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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Tomorrow, NPRs CEO Katherine Maher goes before a DOGE congressional subcommittee to defend the public media outlets case for federal funding. This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Response , hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company Bob Safian. I was talking to a friend about doing this interview.

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Fundraising & Public Relations: What’s the Connection?

The Fundraising Authority

All that can and does happen every day for nonprofits, both large and small, thanks to smart public relations efforts. What Is “Public Relations”? Simply put, “public relations,” or “PR,” encompasses all the activities your organization does to get press coverage for your work. Keep it Mission-Focused and Stay on Message.

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How to get media to cover your nonprofit 

Candid

But not every nonprofit has a public relations team or a communications or media relations specialist who keeps track of local and national media outlets. And that means finding out what kinds of news a specific publication or outlet is interested in covering. For specialized publications, the topics you should pitch may seem obvious.

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Zillionaire Girlbosses Astonished by Backlash to Their Frivolous Trip to Space

Futurism

The vacuous publicity stunt which claimed to make the crew of mostly uber-wealthy media personalities "astronauts" after a mere two days of basic safety training drew plenty of criticism. Several other high-profile celebrities took a swipe at the publicity stunt. However, the widespread criticism appeared to have fallen on deaf ears.

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Empowering Changemakers: A Framework For Public Good Tech

The NonProfit Times

Whats the best approach to building public good technology? This is what’s meant by public good technology. Thinking about a framework is, so far, based on the structure defined in Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schanks Power to the Public ([link]. A common framework can support these conversations.

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Charging company EVgo is going public via SPAC merger

The Verge

Another company in the electric vehicle industry is going public by merging with a so-called SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company. In something of a poetic twist, the investment fund that’s merging with EVgo to take it public is one started by climate investor David Crane. The deal is expected to bring in $575 million for EVgo.

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It’s time to transform philanthropy: An interview with Andrew Chunilall from Community Foundations of Canada

Charity Village

In our May 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, we took a hard look at the world of philanthropy, especially how foundations, both public and private, operate in Canada. For this episode, we interviewed Andrew Chunilall, CEO of Community Foundations Canada.

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