This is the form stations used to submit their application for project participation.

This document provides details about the project and how stations should apply for participation.

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Station Orientation Webinar for the project held December 5, 2008.

Current version of the webinar schedule planned for LFP participants. Updated with two new My Source webinars on 06-08-09.

Recorded webinar from March 26, 2009. Hear how several station GMs refocused duties in order to allow more time for carrying out the station’s strategic vision and major gifts work. Presenters: Neil Best, GM at KUNC, Mark Vogelzang, NPR and former GM at Vermont Public Radio

Recording of the webinar entitled "Articulating your Case for Support" presented by Claudia Chouinard and Carol Eddy of Results Group. You must register to view the conference.

PowerPoint only for webinar entitled Articulating your Cae for Support. Links to on-line case statement samples included in this PowerPoint.

Sample for Articulating your Case for Support Webinar from KBTC, a public television station.

Public Awareness and Outreach campaign case brochure sample by KBTC.

Quick case message points produced by KBTC.

Recruitment document for a group of civic minded businesses. Produced by KBTC.

KVIEs case document for their KVIE for Kids campaign. Used as an example of well-developed case language.

Notes from KTOO case language brainstorming session.

This webinar explained the many benefits for developing and implementing community engagement strategies at your station. Presented by Maria Alvarez-Stroud from National Center for Community Engagement, Joe Krushinsky from Maryland Public Television and Deb Benedict from Northshore Radio. You must register first to listen.

GMs shared the status of their LFP participation including successes and barriers to progress they have encountered. You must register to listen to this webinar.

Effective major gifts work is definitely a team effort. To make your major gifts efforts go even further, it will become necessary to engage more people in identifying, cultivating and soliciting major donors prospects. This webinar identifies strategies for moving toward a more engaged board, volunteer group and staff. Presenters: Lee Irving, Chair of WKSU Advisory Board, Kent Ohio and Julianne Amendola, Director of Development, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Have you invested in formal prospect screening data? Not quite ready to do that, but ready to put in-house data AND information you are gathering during prospect meetings to work? This webinar covers data gathering and ethical considerations in prospect research and will help you put data to use in advancing your major gifts efforts. Recorded Sept. 10, 2009. Presenter: Melissa Bank Stepno is a consultant with Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company.

Twenty public radio stations were selected to participate in the CPB-funded project, Leadership for Philanthropy. Since January 2009, GMs from these stations have been working diligently to build major giving programs that will attract gifts of $10,000 or more. With eight months under our belt, we’ll share preliminary initial insights about what is working and what isn’t. Webinar recorded September 24, 2009.

Webinar with Tom Karlo regarding their recent $2.5M gift from the Jacobs family. Tom talks about the multi-year process it took to secure this gift and gives advice to LFP stations on what they must do to build successful major gifts programs.

The first round of stations report on the progress made during the course of the project in this final project check in conference call held October 8, 2009

KPBS has created a new job description for their advisory board. Tom Karlo shared it during his presentation about the Jacobs $2.5M gift.

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Notes from Thursdays breakout session with GMs.

Notes from Thursdays breakout session with community leaders.

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Use this template to assist you in developing your project work plan. All project participants must produce a Station Work Plan shortly after their consultants visit the station.

Consultants should submit the Visit Report after completing their visit to the station.

Submit your quarterly report as instructed on the cover sheet. Use this template for reports for Quarter 2 through 4.

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