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

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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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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

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do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students. At least 45 colleges and universities have closed or consolidated since 2019. Colleges and universities offer good-paying jobs, produce new talent for the area, and attract other businesses.

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How to Apply for Grants: A Guide for Parks and Rec Orgs

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Just as other organizations like schools purchase software to comply with local regulations, your parks and recreation organization may need a solution to meet your grant’s requirements. Alongside articulating your need for funding and specific goals and objects, implement storytelling techniques that help you stand out from the crowd.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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These were modest jobs, many in campus offices working with university administrators and faculty members. While securing my two university degrees, I conducted in-depth research. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. Q: Will it help to become a volunteer?

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Forum One Wins 10 Vega Awards

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The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories from the last 50 years. Our team partnered with NRDC to conceptualize how to capture these highlights in an engaging and informative story.

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Recognizing Client Success in 2021

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To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. Since 1970, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been working to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

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Transmedia Storytelling and Co-Creation Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.