March 11,
2010
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday.
(More
about DST here.)
No More Carrots: The NEW Motivators
These are challenging times for
public broadcasters, even as the economy begins to recover.
(See PBMA
Toolkit, below)
How do you keep your staff motivated, when
you're doing more work with fewer people?
According to bestselling
author Daniel Pink in his new book
Drive:
The Surprising Truth About What
Motivates Us, more
money is not the only way or even the best way
to engage and recognize people at
work. Read his ideas about
"Motivation 3.0" in an interview
Rethink
Motivation with
Samantha Whitehorne,
Associations
Now managing editor. (Link) |
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Step Up to
National Leadership - Serve on the PBMA Board
Your
Public Broadcasting Management Association's board seeks two new
members to serve PBMA
and the industry at the national level. Nominate yourself or someone you
know would be interested.
Details here.
Nominations close April 15.
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2010 PBMA Sid Brown Scholarship - Call for
Nominations
Since 1996 PBMA has honored the memory
of Sid Brown,
former NPR vice president for finance and
administration, with a scholarship to its annual conference. The winner receives
travel expenses (hotel
and airfare not to exceed $1,000) and complimentary conference registration.
Applicants must be employed by a public radio or television station, and
must attend the entire PBMA
conference, June 1-4, 2010, in Tampa. PBMA membership is not required.
The judges will consider:
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The applicant’s public
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How the conference
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If the applicant’s
station would not otherwise be represented
at the 2010
conference |
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Your station’s financial
circumstances
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Letters of application
must address the requirements and considerations and include a
vita.
Email submissions to Lisa Lehman
at lisa (at) pbma(dot)org,
re: Sid Brown Scholarship.
Deadline: Friday, April 23.
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2010 PBMA Conference:
June 1 - 4 in Tampa
Manage Forward!
Providing management and
leadership skills for the emerging world of public media.
Registration is open
now (conference link)
-- and no price increase! Register by May 4, save $ 50.
BONUS: When 3+ people at your
organization register, there's a $
50 rebate for each registration! |
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PBMA Telephone Toolkits
PBMA Telephone Toolkits are
audio seminars that deliver up-to-the-minute information and
live interaction
with experts in a variety of areas.
NEXT TUESDAY -
March 16 at
3:00 pm ET / 12 Noon PT
Underwriting Dashboard for a
Recovering Economy
The
recession, shifts in advertising spending to new media and
changes in Arbitron’s ratings methodology
have significantly changed our environment. Kirk Nelson and Jim
Taszarek of Public
Radio Partners
will look at what has changed and the specific adjustments you need to
make in order to maximize
underwritings revenue potential.
What you'll get from this Toolkit:
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Current market conditions and their impact on
underwriting |
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The impact of Arbitron’s PPM ratings methodology on
underwriting |
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Creating new media revenue today and planning for
the future |
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Actions to take today as the economy and revenue
recovers |
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1 Continuing
Professional Education (CPE) credit
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Register for this Toolkit now /
Want more information? Go
to this Toolkit's page.
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MORE TOOLKITS
TO COME:
March 24
Social Media/New Media Issues
April 14 SABS: PTV Reporting **free**
April 28
FCC Update
May 5
Performance Management/Performance Reviews
May 19
PBS Dues/CPB
CSG **free**
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Registration fees for PBMA ToolKit seminars are $125 per site. “Per site” means
you pay a single fee,
and gather as many people as you want around the
speakerphone. PBMA ToolKits are produced by
the board of directors’ professional development
committee.
If you'd like to suggest a topic for a ToolKit,
contact
Brian Sickora or
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Get In On A Good Thing:
The 2010 PBMA
Conference
As a public broadcasting
executive, you know how important financial support is to any
venture's success,
including the annual PBMA meeting. Underwriters, exhibitors,
and sponsors make your conference better,
improve its bottom line, and find good value in doing so. The PBMA board's underwriting committee is
working hard to find and sign underwriters for the 2010 meeting,
June 1-4 in Tampa.
Contact them to become a 2010 PBMA conference supporter, or to refer a lead -- and thank you!
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Underwriters
Help Make the PBMA Conference Better
Thanks to these conference sponsors
for their generous support of the 2010 PBMA Conference:
Allegiance
Software, Inc.
Business Intelligence
Solutions Group, LLC
Corporation
for Public Broadcasting
DEI's Benchmarks for Public
Radio Fundraising
James Moore & Co., P.L.
KUED /
Salt Lake City
KUER
90.1 / Salt Lake City
Livingston Associates
National Datacast
National
Public Radio
Platypus Productions
WGCU Public Media / Ft
Myers
WJCT / Jacksonville
WLRN / Miami
WLJT /
Martin
WQCS-FM / Fort
Pierce
WSKG-TV & FM
/ Binghamton
WUFT
/ Gainesville
Ziegner Technologies
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CPB’S *Free* Training
Initiative Continues in 2010
CPB, PBMA, and CPB consultants BI Solution Group are delivering a series of audio/web conferences
and face-to-face training opportunities on ISIS, the AFR, and SABS
reports. All events are provided on
a no-fee basis, thanks to CPB's generous support.
Register today for these audio-and-Web workshops.
(These workshops begin at 2:00 pm Eastern time, except as
noted. Click on
titles for session details.)
For
complete descriptions, schedule, and
registration:
CPB
2009-2010 Link
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Ask The Expert
"Ask the Expert” is a
monthly BottomLine feature, and our experts are attorneys
John Bagwell and
Katrina Gleber. Mr. Bagwell counsels broadcasters on a variety
of regulatory and transactional issues.
Ms. Gleber focuses her practice on communications
law, counsels clients on FCC regulatory matters,
and provides assistance to broadcast clients on digital
media technology transactions. Bagwell and
Gleber are from the law firm
Lerman Senter, PLLC in
Washington, DC.
Want to "Ask the Expert?" Send your query to
lisa(at)pbma(dot)org
and look for the expert response
in a future BottomLine newsletter.
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Career Opportunities in Public Broadcasting
Managing Director, Classical
- American Public Media /Minnesota
Public Radio, St. Paul, MN
Responsible for the overall content vision, direction and
leadership of all classical programming created
and broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media
(Link)
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