PMFA 2nd Annual Development Award
Public Media for All will present its 2nd Annual Development Award at our Day of Action & Education on November 10th this year. We’re currently accepting nominations for public media fundraising and marketing professionals who champion diversity, equity and inclusion at their station or organization. Celebrating the commitment to this work is vital for sustainability and encourages BIPOC who are often under-recognized for their accomplishments. Nominate a colleague or yourself.
Nominees meeting the following criteria will be considered:
Criteria
Must identify as a BIPOC
Works in a revenue generating or marketing role: Membership, Development, Corporate Development, Marketing.
Makes outstanding contributions to enhancing the practice of inclusion, equity and diversity at their station or organization.
Demonstrates history of excellence in fundraising and development for public media.
Please complete this form with your nomination by October 7th. If you have any questions contact us at contact@publicmediaforall.com.
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WGVU Joins PMFA
Jim Rademaker, General Manager of WGVU, offered the following about why they decided to participate.
“WGVU is committed to strengthening our organization and community through open inquiry, valuing diverse identities, perspectives, and backgrounds. Our emphasis is on expanding the voices and experiences that are seen and heard, ensuring a meaningful service for all. We foster a welcoming environment allowing individuals the space to authentically be themselves. We recognize that representation matters, and we consistently work alongside our community to provide accessible and innovative content. This is woven into everything we do, this is who we strive to be.
I wish I could say we were perfect at this, but we aren’t. There is much to be learned and unlearned for us as a station and as a community. In order for WGVU to live up to our stated values and goals, we must join the people and stations that make up Public Media for All to be a powerful voice for change.”
3rd Annual Day of Action & Education
Public Media for All declares Thursday, November 10th the 3rd Annual Day of Action & Education for improving diversity, equity and inclusion in public media.
We continue to honor this time in early November, because it marks the anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which was signed into law on November 7, 1967 by Lyndon B. Johnson. That act created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and specifically charged public media to take “creative risks” and address “the needs of unserved and underserved audiences”, specially children and people of color. Over 50 years later, public media still has much work to do to live up to our original mandate.
Recordings from our Day of Action & Education in 2020 and 2021 can be found on our Resources page.
Join The PMFA Committee
Public Media for All is accepting applications to join our main organizing committee. This is a group of 12 people of color working in public media, who are leading the way on improving diversity, equity and inclusion in our industry.
Each committee member volunteers an average of 6 to 10 hours a month of their time. Together we work to ensure that public media serves all. The committee is a wonderfully supportive, fun group of change-makers. This is an excellent opportunity for a person of color, who wants to make a difference, and grow their network within public media.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at contact@publicmediaforall.com.
PMFA Featured in Current
The work and progress of Public Media for All has recently been featured in Current. This extensive review also featured honest and courageous interviews with senior leaders from several organizations that have joined PMFA, including Jim Schachter from NHPR, Amy Shaw and Kate Midgett from Nine PBS, and Steve Bass and Jenn Chávez from OPB. PMFA fully supports conversations that showcase the real challenges of this essential work, as well as sharing lessons learned.
“According to the coalition, more than 75% of the organizations have gone on to complete three of the recommended changes, which include incorporating commitments to DEI work in their mission and values statements, goals, budgets and work schedules; affirming that rapidly diversifying programming, audiences, donors, staff and leadership is imperative to their survival and success; and compensating all interns.
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Public Media for All has also launched a peer group pilot project for smaller groups to meet monthly. “This new project was identified by PMFA and the participating organizations as the best way to provide themselves with more accountability and support,” the coalition said. ”