Development
St. Louis Public Radio fundraiser takes flight for bird safety
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The station raised more than $26,000 to help equip its headquarters with bird-safety features.
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The power of partnerships, promotion and pledge to drive revenue
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The way we make connections that lead to support is just as important as the way we connect through great content.
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WBUR closes first capital campaign with $35M
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The majority of the funding is supporting the station’s live-events venue.
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‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ album helps stations generate goodwill with donors
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Stations are taking advantage of the free album to build connections with their communities.
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Public radio stations weigh whether to fundraise during coronavirus pandemic
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Stations in markets that are hardest hit by the virus should postpone their drives, says Greater Public’s Melanie Coulson.
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New pledge drive spots from Ira Glass pitch listeners on $1-a-month memberships
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Glass hopes the low threshold for giving could get more listeners to become donors.
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Study for PBS calls on stations to embrace collaborations in managing Passport
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PBS commissioned a report to examine staffing needs and shifts for digital fundraising work required to support and improve Passport at stations.
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Growth in sustainers helped stations hold on to more donors in FY2018
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But to continue growing income and increasing donor value, stations will have to get better at upgrading sustainers.
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‘Death, Sex & Money’ rewards new donors with opportunity to break a sweat
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“There’s something humbling and humiliating about a group exercise class,” said host Anna Sale. “We thought, let’s just get together and do something really fun as a ‘Death, Sex & Money’ community.”