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  • NONPROFITETHICS-15a: A large majority of these funders give to nonprofit media outside of public broadcasting

    Type of media grant Percent media funders Nonprofit media other than public broadcasting 81% Journalism and media education and training 63% Public broadcasting 62% Development [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-16: Most of these commercial media’s collaborations with nonprofits were partnerships rather than funding deals

    Kind of collaboration with a nonprofit Percent of commercial media with at least one nonprofit partnership Distributed news content produced by a nonprofit news operation [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-17: For most commercial media, partnerships with nonprofits provide a path to more resources

    Main reason formed partnerships Percent commercial media who have partnered with a nonprofit in some way Other organizations bring different skills or expertise on a [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-2a: For most media funders, media grant-making is a small portion of overall giving

    Percentage of total funding going to media grants Percent of media funders Gave no media grants this year 2% One to 10 percent 51% 11 [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-2b: Many nonprofit media depend on foundation grants for the majority of budget

    Percentage of overall budget coming from foundation grants Percent of nonprofit media None 11% One to 10 percent 8% 11 to 50 percent 21% Over [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-3: Most nonprofit media have 2 to 15 foundation donors

    Number of foundation donors Percent of nonprofits None 10% 1 8% 2 to 4 36% 5 to 9 22% 10 to 15 10% More than [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-4b: Many nonprofit media cite receiving general grants, but more specific or targeted grants are also common

    Type of media grant Percent who have received General operating grants 33% Capacity building grants (to help grantees fundraise and develop sustainability) 19% For coverage [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-4a: Most media funders give general grants but may also fund more specific projects

    Type of media grant Percent of media funders who give General operating grants 64% Capacity building grants (to help grantees fundraise and develop sustainability) 57% [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-8: Editorial review by funders pre-publication appears rare

    Is content shared pre-publication? Nonprofit media Funders Never 73% 40% Very rarely 3% 22% Only sometimes 1% 8% About half the time 0% 0% Usually [...]

    April 19, 2016
  • NONPROFITETHICS-5: Many nonprofit media have been offered funding for specific projects, and most accepted

    Percent nonprofit media No, was never offered such funding 34% Yes, and accepted the funding 33% Yes, but did not accept the funding 9% No [...]

    April 19, 2016
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