Development
CARS acquires rival vehicle-donation service
San Diego–based Charitable Adult Rides and Services acquired the Center for Car Donations in July.National Geographic to expand grantmaking to reach more minorities
National Geographic President Gary Knell noted a lack of diversity in race and experience among grantees and said the organization is addressing ...Development leaders say capital campaigns require commitment from executives, community
“You immediately become hyper-aware of how good, or not good, your relationships with people are."PMDMC features honors for departing CEO, awards for stations and leaders
Conference attendees bid farewell to outgoing Greater Public CEO Doug Eichten.Stations improve digital fundraising but still face challenges
Public broadcasters must adopt a "culture of testing" and tackle mobile.NPR takes another stab at fundraising with stations
After years of attempts that fizzled, NPR is reviving efforts to collaborate with member stations on major-gift fundraising.Greater Public relaunches tool to help stations with online fundraising
Greater Public is updating its Online Revenue Detector with questions about mobile fundraising.North Country Public Radio launches fundraiser for investigative reporting
The station hopes to raise $50,000 in listener support for its "Daylight Reporting Fund."ACLU fundraiser looks to public media for guidance
Organizers sought input from public media consultants on best methods for encouraging mobile giving and fundraising on television.WGBH finds authenticity, strong visuals boost response to Facebook Live fundraising
WGBH tested the platform in June and December 2016 by bringing viewers behind the scenes with live pledge segments of up to ...PBS test of social media fundraising raises little but teaches lessons
The pilot explored whether a social fundraising platform could enhance pledge by providing a new stream for “microtransactions.”Stations shape fundraising pleas amid funding threat, potential auction windfalls
Public television’s spring fundraising rolled out in a heated high-stakes environment for clearly communicating a case for support.First Look Media and Democracy Fund to provide $12M for investigative journalism
Grantees include the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Center for Public Integrity and ProPublica.What’s a major gift in public media? Depends on who you ask
At most stations, individuals who contribute at least $1,000 cumulatively over a year are considered major donors. But outside of public media, ...Small, midsize stations make progress with major-donor fundraising
Small and midsize stations must be especially creative in developing ways to engage and grow their pools of major donors.
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