Programs

  • Editorial and Audience Development Initiatives

    EDITORIAL: ENHANCED RNS'S EDITORIAL EFFORTS BY FOCUSING ON BREAKING STORIES AND COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES INCLUDING CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM, COVID-19, IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES VOLUNTEERING AND IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITIES, RACIAL JUSTICE, AND VOTER PARTICIPATION; ENHANCED COVERAGE ON THE BLACK CHURCH, CATHOLICISM, HINDUISM, NONBELIEVERS, AND PAGANISM/WICCA; CONTINUED RELIGION HUB ON THE RNS WEBSITE; CONTINUED AN AWARD-WINNING PODCAST, SAVED BY THE CITY AND BEGAN BUILDING A PLATFORM THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL PODCASTS; BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH REPORT FOR AMERICA; AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE CONVERSATION USA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/SCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION/INN, INTERFAITH AMERICA, AND PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PPRI); AND WON AWARDS, INCLUDING FROM RELIGION NEWS ASSOCIATION, THE RELIGION COMMUNICATORS COUNCIL, THE ASSOCIATED CHURCH PRESS, AND WILBUR AWARDS. AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: GREW WEBSITE TRAFFIC BY BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE RNS AUDIENCE TO DEVELOP A MORE LOYAL READERSHIP; ENLARGED RNS'S EMAIL LIST AND SOCIAL FOLLOWING; AND EXPANDED RNS'S DIGITAL FOOTPRINT, ACHIEVING MILESTONES IN WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA. REVENUE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION: GREW AND DIVERSIFIED RNS'S REVENUE THROUGH INITIATIVES INCLUDING DEVELOPING A PLATFORM FOR SMALL INDIVIDUAL AND MAJOR DONORS; EXPANDED FUNDRAISING OUTREACH TO FOUNDATIONS AND HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS: ALIGNED RNS/S PROCEDURES WITH NONPROFIT JOURNALISM BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVED RNS'S TECHNOLOGICAL/WEB CAPACITY. IMPACT: ENHANCED RNS'S REACH BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OUR READERS' COMMENTS AND INCREASING CITATIONS AND REPUBLICATION IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $2.4M