My Source for Community Engagement: Highlights from Miami and Boston
Stations of all sizes are spreading the word about their community engagement efforts with My Source. In the video spot above, WPBT Channel 2 in Miami features a community partner who values uVu, WPBT's online cultural hub. Below is an audio spot from WGBH Boston promoting their community event around adult obesity.
My Source is a platform developed by the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting to help create connections between listeners, viewers and their local stations.
It will help public radio and television stations tell their stories.
Click to learn more here.
Grant Opportunity
from Talaris Institute
Talaris Institute will award ten $10,000 grants and five $7,500 grants to stations to educate parents about early childhood development. Grant applications are due May 31. To learn more, REGISTER for our informational webinar on May 15 at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT. APPLY NOW through PlanIT!
Join us as we discuss community engagement and how it encompasses outreach. Panelists Brian Sickora, General Manager of WSKG in Binghamton, N.Y. and Kimberlie Kranich, Outreach Coordinator at WILL in Urbana, Ill. will share station examples to demonstrate how community engagement is not just popular lingo but an effective way of interacting in the community. REGISTER NOW.
This year's Community Engagement Pipeline Videoconference will be broadcast via PBS feed and a live stream from the NCO Web site to make it accessible to all. Here's your chance to learn about upcoming radio, television, and online engagement initiatives that will guide your annual strategic planning. REGISTER NOW and we will send you additional information and resources.
More News
My Source Regional Workshops in June/July
CPB is providing training for station professionals who make the My Source concept an integral part of their strategic communication activities. Workshops will take place in Chicago and Orlando. LEARN details and apply.
World CafÉ Live:
an Impact Story
READ "Jamming with the Community" to discover how WXPN Radio in Philadelphia has made its station into a popular community hub for people of all ages.
Resources Available
for DEPRESSION
Twin Cities Public Television has created online resources for DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows premiering on May 21. Resources covering a variety of topics to increase your community's knowledge and connect people with much-needed support will be available long-term. VISIT the NCO Pipeline for details.
Major Funding for New Morning Radio Show
CPB has committed $1.5 million for "The Takeaway," a new morning radio show premiering this month that will combine community engagement with in-depth news reporting. LEARN more
Harwood's Understanding Community Rhythms
NCO, CPB and The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation have collaborated to help public broadcasters strengthen their communities. Here's a tool to better understand your community and the role you play in it.
NCO'S Repository
Pick of the Month
Nashville Public Television co-created the initiative "Rivers to Oceans" with local meteorologists, nature centers, municipal water services and environmental groups. Their goal: to grow the community's understanding of how they "impact ocean environments no matter where they live." READ the details at the Repository
