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Hello, and updates from Sapan News and Southasia Peace Action Network

Hello - sharing a newsletter sent out yesterday from the Sapan Alliance on Substack. In times that can feel dark and dismal, we bring you some good news and exciting updates. Plus, how you can help Sapan News meet the NewsMatch challenge!

Sharing a newsletter sent out yesterday from the Sapan Alliance on Substack: Greetings friends: In times that can feel dark and dismal, we bring you some good news and exciting updates. Have you met Sapan News? A unique media outlet that aims to cover and connect Southasia, the Indian Ocean and diaspora. That goes behind the headlines, connects communities, academics, activists, and more.…

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Wausau Pilot launches national fundraising campaign

From now through Dec. 31, all donations up to $1,000 are matched twice, tripling the impact of those dollars.

Wausau Pilot & Review For the sixth straight year, Wausau Pilot & Review is part of a national fundraising initiative to bolster local news gathering efforts. This year, fundraising will also assist in the newspaper’s continued legal battle. NewsMatch, a collaborative fundraising movement to support independent, public service journalism, launched this week and will run through Dec. 31. Wausau…

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Local NewsMatch funders outpaced national donors for the first time in 2022

For many nonprofit newsrooms, NewsMatch is the most important fundraising campaign on the calendar. The results from the latest campaign — which ran from November 1, 2022 through the end of the year — are in, and they skew local. NewsMatch is the annual end-of-year fundraising campaign that uses gift-matching to encourage donations to nonprofit newsrooms. In 2022, the Institute for Nonprofit News…

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Why Local News is Benefits You?

Local news is a great way to keep yourself informed about what's happening in your community. It can also help you understand local government and political issues. As we know, local politics affects the lives of everyone in the community.

Fortunately, a range of initiatives are underway to support local news. Many projects are focusing on diversity-led media organizations and underserved communities. Other potential solutions include encouraging partnerships between news organizations and funding journalistic coverage of underrepresented groups.

One example is the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund. The fund has a $300 million budget over five years to invest in local news. Some of the other projects include the Compass Experiment, which combines Google and McClatchy to launch a new local news outlet in Youngstown, Ohio.

Find the local news from this MSNBC live streaming.

A related initiative, NewsMatch, doubles the support of participating nonprofit newsrooms. It's a payroll tax credit worth about 30% of the salary of a local journalist in the first year.

Other examples include the local reporting networks developed by FRONTLINE and ProPublica, which fund reporters in newsrooms.

In addition to the usual suspects, a series of billionaires have stepped up to save longstanding legacy publications like Time and the Washington Post. These include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Salesforce founder Marc Benioff, John Henry, and others.

While there are many forces that are still beyond the control of individual newspapers and their editors, the best practices for managing a local newspaper are a good place to start. Standard practices include financial restructuring, aggressive cost-cutting, and bankruptcy.

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Soweto Gospel Choir to perform at Virginia Tech

Soweto Gospel Choir to perform at Virginia Tech

Here’s a roundup of education briefs. Want more education news? There is no full-time reporter covering K-College education west of Richmond. You can help fix it. Please help us fund this position. From now until the end of the year, NewsMatch will double your gift up to $1,000. **** The Soweto Gospel Choir will perform at Virginia Tech The Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir will perform at…

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Forget Black Friday. Giving Tuesday is almost here, and with it, the chance to support a lot of worthy causes while bringing in matching dollars from foundations and corporations. One particularly worthwhile cause: NewsMatch, benefitting 155 non-profit news organizations around the country. 

In this Forbes piece, I talk with executives at 92Y, which started Giving Tuesday, and Pro Publica, the Pulitzer Prize-winning non-profit news group among those benefiting from Giving Tuesday, with a share of $3 million in matching funds from a number of foundations. It’s a great cause, among many great causes, that benefit from Giving Tuesday. Check it out. 

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A special message from the Making Contact Board of Directors

A special message from the Making Contact Board of Directors

Making Contact · MakingCon 211130 NewsMatch Pod We’re popping into your feed today with a quick announcement for fans of Making Contact. We know you love the show, and right now we’ve got an extra special opportunity for your support to go twice as far. Every donation you send to Making Contact through the end of the year will be doubled by NewsMatch! And if you sign up as a new monthly…

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ChanukahForCeasefire; a Jewel in Ivory in Berlin; #SapanforSAARC this Sunday; and the NewsMatch challenge for Sapan News

This post brings together several threads: ChanukahForCeasefire; a 'decolonising' exhibition in Berlin; the story of Sapan and Sapan News; #SapanforSAARC this Sunday; and Sapan News' NewsMatch challenge that ends Dec. 31.

Greetings to those observing Hanukah and salute to those participating in #ChanukahForCeasefire demonstrations around the United States. Thousands of Jews have been lighting candles at #ChanukahForCeasefire gatherings, coming together “to mourn, find hope, and fight on — for ceasefire, freedom for all held captive, and an end to siege on Gaza,” says IfNotNow, a movement of American Jews…

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Editorial: What you need to know about local, nonprofit journalism

Why we exist - and why we need your support.

By Shereen Siewert, Publisher

Wausau Pilot and Review

I spent the past week in Houston attending the annual Institute for Nonprofit News conference. It was a week of learning how to strengthen and make sustainable this publication, which has become the community’s go-to for local news in Wausau.

Being there, among more than 100 representatives from other nonprofit publications, reminded me —…

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NewsMatch Donations to Ark Valley Voice Top $5900 Click here for articles January 02, 2020 at 12:45AM

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10 To Watch : Mayor’s Edition 72219

RICK HORROW’S  TOP 10 SPORTS/BIZ/TECH/PHILANTHROPY ISSUES FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 22 : MAYOR’S EDITION

with Reed Weber

Shane Lowry pocketed a cool $1.935 million for winning The Open Championship. He also netted thousands of new fans, and helped to unify Ireland through his sport. The affable Lowry, who came oh-so-close to winning the 2016 U.S. Open before blowing a four-shot lead to winner Dustin Johnson, has career earnings of close to $19 million, and his win on Sunday will almost certainly also include a bonus from primary sponsors Immedis and Banc of Ireland. However, the 2019 Open could potentially make an even bigger cultural mark. "This is the beginning of the Open taking its place as the Open and moving around the world…In my lifetime it is possible to see it being played in the Netherlands or maybe Australia," two-time winner of the Claret Jug Padraig Harrington shared with the Irish Times regarding Royal Portrush serving as a catalyst to take the major around the globe. Lowry is certain to be the face of Irish golf in the yearlong run up to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, especially as colleague Rory McIlroy struggles with his big-stage game.

Major League Baseball could allow for sponsorship patches on its teams’ uniforms within three years, the league confirmed to SportsBusiness Journal. The success of the NBA decision to allow jersey branding, which brings in an average $7 million a year per team, has reportedly created “considerable interest” for MLB teams to follow suit. Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment confirmed to SBJ that it had been approached by MLB franchises for evaluations of the potential new inventory. The Excel sports agency, which worked on multiple NBA patch deals, also revealed that it had received inquiries from “curious” teams regarding the marketplace. “We’re examining the patch, but clearly we have things to work through first,” MLB EVP Noah Garden told SBJ. “I’d say it’s inevitable down the road, but certainly not immediate. This is something that requires a fairly long runway.” The new patch sponsorships would require the approval of the MLBPA as part of the next collective bargaining agreement, but MLB’s current uniform deal with Nike reportedly includes provision for uniform patches. Van Wagner estimated that deals could be worth $6-$8 million, with select high-profile teams able to secure more.

A 22% minority stake in the Oklahoma City Thunder has been put up for sale, according to Bloomberg. The team share was previously owned by late oilman Aubrey McClendon, who passed away in a car crash in 2016. McClendon’s 22% ownership stake has reportedly been held by his estate since his death. The Thunder are worth $1.475 billion, according to Forbes, which would value a 22% stake in the team at around $324.5 million. However, Bloomberg’s report added that a value for McClendon’s stake could be discounted because it comes with voting rights but little else. The share does not come with representation on the board or any decision-making authority. The Thunder are controlled by Clay Bennett, whose Professional Basketball Club investment group purchased the Seattle Supersonics in 2006 before moving the franchise to Oklahoma City ahead of the 2008-2009 season. Likely also for sale soon: The multi-million dollar estate former Thunder star Russell Westbrook just completed in Oklahoma City suburb Nichols Hills – although there’s no yard sign up just yet. OKC residents continue to appear supportive of the star point guard even though he left the franchise, as the city is dotted with “Thank You Russell Westbrook” signs. 

LeBron James’ agent starts a sports division at major Hollywood firm. United Talent Agency, one of the leading representation firms in Hollywood, has joined with the agent for nearly two dozen NBA stars, Rich Paul, to create a sports division for the entertainment company. Paul, who most famously represents James under his Klutch Sports Group banner, was named the head of UTA Sports. The alliance calls for Klutch, with Paul as chief executive, to operate as United Talent’s sports division while retaining its own branding. Klutch’s deal with UTA was initiated by the investment adviser Paul Wachter, who helped broker Fenway Sports Group’s 2002 purchase of EPL club Liverpool, as well as James’ lifetime deal with Nike. UTA, which restricted itself to off-the-field sports business until now, said it needs Paul’s muscle as it moves into direct competition with the established sports divisions at its primary rivals in Hollywood: CAA and WME. For years, Paul’s achievements were often dismissed as a natural by-product of his close relationship with James, who was still a teenager when they became friends. Today he is a force to be reckoned with, not just in sports, but now in entertainment.

MLS’ Fire to pay $65.5 million to move matches. According to JohnWallStreet, MLS’ Chicago Fire Soccer Club, ranked last in home attendance (averaging 11,417 per game), will amend their SeatGeek Stadium lease to allow for future home games to be played “in other Chicagoland sports venues.” Majority owner Andrew Hauptman believes moving games from the Village of Bridgeview to downtown Chicago will give the club “the opportunity to play [in front of] more fans than ever.” The Fire reportedly plan to play home games at Soldier Field next season. Chicago Fire SC is paying $65.5 million to get out of their existing lease. The organization will pay the Village $10 million upfront and make an additional $5 million donation to upgrade sporting facilities around the stadium. The $50.5 million balance will be paid in $3.5 million annual increments through 2036. Hauptman is paying $30 million more to move the team's home matches than he paid to acquire the club in 2007. But with expansion franchises now selling for $200 million, even with the buyout – and the $70+ million he’s lost over the last seven years – he will likely come out ahead.

X Games Minneapolis 2019 is set for August 1-4 at U.S. Bank Stadium, and ESPN is putting the finishing touches on its sponsor roster. This year, Wendy’s is joining returning sponsors Hotels.com, Monster Energy, Nexcar First Aid Products, Pacifico, SoFi, The Real Cost, and Harley-Davidson. Geico will once again serve as the official music stage sponsor. The sponsorship packages include a media presence within the 18 hours of coverage scheduled on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, and the ESPN App, as well as content creation and on-site activation at the event. The Tokyo Olympics are now one year out, and those Games will feature more extreme sports than ever before, including new entrants sport climbing and surfing joining skateboarding, BMX racing, and other X Games staples. With that in mind, it is highly likely that the upcoming X Games Minneapolis will see a bigger viewing audience as well as the expanded sponsor roster.

REI looks to bolster environmental and outdoor journalism. According to PR Newswire, REI Co-op will debut its own print magazine this fall, as well as a new partnership to channel matching funds directly to local, nonprofit newsrooms covering crucial issues facing the outdoors. The 81-year-old retailer will retire its full-price mail-order catalog in favor of their print magazine, Uncommon Path, published by Hearst Magazines in collaboration with an in-house team of journalists and editors at REI. Uncommon Path will be available at all 155 REI stores and in select newsstands nationwide starting this fall. The purpose of the switch to magazines is to inspire a life outdoors by supporting compelling storytelling – both REI’s own channels and by supporting independent nonprofit journalists in communities across the country. The retailer is also announcing a new partnership with NewsMatch, a nationwide campaign to strengthen local journalism to help bolster climate change coverage and make people more conscious of life outdoors.

Yahoo! Sports starts NFL short-form series “Play It Forward.” According to Deadline, “Play It Forward” has two 11-minute episodes each week on Mondays and Thursdays for eight weeks across the off-season and feature the likes of Antonio Brown, Adrian Peterson, and Desean Jackson. The show will give viewers a glimpse into the players’ rise to the top and the ways they give back to the people who have supported them along the way. “Play it Forward” is produced by Bright Bay Creative, the nascent production company run by former Ice Road Truckers producer Brandon Killion and his wife Jill, in association with Complex Networks. The philanthropy isn’t necessarily on a non-profit level, but it shows the difference players can make in individual’s lives off the field.

Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo discovers his off-field power to help dogs find homes. According to the MLBPA’s Infield Chatter on Twitter, Joey Gallo has overcome his childhood fear of dogs and teamed up with Operation Kindness to find homes for the original no-kill animal shelter in North Texas. By harnessing his image and posing next to animals from the shelter, Gallo posted photos of some of the shelter’s dogs on social media and saw an immediate response. Within an hour of posting photos with the adoptable dogs, Operation Kindness had found homes for the animals. Gallo has also owned his own Labrador Retriever named Ranger for four years and plans to continue his philanthropic efforts as he says the best part about being an athlete is the stage to “promote good in the world.”

The fifth annual Mixed Doubles Charity Classic is ready to fight opioid abuse. According to the York Dispatch, the Charity Classic at the Country Club of York has the goal of raising money to fight drug abuse that has plagued the USA and specifically New York. In previous years, the event has raised more than $100,000 for charity, including $65,000 raised last year for the York Opioid Collaborative. The fifth annual tournament is sponsored by UPMC Health Plan and will again benefit that same cause which “seeks to reduce opioid deaths in York County,” according to the non-profit’s website. The tournament features high quality tennis players including Jenni Goodling and has a total purse of $5,000 for the winners. A total of 16 teams are lined up to compete. New York saw 172 overdose deaths from opioids in 2018 and has seen a reduction to just 36 so far in 2019 thanks to the awareness around the crisis which has been aided by charities and media events such as the Mixed Doubles Charity Classic.

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Philly tech: Get your checkbook out for #GivingTuesday

From equity in tech to veteran entrepreneurship or the preservation of science history, local tech nonprofits are looking to rally financial support around their causes for Giving Tuesday.

Held on the Tuesday after every Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday is a global rally to back nonprofits and social impact causes in response to the consumerism blitz of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

This year, Facebook and PayPal announced they’d match nonprofit donations up to a total of $7 million (limited to $250,000 per nonprofit or cause) for fundraising efforts held on Facebook, up from $2 million matched by The Gates Foundation on the social media site in 2017.

What’s happening on a local level? Here’s the list of local tech (or tech-adjacent) organizations with missions you can back today.

Recently, the tech education nonprofit set up shop at West Philly’s Cambridge Innovation Center and launched a project called Draft Studios, which hopes to give graduates of their coding program a chance to get real-world experience working on (and getting paid for) web development projects for local businesses.

“We’re doing great classroom work, but we wanted young people to have opportunities to work on real world projects, to be able to meet people at companies and learn about what it means to engage with an actual client,” said founder Sylvester Mobley. “We wanted to make sure there was a next step for students.”

For the give-back holiday, the nonprofit is raising $15,000. Chester County’s Turn5 and Center City-based Odessa are both matching donations up to $1,000.

Donate

The nonprofit that focuses on tech education for middle-school girls is raising $10,000 to develop more TechShopz in a Box courses. The lessons have been taught in a handful of countries, reaching some 10,000 young girls.

“Many thanks to those who have donated and shared so far, helping us reach 10 percent of our goal before the official day of giving,” said in an email TechGirlz founder Tracey Welson-Rossman. “Today is the day we need all hands on deck to bring it home.”

Donate

The national nonprofit with Philly roots is on a funding push to help sustain its mission of giving adult women entry points into web and software development.

Donate

Peep the URL for The ITEM’s fundraising campaign and you’ll get the gist of their mission: The nonprofit delivers tech training to people of color (POCs) in a bid to bring more equity to tech.

So far a mostly self-funded organization, the organization is looking to raise $50,000 to pay instructors and run its programming.

Donate

Journalism-focused DocumentCloud, which recently merged with another nonprofit called MuckRock, is raising cash to help more reporters store, annotate and process documents used in reporting projects. Giving Tuesday donations will be matched by national nonprofit NewsMatch.

Donate

Bunker Labs is a national nonprofit with an active local chapter that focuses on veteran entrepreneurship.

Donate

While not a nonprofit, our sister site Generocity is on a end-of-year membership drive to help support its year-round coverage of the nonprofit sector. Consider also becoming a Technical.ly member to back our reporting and convening of local tech economies.

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