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Donors call for measurements that go beyond audience ratings
Foundations and major donors are increasingly asking public broadcasters to demonstrate the impact of their work on their communities, prompting pubcasters to ...Uncertainty about marijuana’s status casts doubt on dispensary underwriting
Public radio stations are divided over whether to accept underwriting donations from what could be an up-and-coming source of income: marijuana dispensaries.Sharp staff cuts at Pacifica’s WBAI aim to save station
Pacifica has laid off the entire news department of WBAI-FM and almost all paid staff effective Monday in an effort to keep ...Yet another puzzle for public TV fundraisers
A recent PBS Research analysis found that donors who contribute the most money to public TV rarely if ever watch its programming.KIXE-TV worker admits to using donor credit-card numbers for purchases
A woman who was training to become membership coordinator of KIXE-TV in Redding, Calif., has admitted to credit card fraud, according to ...Study evaluates strength of public radio’s “halo” for sponsors
ATLANTA — The positive associations that public radio listeners have with corporate sponsors and underwriters are as strong as ever, according to ...KCPT, NewsHour receive $4 million in “transformational” donation
A "transformational gift" from an anonymous donor through KCPT will create a digital news center in Kansas City, Mo., as well as ...Donated cars bring big bucks to public stations
The vehicle donation process that plays out from the donor’s first phone call to the check’s arrival at the station is opaque ...APTS, NPR retooling 170 Million Americans campaign
A grassroots initiative that encourages citizens to lobby Capitol Hill for continued funding to public media is changing its name, revamping its ...Forum will focus on philosophies of public media’s local service
The next Public Media Futures Forum, the latest in an ongoing series of events examining topics of interest to the field, will ...Rep. Lamborn once again targets funding for NPR on Capitol Hill
Republican Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn today reintroduced legislation to kill federal funding for NPR. Its language is identical to his bill that ...Sesame Workshop trims 10 percent of workforce as financial losses mount
Sesame Workshop, production home to the iconic pubTV children’s program Sesame Street, announced Tuesday that it is laying off 10 percent of its workforce, ...CPB reduces aid to longtime grantees
CPB is reassessing its funding commitments to several grantees that provide specialized assistance and diverse programming to the public TV system.PubTV stations move to pitch sustainer gifts during pledge
“Sustainers,” as this increasingly commonplace breed of member is called, renew at higher rates than those responding to traditional pledge pitches.Planet Money crowdfunder soars, PRI campaign falls short of goal
Two of public radio’s three biggest distributors launched major crowdfunding experiments in the past month, with wildly different results.
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