ties us all together.

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The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Nonprofits

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Social media gives your nonprofit the opportunity to broadcast your mission far beyond your local community. You can also run fundraising campaigns directly on social media, encouraging your followers to share and donate to make the fundraising process more collaborative. Collaboration Social media is made for collaborations!