How to turn your board of directors into fundraisers

12/19/22 • 59 min

Raising funds is hard! But it doesn’t have to be. In this panel discussion, we review strategies for turning members of your board of directors into effective fundraisers by tapping into their wealth of knowledge, connections, and resources.

Panelists included:

Kyra Kyles — CEO of YR Media
Elisa Lees Muñoz — Executive Director of the International Women’s Media Foundation

Jamaal Glenn, The Pivot Fund’s board chair, moderated this discussion.

This conversation was sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The Pivot Fund is a new venture philanthropy organization dedicated to investing $500 million into independent BIPOC-led community news outlets through grantmaking, development support, and strategic consulting. For more information on The Pivot Fund, visit https://thepivotfund.org.

The Pivot Fund Pod is edited and produced by ZMC Podcasts.

Panelists included:

Kyra Kyles — CEO of YR Media
Elisa Lees Muñoz — Executive Director of the International Women’s Media Foundation

Jamaal Glenn, The Pivot Fund’s board chair, moderated this discussion.

This conversation was sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The Pivot Fund Pod is edited and produced by ZMC Podcasts.

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Panelists included:

Glenn Burkins — Founder and Publisher of QCityMetro.com in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Zuri Berry, the principal producer and owner of ZMC Podcasts, moderated this discussion.

This conversation was sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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The Pivot Fund is a new venture philanthropy organization dedicated to investing $500 million into independent BIPOC-led community news outlets through grantmaking, development support, and strategic consulting. For more information on The Pivot Fund, visit https://thepivotfund.org.

The Pivot Fund Pod is edited and produced by ZMC Podcasts.

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This conversation is moderated by Melanie Sill, the founding executive director of the NC Local News Workshop at Elon University.

The Pivot Fund is a new venture philanthropy organization dedicated to investing $500 million into independent BIPOC-led community news outlets through grantmaking, development support, and strategic consulting.

For more information on The Pivot Fund, visit www.thepivotfund.org.