Development
December CDP Index: Giving driven by rescission shows signs of slowdown
Data also shows that throughout 2025, all giving channels experienced an increase in new donor acquisition, but none more than digital.Roundhouse Foundation grants $1.5M to pubmedia organizations
The Oregon-based foundation is supporting Native Public Media and the Public Media Bridge Fund.Press Forward awards $2.7M in grants to coalitions of local stations
The grants will support public media organizations in seven states and regions, including Alaska and Central Appalachia.November CDP Index: Growth continues through October but at slower pace
As growth rates slow, retaining new donors will be key to a successful 2026.AIR receives five-year, $1.5M Ford Foundation grant
The organization is looking to use the funds to increase staffing capacity, expand initiatives and bolster infrastructure.CPB awards $4 million to expand rural reporting
The grants will go to public radio and television stations in eight states.Nine PBS campaign aims to raise $30M for renovation and community-centered collaborations
One-third of campaign proceeds will go into an impact fund supporting preschool education and partnerships with nonprofit and media organizations.How WAMU’s fundraising strategy focuses on community over crisis
Rather than play up the defunding of CPB, the station in the nation's capital focused on relationships with listeners who were dealing ...PBS SoCal pledge telethon enlists PBS stars and celebrity superfans
Produced on a “nutty timeline” for December pledge, the three-hour show is “a celebration of everything public television,” says EP Maura Daly ...Chicago Public Media teams up with alternative weekly Chicago Reader on advertising sales
The six-month pilot will include bundling placements across the Reader and Chicago Public Media’s Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.October CDP Index: Giving remains at peak levels at end of third quarter
Stations that have been leaning into messaging around the rescission of federal funding have seen stronger new donor growth.National Federation of Community Broadcasters lands $1.25M MacArthur grant
The grant “is both an affirmation of the essential role community radio plays in civic life and an investment in the infrastructure ...September CDP Index: Federal defunding continues to drive massive giving spikes
Growth in revenue and new donors is the strongest since any time in the last five years.New donor surge brings generational shift to pubmedia fundraising
A new CDP analysis finds that Millennials are on the rise and on the move.GBH launches $225M fundraising campaign in the wake of federal funding cuts
The station is looking to raise the funds over the next three years.
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