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2009 Arbitron Research on Public Radio Today
At the Fall 2009 NAB Arbitron released its latest studies on radio and public radio. Information in both reports -  Public Radio Today and Radio Today - can be useful when describing radio to funders or other constituencies not familiar with the industry. Public Radio Today is available for download at the right.
Due Diligence: Ways to Improve Your Grant Seeking
Thinking Like a Foundation How does a foundation decide whether to approve or reject a grant? The process can seem arbitrary and even cryptic to grant applicants. Other than ensuring that all laws are followed, there are few standards for proposal assessment. As a result, each foundation uses its own methods, developed out of its individual guidelines, culture, interests, and resources.
Sample Proposal: General Support
General Support: Cover Letter July 12, 20xx Name Grants Manager The XYZ Foundation Address Address Dear NAME:
Model Foundation Case Statement - Customize and Re-Version
In response to requests from stations, DEI has created this sample case statement to help you present the case for your local station to foundations. Just as there is no such thing as a generic public radio station, there is no such thing as a generic case statement. It is virtually impossible that this entire document will fit any one station, but our hope is that pieces of it will fit many. We also hope that it will stimulate your ideas as you prepare to present your station's case to potential funders.
Annotated List of Web Sites for Prospect Research
  Development Research Sites David Lamb's Prospect Research Page (http://www.lambresearch.com) is a compilation of the sites found most useful by this for
The Measurable Outcome
by Amie K. Miller, DEI Foundation Support Advisor
Making the Connection
(or:  YOUR POSITIONING STATEMENT HERE) Strong communities are as much imagined as they are built. Just as they depend on infrastructure, so do they depend on story and vision. We live in - and we create -- the communities that we imagine: locally, nationally, and globally.
Foundation Giving Hits New High (2004)
by Amie K. Miller, DEI Foundation Support Advisor
Writing Grant Proposals: The Five W's (and One H) of Winning Grant Proposals
Writing a foundation proposal can sometimes seem like a daunting task. One way to make it simpler is to think through six key questions before you sit down at the keyboard.
DEI Grantseeker's Toolkit
Introduction and Foreword With growing interest in expanding of public broadcasting's community service into local journalism, community engagement, and more, many stations are venturing into the world of local and regional foundation funding for the first time.    Foundation fundraising falls on the spectrum between corporate underwriting and major giving.  As with underwriting, seeking foundation funding is a business-to-business process with a goal of discoveri
DEI Collaborates with APTS on Grants Center
by Amie K. Miller, Foundation/Grants Coordinator, DEI
Ten Steps to Successful Foundation Funding
by Maureen Kingsley Paschke, Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Development, WVIZ and WCPN, Cleveland
2012 NPR Audience Profile
Use the most up-to-date data when you cite public radio audience figures, demographics and more.  Gain useful insights for your Membership appeals, Marketing strategy, Foundation proposals, and Underwriting sales prospecting! Find the 2012 NPR Profile on the NPR stations site.    
Building Your Organization with the Help of the Kresge Foundation
by Amie K. Miller, DEI's Foundation and Grants Advisor, Minneapolis, MN
Useful Web Sites
Over the years, we have all found and been introduced to web sites that provide information, resources, or services that are appropriate for public radio. DEI doesn't endorse any of the sites or services, but we hope you find them useful. The descriptions of these sites have come directly from those who provide them or from the person who shared the web site information with us.
The Site Visit
When foundation staff visit your organization, it can feel a little like a big job interview combined with a visit by your in-laws.
Foundation Leaders' Views on Local Media
by Amie K. Miller, DEI Foundation Suppot Advisor   What do foundation leaders think about media? While some foundations make media a funding priority and others explicitly do not fund media, most do neither. Most foundations largely ignore media in their grantmaking.
Not Slacking: Gen X and Philanthropy
Gen X = Good News for Philanthropic Giving by Amie K. Miller, DEI Advisor
Grant Seeking in a Recession
by Amie K. Miller, DEI Foundation Support Advisor Will the stock market decline cause foundation giving to drop? The short answer appears to be: maybe.
State Arts Agency Funding
by Amie K. Miller, DEI Foundation Support Advisor   If everyone in the country chipped in $1, what would that buy? Around 123 million Big Macs - or enough grants to invest in the work of more than 20,000 artists, schools, and cultural organizations across the country.

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