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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. A PSA is communicated via radio, television, online, and via other media formats without charge so that the public is aware of the issue/topic and can take action. .

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Fundraising & Public Relations: What’s the Connection?

The Fundraising Authority

All that can and does happen every day for nonprofits, both large and small, thanks to smart public relations efforts. What Is “Public Relations”? Simply put, “public relations,” or “PR,” encompasses all the activities your organization does to get press coverage for your work. Keep it Mission-Focused and Stay on Message.

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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. It was automated for sure.

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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. It was automated for sure.

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Public libraries are some of our favorites. They’re one of the only public spaces open to everyone and where pretty much everything is free. Not a librarian by training, she started her career in public relations before moving into nonprofits. That tradition of local support and philanthropy sustains Curtis to this day.

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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." Annie E.

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