News Blast Archive

The National Center for Media Engagement monthly email News Blast highlights public broadcasting news related to community engagement. If you would like to receive the News Blast, contact us.

  • May 2009
    • New Economic Response Resources Available
    • Pipeline LIVE: Focusing on the Economy
    • Gauge Your Station's Connectivity to Community
    • Upcoming Peer Webinar on Connectivity
    • Grant Opportunities
    • Flu Resources for Today and the Future
    • Planet Forward Web Sequel
    • The Win-Win of Engagement and Major Gifts
    • Repository Pick: WIPB's Disaster Preparedness
    • My Source Highlights: WHRO, Norfolk, VA and KRNN, Juneau, AK

  • April 2009
    • Economic Response Efforts to Support CPB Initiative
    • Pipeline LIVE 2009 to Highlight Economic Response Efforts
    • Upcoming Peer-to-peer Dialogue
    • Planet Forward Engages White House Advisor and Citizens
    • Engagement Opportunities for Five Farms
    • Engagement Training in High Demand at Radio Conference
    • OPB Selected to Manage American Archive Pilot Program
    • Repository Pick - KZMU's Voices of Youth - Moab
    • My Source highlights: CPB Award Winners and KFAI

  • March 2009
    • Engaging Communities for Economic Recovery Grants
    • New PMI Grants to Foster Economic Literacy and Understanding
    • Supporting Communities through Facing the Mortgage Crisis
    • Engagement Opportunity on America's Infrastructure Crisis
    • Stations Pilot "Planet Forward"
    • Tough Times Tip: Involve Community for Radio Pledge Success
    • Tap into our Peer-to-Peer Network
    • New Name Buzz
    • Pipeline LIVE 2009 on July 15
    • Repository Picks: The National Parks
    • My Source Highlights: Education spots from WFSU and KBAQ-FM
  • February 2009
    • NCO to Take New Name
    • NCO Continuing Collaboration with Harwood
    • Presenting at NFCB Community Radio Conference
    • Earth Day and Planet Forward in April
    • This American Life - LIVE 2009
    • Repository Pick: Station Efforts for We Shall Remain
    • My Source Highlights: WUSM-FM and WILL

  • January 2009

    • Change and Promise for 2009

    • Understand where you are and where you want to go
    • Connect and learn with your peers
    • Convene and collaborate with your partners
    • Connect with us


  • December 2008

    • Reflecting on 2008

    • Tools to know about and use
    • New ways to connect
    • New ways to work and improve
    • New tools on our web site


  • November 19, 2008
    • Grant Opportunity for The National Parks: America's Best Idea
    • Do Not Go Gently Mini-grants
    • Engagement for To the Best of Our Knowledge
    • Peer-to-peer Dialogue: Improving Community Partnerships
    • NCO Surveys How Stations Use Social Media
    • Game Playing Tied to Civic Engagement
    • Public Radio's Makers Quest 2.0
    • New Web Navigation and Tools from NCO
    • Data Resources to Strengthen Impact
    • Mister Rogers' Sweater Drive Toolkit
    • Repository Pick: National Parks Las Vegas
    • My Source Highlights: NPT and WAMU-FM
  • October 16, 2008
    • Latin Music USA Grant Deadline Extended
    • PlanIT! Has Reading Rainbow Contest Resources
    • Webinar: What's the Word on The Street? from Sesame Street
    • Planning for Ken Burn's National Parks
    • NAPT Committed to Outreach and Engagement
    • NCO Featured in PRI Newsletter
    • New Social Media on NCO Site
    • Engaging People around the Election
    • Upcoming Peer-to-peer Dialogues on Community Engagement
    • Repository Pick: KRCB's Plant A Tree Partnership
    • My Source Highlights: WPSU and KUNV (sidebar)
    • Apply for My Source Community Impact Awards
  • September 18, 2008
    • Grant Opportunity for Latin Music USA
    • Educational Outreach: Where we Stand
    • Upcoming Peer-to-per Dialogues on Community Engagement
    • Changes To NCO Web Sitee
    • KUT Uses Social Media to Aid Ike Survivors
    • DevCon Session: Increasing your Community Engagement Value
    • Repository Pick: Michigan Radio's Foreclosing on the American Dream
    • My Source Highlights: KNME and WUNC
    • Stations Employ the My Source Testimonial Tool
  • August 18, 2008
    • Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Group on Environment
    • New Resources: Trends in Community Engagement
    • Community Engagement Discussions at DevCon
    • Extended: Design Squad's Trash to Treasure Contest
    • Make A Difference: Volunteer for the Annual Day of Caring
    • Find the Info You Need at NCO's Online Directory
    • My Source Grants Awarded
    • My Source Highlights: NJN and WBGO-FM
    • My Source Testimonial Tool to Launch
  • July 17, 2008
    • Grant Deadline for FRONTLINE/World's Social Entrepreneurs
    • NCO at PRDMC
    • Join the Discussion: Outreach and Community Engagement Audio Call
    • Tools to Help You Know Your Community
    • Talk With Your Peers: Dialogue Groups Now Forming
    • Educational Resources for Ken Burns's THE WAR On iTunes U
    • NCO's Repository Pick: WXXI to reach millions with We Shall Remain
    • My Source Web Conferences
    • My Source Highlights: APT and WQLN Public Radio
  • June 19, 2008
    • PRDMC Session: Mission-Driven Community Engagement
    • My Source Community Impact Grants
    • Grant Opportunity: Social Entrepreneurs from FRONTLINE/World
    • NCO Connects 400 Pubcasters with Engagement Opportunities
    • NCO Partners with National Radio Program
    • The Forgetting Follow-up Show Hosted by David Hyde Pierce
    • PBS to Increase Online Video for Local Stations
    • NCO'S Repository Pick: WCMU Convenes Rural Community
    • DAC on DTV Upcoming Partnership Conference Call
    • My Source Highlights from New Hampshire and Grand Junction, Colorado
    • Audio Call July 31: From Outreach to Community Engagement (sidebar)
    • NCO Pipeline Videoconference Archived Online

 

  • May 9, 2008
    • My Source Regional Workshops
    • Grants from Talaris Institute
    • Resources for DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows
    • World Café Live: A WXPN Radio Impact Story
    • NCO'S Repository Pick: Nashville's "Rivers to Oceans"
  • April 16, 2008
    • New Morning Show to Include Community Engagement
    • Station Remote Control to Re-Launch This Month
    • Tools to Support your Digital Transition Activity
    • Understanding Community Rhythms - a Harwood Tool
    • NCO'S Repository Pick of the Month: KCET's Online Premier
      • of CARRIER
    • A Diversity Initiative from APT

  • March 12, 2008
    • MY SOURCE Inspiration from KVLU in Louisville
    • StorySHARE Adapted for CARRIER
    • Public Broadcasters Attend Harwood Innovators Lab
    • We Shall Remain: Building Community Coalitions
    • Recognize Your Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
    • Engagement Highlighted at Community Radio Conference
    • NCO Webinar: Helping Our Commuunities Make the Switch!
    • NCO's Community Engagement Repository Pick of the Month: KLRU's plans for CARRIER
  • February 11, 2008
    • MY SOURCE in Louisville
    • P.O.V. Announces Films for 2008
    • SUPER WHY! Big Event Outreach Grants
    • Upcoming Grant Opportunity: We Shall Remain
    • Expanding Our Audience of Educators With iTunes
    • The Impact of StorySHARE During THE WAR
  • January 10, 2008
    • Two New Grant Opportunities: Jean-Michel Cousteau:
      Ocean Adventures       and FRONTLINE'S Heat
    • Coming This Spring: Carrier
    • NFCB to Feature Community Engagement at Annual Conference
    • Harwood Tools Available Through NCO
  • November 13 , 2007
    • Plan and Share Your Reading Rainbow Activities in PlanIT!
    • NCO to Offer Community Engagement Innovation Grants
    • Promoting Your Good Work, from NCO & NETA
    • My Source Grants
    • Tap into the PBS KIDS Brand for Your Engagement Events
    • Story of the Month: Kids with Asthma Can!
  • October 24, 2007
    • Local Stations Featured in USA Today
    • Promoting Your Good Work, an NCO/NETA Conference Call
    • MediaShift Idea Lab Blog
    • New Hampshire's StorySHARE: Two Families Brought Together during WWII
  • September 18, 2007
    • Engage your Community with New Media
    • RFP for "Depression" Grant Now Available
    • Activating Viewers with the WIRED SCIENCE Web Site
    • StorySHARE Holds Over 1,000 Stories
  • August 17 , 2007
    • Now Online: the NCO Pipeline Video Conference
    • September Grant Opportunities
    • New NCO Web Site Coming in October
    • Great Idea: Innovative Engagement from WIPB
    • Out and About: NCO at DevCon
    • WQED's StorySHARE: "Surviving the Bataan Death March"
  • June 29, 2007
    • NCO Pipeline Video Conference July 26
    • Rolling out THE WAR to Educators: Audio Conference
    • StorySHARE (formerly PBShare) Reaches the Community
    • A Son's Story -- from KETC StorySHARE
  • May 10, 2007
    • NCO's new Station Relations/Communications Manager, Anne Wilder
    • SUPER WHY! Outreach Launch Grants Are Now Available Through NCO's PlanIT! Tool
    • NCO Outreach Video-Conference: Thursday, July 26, 2007
    • Community Engagement Initiative
  • April 11, 2007
    • PBS Showcase, NCO Story Collection Training: Space Still Available!
    • Updated NCO Pipeline
    • Tell us what you're doing!
    • CPB creates the Office of Public Media Engagement
    • Station News
  • March 7, 2007
    • THE WAR Outreach Grants Announced
    • NCO Story Collection Training: THE WAR & Beyond
      Attached to PBS Showcase
    • PlanIT! Getting Simpler and More Flexible