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Governance: Identifying your initial leadership and the mechanisms your organization will use to ensure that everyone among you follows an established set of policies.
Operations: The day-to-day functions around your radio station, from running the business office to addressing issues of personnel, space, on-air talent and content, and a myriad other things.
If you’re a new station, this is the most important time to figure out these vital components of your foundation. Join NFCB on July 14th for a highly interactive, hour-long event which promises to guide you in the right direction.
Learn about what has worked for community radio stations over the years in areas like: building effective Boards, options for staff structures, working with volunteers, and many other things. This is also your chance to bring questions about matters of operations to the table and we’ll share what has worked at community stations across the country.
- A culture of change and communication
- Being clear on the mission
- Roles, job descriptions, and written procedures
- Written policies
- Protecting Your Assets
- Outside resources
WHEN |
PRESENTER |
COST |
Monday, July 14th
12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ET |
Carol Pierson
President and CEO, National Federation of Community Broadcasters |
Free for NFCB Members
$25.00 for Non-Members
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If you have questions, or to reserve your virtual space, contact:
Martina Tran at martina@nfcb.org or call (510) 451-8200 ext. 307
This is the second in a series of webinars that NFCB and Radio for People are proud to announce for NCE applicant groups. Other topics that will be scheduled in coming months include:
- Fundraising Options
- Applying For and Surviving PTFP Grants
- Legal Issues
- Planning and Building the Physical Plant (Transmitter and Studio Equipment)
- Program Development
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July 14, 2008
Governance & Operations: An Online Seminar for New Stations
A presentation defining “Governance” and “Operations”, how to go about addressing issues under them, and how important they can be to the foundation of a new community radio station. Learn about: building effective Boards, options for staff structures, working with volunteers, and what has worked at community stations across the country.
The Agenda Includes
- A culture of change and communication
- Being clear on the mission
- Roles, job descriptions, and written procedures
- Written policies
- Protecting Your Assets
- Outside resources
Presenter
• Carol Pierson, President and CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters
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May 29, 2008
Business Planning for New Stations
Business planning is vital to the success of a new community radio station. Build it right on a well thought-out foundation now, and it’ll thrive later.
This overview of the ways and means of business planning for your radio venture covers the following topics:
- What are business models/plans? Why Bother?
- Who should be involved? When is the best time to do it?
- Where do you start?
- How do you complete it?
- How do you evaluate it?
- What else is needed besides the business model?
- How should it be presented?
- Lines of Revenue
- Keys to Success
Presenter
• Rolfe Larson, Project Coordinator with Public Radio Capital
Special Note:
This was the first web conference held by NFCB, so there inevitably were technical problems encountered along the way. Please be patient with some of the extraneous recorded conversation at the beginning and end of the recording. If you can, please jump to the 4:10 time mark of the recording (4 minutes and 10 seconds in) where the presentation starts, and end the playback at 1 minute and 12 seconds before the actual end of the file, as the attendees are hanging up their phones.
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NEW!
Reply Comments on Diversity of Ownership
On August 29th, NFCB joined with other major media partners to file reply comments that commended the FCC for its effort to increase ownership diversity. [Click here to view the briefs in their entirety]
NEW!
Major Giving Seminar, Pt. 3 Online
Audio and slides from NFCB’s 3rd web seminar on Major Giving: Engaging Management and Leadership Volunteerrs are now available for download and review by Members. Other recordings from past webinars can also be found on this webpage.
[Click here to log into the Member Area and view the recording]
NEW!
Major Giving Seminar, Pt. 2 Online
Audio and slides from NFCB’s 2nd web seminar on Major Giving: Identifying and Cultivating Donors are now available for download and review by Members. Other recordings from past webinars can also be found on this webpage.
[Click here to log into the Member Area and view the recording]
NEW!
Amicus Brief on Indecency
On August 7th, NFCB and the ACLU filed a brief criticizing the FCC’s regulation of “indecent speech”.
[Click here to read the brief in its entirety]
NEW!
Major Giving Seminar Online
Audio and slides from NFCB’s web seminar on Major Giving are now available for download and review by Members. Other recordings from past webinars can also be found on this page.
[Click here to log into the Member Area and view the recording]
NEW!
Business Planning for
New Stations
Audio and slides from NFCB’s web seminar on Business Planning are now available for download and review.
[Click here to view the recording]
NEW!
Governance & Operations
for New Stations
Audio and slides from NFCB’s web seminar on Governance and Operations are now available for download and review.
[Click here to view the recording]
NEW!
Web Conference Series
NFCB proudly announces a new webinar series for Members only.
[Click here to see the schedule of sessions]
NEW!
New Technologies,
New Music
This fall, we’re launching a project for New York stations that’ll help them access independent music via new technology platforms.
[Click here to find out more]
NEW!
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.]
Political Broadcasting Online
Audio and slides from NFCB’s web seminar with John Crigler are now available for download and review for NFCB Members.
[Click here to log into the Member Area and view the recording]
Press Release
New NFCB Hire Will Head New Technologies, New Station Building
[Click here to read the Press Release]
Legal Handouts from the Community Radio Conference
The law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer provided these handouts on legal issues at the 2008 Community Radio Conference.
[Click here to access the documents.]
The full 33rd Annual Radio Conference Agenda
Descriptions of all the Conference sessions and the full schedule of events are now online.
Latino Public Radio Consortium
The LPRC issues a Brown Paper calling for a different kind of public media system.
[Click here to read the Brown Paper]
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.
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