Articles tagged fundraising (35)
Christine SchmidtMay 29, 2019
"Inextricably linked": How Chalkbeat works with local funders to start its local bureaus
To choose its newest place of focus, the nonprofit education network asked supporters to nominate their own cities — and to help find local funders long before launch.
Christine SchmidtMarch 20, 2019
50,000 first-time donors? Here's how four nonprofit organizations used NewsMatch to the fullest
"The biggest takeaway for us is there is a pool of donors there that was untapped, and now we realize they do exist."
Shan WangDecember 19, 2017
To make fundraising appeals more appealing, Mother Jones turns them into stories readers want to read
"Conventional fundraising wisdom is that you've got a couple of seconds to reach people and get them to do what you want them to do, and here we are writing 2,500-word appeals."
Christine SchmidtJuly 31, 2017
With an eye toward expansion, WhereBy.us invites its community to help build it as a company
"As the company succeeds, so would those people. It actually buys in folks to the mission and success of the company rather than a specific project where you get a reward."
Nicholas QuahApril 11, 2017
The New York Times launches a Facebook group to discuss podcasts (and learn to make better ones)
Plus: Maximum Fun finds big success with its fundraising campaign, The Bernie Sanders Show finds a big audience with low production values, and a look at the live podcast events business.
Joseph LichtermanJuly 21, 2016
As oil prices sag, nonprofit news orgs are tightening their belts and watching their budgets
From Texas to Wyoming, outlets are keeping an eye on the markets.
Laura Hazard OwenDecember 16, 2015
Atavist cuts half its staff and searches for a sustainable path as funding dries up
CEO Evan Ratliff says the company is sticking around. But internal stops and starts — and the publishing industry's increased focus on big platforms like Facebook — have made Atavist's mission difficult.
Laura Hazard OwenSeptember 10, 2015
Beacon finds partnerships and matching donations work better than subscriptions and paywalls
Two years ago, Beacon was focused on recurring payments and exclusive access. But it turns out that most donors prefer one-time payments and want the projects they fund to be widely available.
Melody KramerMay 15, 2015
What, exactly, does it mean to be a member of a public radio station? Can that definition expand?
Melody Kramer is trying to build the next generation of supporters for public media by letting them contribute by sharing a skill as well as their credit card number.
Justin EllisOctober 16, 2014
Breaking up the pledge drive: Boston's WBUR wants to build a new model for public media funding
The station is putting together a team for BizLab, a project that will work outside of day-to-day operations to transform the public radio revenue strategy for digital.
Ellis, Justin. "Breaking up the pledge drive: Boston's WBUR wants to build a new model for public media funding." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 15 Jul. 2019.
Ellis, J. (2014, Oct. 16). Breaking up the pledge drive: Boston's WBUR wants to build a new model for public media funding. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 15, 2019, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/10/breaking-up-the-pledge-drive-bostons-wbur-wants-to-build-a-new-model-for-public-media-funding/
Ellis, Justin. "Breaking up the pledge drive: Boston's WBUR wants to build a new model for public media funding." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 16, 2014. Accessed July 15, 2019. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/10/breaking-up-the-pledge-drive-bostons-wbur-wants-to-build-a-new-model-for-public-media-funding/.
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