Trusting Serendipity & Instinct in Nonprofit Leadership Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofits, yet managing them represents one of the most complex challenges in nonprofit administration. This paradox becomes even … Continue reading The Double-Edged Gift: Managing Volunteers in Tech-Based Community Media
Connection Made the Difference #GreatGIVE06492 2025
Earlier this month during The Great Give, five-hundred eighty people made 800 ‘Be The Seed’ gifts to seventeen (17) #greatgive06492 nonprofits raising $100,000. The Great Give is an annual community giving day hosted … Continue reading Connection Made the Difference #GreatGIVE06492 2025
Discovering Inclusive Values as studioW
From inception, community TV has existed to preserve ‘just, creative & individual’ expression and the freedoms that make it possible. When portrayed as an electronic-soap-box, public-access-TV reinforced singular ideas by … Continue reading Discovering Inclusive Values as studioW
All American Hot Dog Get Out The Vote
In a thriving democracy, community media’s existence would be joyful stories and transparency about incidentals in an imperfect union. Today, we need to be here for advocacy on a grand … Continue reading All American Hot Dog Get Out The Vote
Open Letter to PURA & OCC| The Annual Regulatory Process
Objection to Motion #1 Denial based on evidence presented within the Denial Document An Objection was filed March 17, 2025 in Docket #25-01-06 Annual Support Review associated with per-subscriber fee … Continue reading Open Letter to PURA & OCC| The Annual Regulatory Process
Civic Organization Award
What we do with others is in the public interest. We compile glimpses of our collaboration in some version of ‘What We Do Together’, our annual video reports. The Community … Continue reading Civic Organization Award
From Where You Are
Capturing Wallingford from “Where you are!’ and compiling a video for sharing on Local@5 is an initiative to bring people together and archive our community as the people see it. … Continue reading From Where You Are
What are we trying to solve? CT Community Media
What are we solving? A financial band-aide on an ineffective, broken system on behalf of the communities we serve is not a solution that serves all stakeholders… more dollars for CAPS does not directly address disparities in capacity, service, representation, competencies, complexity, accountability, or outdated language.
Chuck Sherwood Leadership Award
Honestly, my reaction was “This is the wrong time.” The Chuck Sherwood Leadership Award is not a hyperlocal award… it is about moving the movement forward. I felt, that even … Continue reading Chuck Sherwood Leadership Award
SPECIAL ACT 22-23 | The Wrong Study
The Transformation of SB278 into SA 22-23 | A Study Special Act 22-23 authorizes a community media study. The study proposal first appeared as a full replacement a.k.a. strike all … Continue reading SPECIAL ACT 22-23 | The Wrong Study