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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. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. What’s the problem?

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You Can Stand Up for Health Care on Twitter and Facebook, What About On Google +?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Apps allow citizens to use their zip codes to look up their elected officials and voice their concerns or support on a policy issue are not unique to Twitter as I learned from posting about the App on Google+. Voice for America’s Children has a similar app on Facebook. The broadcast part will come when Sparks kicks in big time.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Calling

See3

HBO, A&E, PBS… Danny has made moving and impactful broadcast documentaries for more than 15 years. But he keeps making those broadcast documentaries. to be broadcast in 2009 on PBS. “THE CALLING&# is projected for broadcast on PBS in 2009. Danny’s latest project is The Calling.

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. It’s also allowed them to find a new audience that are not as familiar with their policy issues.

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M+R’s Guide to A More Inclusive Media Relations Approach

M+R

We spend a lot of our time working on policy specifics and the political factors needed for change, but at the end of the day our work is really about the people at the heart of these policies. But we’re all pressed for time and constrained by the old way of doing things. Where could those stories make the most difference?

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Chicago Symphony Social Media Strategy: What happens when people outside your organization set up a presence on Facebook?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A day in the PR office of an orchestra is never the same; it goes beyond cranking out press releases and pitches. I got pulled in to help create weekly Web content for the broadcast, because of my interest in and knowledge of HTML programming and the Web. s what makes it fun. In addition, we???ve One such example is fan photos.

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Need a New Year Recharge? Attend These Nonprofit Conferences in 2024

Allegiance Group

Attend If You’re: A fundraising professional in Florida To Register: [link] 2024 AMA Marketing and Public Policy Conference Washington, DC June 6-8, 2024 This year’s AMA Conference will focus on work that addresses the relationships between marketing and public policy activities at the micro, meso, and macro perspectives.