The term "community engagement" has received a lot of buzz lately. Join us as we discuss community engagement and how it encompasses outreach. Brian Sickora, GM of WSKG in Binghamton, N.Y. and Kimberlie Kranich, Outreach Coordinator at WILL in Urbana, Ill. will offer real-life examples to demonstrate how community engagement is not just popular lingo but an effective way of interacting in the community.
This year's Community Engagement Pipeline Videoconference will broadcast via PBS feed and a live stream from the NCO Web site to make it accessible to all. Make sure you're with us Thursday, June 5 at 2 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. CT to learn about upcoming radio, television, and online engagement initiatives.
Register now so we can send you info and additional resources.
My Source for Community Engagement: Miami and Boston
Stations of all sizes have used My Source to spread the word about their community engagement efforts. WPBT Channel 2 in Miami featured a community partner expressing the value of uVu, WPBT's online cultural hub. WGBH Boston promoted a community event around adult obesity in a My Source audio spot.
CPB is providing Regional Workshops for station professionals willing to commit to the My Source concept as an integral part of their strategic communication activities. The workshops will offer station examples and tools for developing a My Source strategy and utilizing the resources provided by CPB, identifying key community ambassadors to participate, amplifying the passion that users have for your station through My Source, and leveraging that passion to increase support for your station.
June 26-27, Chicago - for Television and Joint Licensees
(Deadline for applications is Friday, May 16)
July 16, PRDMC, Orlando - for Radio and Joint Licensees
(Deadline for applications is Friday, May 30)
In their fourth year of partnering with PBS, Talaris Institute will award ten $10,000 grants and five $7,500 grants to stations working in their communities to educate parents about early childhood development. Grant applications are due May 31.
Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) has created an array of resources to accompany the premiere of DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows on May 21. The online resources cover a variety of topics to increase your community's knowledge about depression, lessen its stigma, and connect people with much-needed support. The resources will be available after the premiere to help you engage your community long-term and strengthen your impact. DEPRESSION is a production of tpt and WGBH Boston.
WXPN Radio in Philadelphia has made its station into a popular community hub by creating World Café Live. Read how community members of all ages have made it a tradition to visit and interact with the arts in our story of impact "Jamming with the Community."
NCO'S Repository Pick: Nashville's "Rivers to Oceans"
Nashville Public Television is in the middle of "Rivers to Oceans," an initiative they co-created with local meteorologists, nature centers, municipal water services and environmental groups. Their goal: engage community members to grow their understanding of "how they, as individuals in Tennessee, impact ocean environments no matter where they live."
NCO's mission is to increase public broadcasting's ability to serve local communities. We help stations engage and educate citizens, expand community relationships and stimulate civic participation across multiple service platforms.
