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		<title>Planet Money crowdfunder soars, PRI campaign falls short of goal</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/planet-money-crowdfunder-soars-pri-campaign-falls-short-of-goal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/planet-money-crowdfunder-soars-pri-campaign-falls-short-of-goal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Lapin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Radio programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crowdfunding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of public radio’s three biggest distributors launched major crowdfunding experiments in the past month, with wildly different results. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/planet-money-crowdfunder-soars-pri-campaign-falls-short-of-goal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facing financial woes, KCETLink to focus on ‘transmedia’</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/facing-financial-woes-kcetlink-to-focus-on-transmedia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Jerome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bret Marcus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[KCETLink laid off 22 full-time employees April 19, signaling another change of course in the Los Angeles public media organization's search for financial stability. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/facing-financial-woes-kcetlink-to-focus-on-transmedia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A digital revolution for public radio fundraising</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/a-digital-revolution-for-public-radio-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/a-digital-revolution-for-public-radio-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Everhart</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[direct listener fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Sutton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing consultant John Sutton has been forecasting what public radio will look like in 2018, and his predictions, published on his blog RadioSutton since February, have been provocative. Sutton is among the pubradio analysts who believe that federal funding “will &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/a-digital-revolution-for-public-radio-fundraising/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Public radio tattoos make a comeback</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/public-radio-tattoos-make-a-comeback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Radio programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pledge premiums]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The latest package of public radio fundraising premiums allows devout listeners to temporarily brand their passion for their favorite shows on their forearms &#8212; or elsewhere. A set of eight rub-on tattoos in colorful vintage designs tout the titles On &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/public-radio-tattoos-make-a-comeback/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Massachusetts Ave. to NoMa</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/from-massachusetts-ave-to-noma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/from-massachusetts-ave-to-noma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After five years of planning and construction, NPR marked the next phase in its evolution as a national news organization with the April 13 broadcast of <em>Weekend Edition Saturday</em>, the first to originate from its $201 million flagship headquarters. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/from-massachusetts-ave-to-noma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits to multicasting pledge: new and lapsed donors respond</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/benefits-to-multicasting-pledge-new-and-lapsed-donors-respond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/benefits-to-multicasting-pledge-new-and-lapsed-donors-respond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 16 months on the air, WQED-TV’s all-pledge multicast Showcase channel is steadily bringing in donations of around $16,000 a month for the Pittsburgh station. That may not sound that impressive, considering WQED receives an average of $16,675 from airing just one day of pledge programming on its primary broadcast signal. But WQED officials say the revenues, and the benefits, are adding up. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/benefits-to-multicasting-pledge-new-and-lapsed-donors-respond/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Few &#8216;Magic Moments&#8217; in March pledge</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/few-magic-moments-in-march-pledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/few-magic-moments-in-march-pledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pledge results]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pledge results reported by public TV stations from recently concluded on-air fundraisers were down 20 percent to 25 percent from the March 2012 drive, according to Kristen Kuebler, director of station research for Arizona-based TRAC Media. For most stations, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/few-magic-moments-in-march-pledge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PRPD offers new round of trainings</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/prpd-offers-new-round-of-trainings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/prpd-offers-new-round-of-trainings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Sanchez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Millstream Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Public Radio Program Directors Association will expand its training programs for stations this year and continue its Sense of Place studies of local audiences, with funding from NPR and the Millstream Fund. PRPD will offer three workshops based on &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/prpd-offers-new-round-of-trainings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts&#8217; WFCR adds to capital campaign with Cosby fundraiser</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/03/massachusetts-wfcr-adds-to-capital-campaign-with-cosby-fundraiser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/03/massachusetts-wfcr-adds-to-capital-campaign-with-cosby-fundraiser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Janssen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Cosby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New England Public Radio in Amherst, Mass., got a helping hand earlier this month from a famous friend when listener and local resident Bill Cosby staged a benefit performance for the station’s capital campaign. Cosby’s March 2 show at Symphony &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/03/massachusetts-wfcr-adds-to-capital-campaign-with-cosby-fundraiser/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Panel urges IRS to revisit its  ‘antiquated’ nonprofit rules</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/03/panel-urges-irs-to-revisit-its-antiquated-nonprofit-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/03/panel-urges-irs-to-revisit-its-antiquated-nonprofit-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delays in conferring 501(c)3 status to startup nonprofit news organizations have stymied development of new models for producing community-based journalism, exacerbating the shortage of locally produced news coverage, according to a report released March 4 by the Nonprofit Working Group &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/03/panel-urges-irs-to-revisit-its-antiquated-nonprofit-rules/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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