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The 34th Annual Community Radio Conference
April 1-4, 2009 | Portland, OR

Resources from Select
Workshops, Panels, and Pre-Conference Intensives

Workshops / Panels	Downloads
After You’ve Gone: Critical Elements of Succession Planning Friday, April 3, 9:00am-10:30am Moderator: Elizabeth Robinson, KCSB, Santa Barbara, CA Donna Land Maldonado, KRCL, Salt Lake City, UT Chuck Taylor, WTJU, Charlottesville, VA Loris Taylor, Native Public Media, Flagstaff, AZ	Notes Handout (doc) Emergency Succession Plan (doc) Training Agenda (doc) Checklist 1 (pdf) Checklist 2 (pdf) Manual Contents (rtf)
The Art of Pitching: How to Effectively (and Comfortably!) Ask for Money on the Air Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Ayleen Crotty, KBOO, Portland, OR	Handout (pdf)
Assess for Success Friday, April 3, 9:00am-10:30am Helen Kennedy, Lewis Kennedy Associates, Portland, Oregon Jim Lewis, Lewis Kennedy Associates, Portland, Oregon	Presentation (ppt)
Basic Business/Financial Planning Friday, April 3, 2:00pm-3:30pm Kai Aiyetoro, NFCB, Oakland, CA Evran Kavlak, Public Radio Capital, Marina del Rey, CA	Presentation (ppt) Sample Station Budget (xls)
Basic Web Strategies Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Mark Fuerst, IMA, Rhinebeck, NY Dale Hobson, WSLU - North Country Public Radio, Canton, NY Janis Lane-Ewart, KFAI, Minneapolis, MN	Handout (doc)
Beyond The “Swoosh”: Marketing for the Rest of Us Thursday, April 2, 3:30pm-5:00pm Helen Kennedy, Lewis Kennedy Associates, Portland, OR Joan Vallejo, The OR Community Foundation, Portland, OR	Presentation (ppt) Tool Template (doc)
Building and Maintaining a Healthy Board Friday, April 3, 11:00am-12:30pm Arthur Davis, KBOO, Portland, OR Sally Kane, KVNF, Paonia, CO Tina Lynde, WOMR, Provincetown, MA Carol Pierson, NFCB, Oakland, CA	Application for KBOO Board Appointment (doc) KBOO House Rules Handout (doc) Board Profile Grid (xls) Board Book (doc) Board Chair Descriptions (doc) Core Values (doc) KBOO Goals & Objectives (doc) KVNF Role of Board (doc) NFCB Board Assessment (doc) Outline Handout (doc) Short Self Assessment Handout (doc)
“Citizen” Journalism: Volunteer Reporters and Community-Building Thursday, April 2, 3:30pm-5:00pm Jon Bouknight, KPOV-LP, Bend, OR	Presentation (ppt)
Coordinating an Effective Pitch Training Thursday, April 2, 1:30pm-3:00pm Ayleen Crotty, KBOO, Portland, OR	Handout (pdf)
Courageous Conversations About Race, Parts 1 & 2 Friday, April 3, 9:00am-12:30pm Asha Nelson, Educational Technology Services, Bellevue, WA Steve Ramsey, KBCS, Bellevue, WA	Presentation (ppt)
The Difference Between Leadership and Management Friday, April 3, 4:00pm-5:30pm John Silliman Dodge, All Classical FM, Portland, OR	Flyer (pdf) Presentation (ppt)
Ethics and the Law Thursday, April 2, 1:30pm-3:00pm Michael Couzens, Oakland, CA Michael Huntsberger, MediaComm Consulting, Greenville, SC	Handout (doc) Scenarios (doc)
The Evolution of Public Broadcasting to Public Media Thursday, April 2, 3:30pm-5:00pm Carol Pierson, NFCB, Oakland, CA \| Loris Taylor, Native Public Media, Flagstaff, AZ Bruce Theriault, CPB, WA, D.C.	Presentation Handout (pdf)
Free, or Almost-Free, Stuff for Running Your Station Thursday, April 2, 3:30pm-5:00pm Moderator: Martina Tran, NFCB, Oakland, CA Beverly Hacker, KDHX, St. Louis, MO Ken Freedman, WFMU, Jersey City, NJ Norm Stockwell, WORT, Madison, WI
Generating Revenue at Native Stations Thursday, April 2, 1:30pm-3:00pm Moderator: Joseph Orozco, KIDE, Hoopa, CA Kim Klein, Klein and Roth, Oakland, CA Camille Lacapa, Native Public Media, Phoenix, AZ Sue Matters, KWSO, Warm Springs, OR Cheryl Marshall, WMMT, Whitesburg, KY Lynda Middleton, Alamo Navajo School Board, Magdalena, NM Graciela Orozco, Radio Bilingüe, Oakland, CA	Presentation (ppt)
How Do I Get More Latinos to Listen to My Station? Friday, April 3, 4:00pm-5:30pm Florence Hernandez-Ramos, Latino Public Radio Consortium, Denver, CO Silvia Rivera, WRTE/Latino Public Radio Consortium, Chicago, Il Raul Ramirez, KQED/Latino Public Radio Consortium, San Francisco, CA	Booklet (pdf) Brown Paper Handout (pdf) Newsletter Jan 09 (pdf) Newsletter Mar 09 (pdf)
How to Play with Others Friday, April 3, 11:00am-12:30pm Moderator: David Levin, KVMR, Nevada City, CA Michael Couzens, Oakland, CA John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, D.C. Dennis Hamilton, Public Radio Capital, Roseville, MN Tony Lawson, WDVX, Knoxville, TN	Presentation (ppt)
Interview Techniques Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Marilyn Pittman, Trainer and Comic, San Francisco, CA	Audio Presentation (MP3)
Legal Issues in Broadcasting Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Moderator: Tina Lynde, WOMR, Provincetown, MA Michael Berg, WA, D.C. Michael Couzens, Oakland, CA John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, D.C. Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, D.C.	Beyond the Public File (pdf) Fundraising for Others (pdf) Local Public file Obligations (pdf) New Form 9990 Disclosure (pdf) Practical Tips to FCC EEO Compliance (pdf) Quarterly Issues Programs (pdf) Website Compliance (pdf) Underwriting Fine Notice (pdf)
Legislative and Regulatory Update Friday, April 3, 4:00pm-5:30pm Carol Pierson, NFCB, Oakland, CA Pete Tridish, Prometheus Radio Project, Philadelphia, PA Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, D.C.	Outline (doc)
Looking Ahead: Radio in 5 Years Friday, April 3, 11:00am-12:30pm Moderator: Peggy Berryhill, Native Public Media, Oakland, CA Mark Fuerst, IMA, Rhinebeck, NY Rebecca Martin, Youth Radio/Youth Media International, Oakland, CA Skip Pizzi, Consultant, Fairfax, VA Norm Stockwell, WORT, Madison, WI	Presentation (ppt)
Managing Volunteers: Grievance Procedures and Disciplinary Action Friday, April 3, 2:00pm-3:30pm Moderator: Brenda Starr, KMUD, Redway, CA Sally Kane, KVNF, Paonia, CO Brian Terhorst, Northstate Public Radio, Chico, CA	Personnel Manual (doc) KVMR Purpose of Personnel Manual (doc) KVNF Grievance Procedures (pdf) KVNF DJ Agreement (doc)
Measuring Rural Audiences—and Understanding the Results Friday, April 3, 4:00pm-5:30pm Moderator: Carolyn Caton, NFCB, NY, NY Dennis Hamilton, Public Radio Capital, Roseville, MN Cheryl Marshall, WMMT, Whitesburg, KY Graciela Orozco, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA	PRC Presentation (ppt) WMMT Presentation (ppt)
Music Licensing Friday, April 3, 9:00am-10:30am John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, D.C. Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, D.C. Moderator: Ginny Z. Berson, NFCB, Oakland, CA	Presentation (ppt) Handout (pdf)
Nonviolence and Culture Change Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Cherie Blackfeather, KBOO, Portland, OR Ani Haines, KBOO, Portland, OR Chris Merrick, KBOO, Portland, OR	Conflict Resolution Policy Diagram (pdf) Conflict Resolution Policy (doc) KBOO House Rules (doc) KBOO Living Our Values (doc) Nonviolence Philosophy Handout (doc) Nonviolence Q & A (doc) Outline (doc)
The One-Person Development Department Friday, April 3, 4:00pm-5:30pm June Fox, DEI, Great Falls, Virginia Melanie Steele, WTIP, Grand Marais, Minnesota	Planning Handout (doc) Prospecting Handout (doc) College Prospecting Handout (doc) Pledge Timeline (xls) Employer Matching Handout (doc) Renewal Upgrade Ask (pdf) Second Drop Handout (pdf)
Producers Shaping the Sound of Tomorrow Friday, April 3, 2:00pm-3:30pm Moderator: Sue Schardt, AIR, Boston, MA Hammad Ahmed, AIR’s Live Interactive Resident, Seattle, WA Jenny Asarnow, Seattle, WA Trent Wolbe, Brooklyn, NY	Flyer (doc)
Reviewing Your Membership Program Friday, April 3, 2:00pm-3:30pm Carol Rhine, Target Analytics, Cambridge, MA	Presentation (ppt)
Setting Up a Membership Program, Parts 1 & 2 Friday, April 3, 9:00am-12:30pm Carol Rhine, Target Analytics, Cambridge, MA	Presentation (ppt)
Strategic Planning Thursday, April 2, 1:30pm-3:00pm Sally Kane, KVNF, Paonia, CO Jim Lewis, Lewis Kennedy Associates, Portland, OR	Drawing Exercise (pdf) Elements of a Plan (doc) Obituary Exercise (pdf) Operational Plan Template (doc) Outline (pdf) Sample Action Plan (doc) Staff Retreat Agenda (pdf)
What Makes a Great Break in a Music Show? Thursday, April 2, 3:30pm-5:00pm Marilyn Pittman, Trainer and Comic, San Francisco, CA	Audio Presentation (MP3)
Your Radio Station Is a Business Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Moderator: Geoffrey Blackwell, Chickasaw Nation Industries, Rockville, MD Kai Aiyetoro, NFCB, Oakland, CA Sue Matters, KWSO, Warm Springs, OR Joseph Orozco, KIDE, Hoopa, CA	Healthy Profits Article (pdf) KIDE financial management plan budget (xls) KIDE Handout (doc) KIDE Holistic Goal Handout (doc)
Youth Media: Raising Funds for Trips and Equipment Thursday, April 2, 1:30pm-3:00pm June Fox, DEI, Great Falls, Virginia	Presentation Notes (doc)
Youth Media: Trailblazing Radio or Leading Your Radio Group to Superstardom Thursday, April 2, 10:30am-12:00pm Johanna (Jones) Franzel, Generation PRX, Cambridge, MA	Peer Feedback Guide (pdf) Promoting Your Work Handout (pdf)

Intensives / Meetings	Downloads
Building a Community Station from the Ground Up Wednesday, April 1, 9:00am-5:00pm Ginny Berson, NFCB, Oakland, CA Michael Brown, Brown Broadcast Services, Portland, OR Lynn Chadwick, NTIA, WA, DC Michael Couzens, Oakland, CA Dennis Hamilton, Public Radio Capital, Roseville, MN Andalusia Knoll, Prometheus Radio Project, Philadelphia, PA Evran Kavlak, Public Radio Capital, Marina del Rey, CA Carol Pierson, NFCB, Oakland, CA Ursula Ruedenberg, Pacifica Networks, NY, NY Martina Tran, NFCB, Oakland, CA Pete Tridish, Prometheus Radio Project, Philadelphia, PA Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, WA, DC	Agenda and Contacts List (doc) Beyond the Public File (pdf) FCC EEO Compliance(pdf) Governance and Operations Presentation (ppt) Launching a New Service (doc) Legal Issues Presentation (ppt) Local Public File Obligations (pdf) PRC Business Model Presentation (ppt) Programming Presentation (ppt) Quarterly Issues Programs (pdf) Tasks Checklist (doc) Transmission Equipment Presentation (ppt)
Iron Chef Producing Wednesday, April 1, 9:00am-5:00pm Dmae Roberts, Independent Producer, Portland, OR Julie Sabatier, Independent Producer, Portland, OR	Arts and Economy Project (doc) Checklist (doc) Finding the Poetry Project Handout (doc) Grazing on Public Land Project (doc)
Native Public Media – Meeting of Native American Stations Wednesday, April 1, 9:00am-5:00pm Loris Taylor, Native Public Media, Flagstaff, AZ Peggy Berryhill, Native Public Media, Oakland, CA Camille Lacapa, Native Public Media, Phoenix, AZ	Presentation (ppt)
You Can Raise the Money You Need Wednesday, April 1, 9:00am-4:00pm Kim Klein, Klein and Roth, Oakland, CA	Building your Fundraising Team (pdf) How to Raise 50,000 Dollars (pdf) Presentation (ppt) Tips to Survive (pdf)

NEW!
February 4, 2010
More info on and registration for the 35th Annual Community Radio Conference is now available.
[Click here to Register Online]

NEW!
February 3, 2010
The FCC established a Tribal Priority in broadcast licensing for Native America.
[Click here to view the press release]

November 16, 2009
Maxie C. Jackson III is NFCBs new President and CEO
[Click here to read press release]

July 14, 2009
NFCB files comments protecting rural radio and supporting a Tribal Priority for Native Americans.
[Click here to read more]
[Read Analysis here]

NFCB and NPR announce the Station Action for Emergency Readiness (SAFER)
[Click here to read Press Release]

DEI-NFCB Collaboration
Website Now Launched
[Read the press release here]

Digital AudioCraft Available Now
[Click here]

Streaming Copyright Basics
from Melodie Virtue at
Garvey Schubert Barer
[Click here (121kb PDF)]

NFCB has filed comments with the FCC on Ownership Reports.
[Click here to read our position on collecting information about gender, race, and Tribal entities as well as filing date and process.]

Keynote speech and other select materials from the 2009 NFCB Community Radio Conference is now available.
[Click here]

John Crigler Wins
2009 Bader Award
[Click here to download the press release]

Results of the WMMT Audience Research Study
[Click here]

Candace McKenna Wins 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award
[Click here to download the press release]

International Journalists’ Resolution
[Click here to download the PDF]

New Technologies,
New Music
If you missed NFCB's seminar series on independent music and digital platforms, we have all the content available now on demand.
[Click here to access all the files]

NFCB Participant Members covered by CPB Sound Exchange Agreement
CPB has reached an agreement with Sound Exchange around royalties for webcasters which covers NFCB participant members.
[Click here to learn more about this]

Letter to President-elect Obama
On December 18th, NFCB joined a coalition of groups and individuals in signing a letter to President-elect Obama reminding him of his campaign promises to shift communications policy toward the public interest.
[Click here to view the letter]

NFCB’s Strategic Plan
[Click here to view the Word document]

The FCC has issued a new version of The Public and Broadcasting, revised April 2008.
[Click here to view and print this document for your station’s public file.]

Basic Radio Station Website Strategies
See the PowerPoint presentation on listeners’ use of station websites and tips for designing yours.
[View Now]

Music Licensing Information
Includes fee schedules and links to licensing applications.

Check Your Indecency IQ
Attorney John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer has an indecency quiz. Take the quiz and see how much you know about current FCC indecency rulings. John has also written an indecency primer. Download and read the Primer.