Greater Public

08/20/2026

Next up in our series of Quick Takes videos on the essential elements of a pitch break, advisor Jay Clayton and consultant Michael Krall discuss close messaging - leaving listeners with a clear call-to-action.

Greater Public members can find more resources for on-air fundraising at https://hubs.ly/Q04t0Jtr0. Connect with Michael Krall at https://hubs.ly/Q04t0D-L0

Quick Takes is supported by Veritus. Learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q04t0Knf0.

08/19/2026

Get ready for Fall fundraising with our suite of resources, available for Greater Public members.

Find everything you need for fall fundraising, including scripts for on-air drives, campaign examples, copy for email and mail campaigns, and more:

https://hubs.ly/Q04t56Qc0

08/18/2026

Next up in our series of Quick Takes videos on the essential elements of a pitch break, advisor Jay Clayton and consultant Michael Krall share the importance of making your case messaging specific to your station.

Greater Public members can find more resources for on-air fundraising at https://hubs.ly/Q04t4kRr0. Connect with Michael Krall at https://hubs.ly/Q04t5nVm0

Quick Takes is supported by Veritus. Learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q04t44NZ0.

08/13/2026

Next up in our series of Quick Takes videos on the essential elements of a pitch break, advisor Jay Clayton and consultant Michael Krall discuss goals: how to talk about them on-air, common pitfalls to avoid, and using goals to build community during drives.

Greater Public members can find more resources for on-air fundraising at https://hubs.ly/Q04s-NqG0. Connect with Michael at https://hubs.ly/Q04s-b4y0

Quick Takes is supported by Veritus. Learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q04s-LZ80.

08/13/2026

Join us on Wednesday, September 2 for an unscripted, interactive session with Seth Godin, 21-Time Bestselling author & strategy pioneer.

This will be a candid, live conversation about public media’s toughest challenges, with Seth’s ideas for transformational change, and plenty of time for audience Q&A to address our real-time hurdles.

🌟Bonus Opportunity for Attendees🌟: The first 250 registered participants who join us live on September 2 will be eligible to receive a complimentary advance copy of Seth Godin's upcoming book, The Knot: Problems Can Be Solved (releasing September 22), shipped directly to their home.

Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04sYsjF0

08/11/2026

Today we are launching a series of Quick Takes videos on the essential elements of a pitch break, where advisor Jay Clayton and consultant Michael Krall walk you through everything needed in a pitch break to convert listeners into donors.

This video covers the setup: providing context listeners need to understand what you want them to do, and how to do it.

Greater Public members can find more resources for on-air fundraising at https://hubs.ly/Q04sHfH-0. Connect with Michael Krall at https://hubs.ly/Q04sHhd70

Quick Takes is supported by Veritus. Learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q04sHc8X0

07/30/2026

Considering a new product, whether that’s a podcast, event, email newsletter, or something else?

Before you prepare to launch that product, here are three questions to answer to ensure any new product connects with the intended audience, and grows your station’s overall reach.

Audience Development advisor Briana O’Higgins shares those questions in our latest Quick Takes 🎬 video, below.

Greater Public members can find more videos at greaterpublic.org/quicktakes

Quick Takes is supported by Veritus Group. Learn more at veritusgroup.com

07/23/2026

One year after the federal funding rescission, public media has seen a surge in new and renewed giving at all levels, from sustainers to major donors.

In our latest Quick Takes 🎬 video, advisors Gwen Colwell and Jay Clayton share key strategies for public media stations to retain donors at every level, whether they gave $10/month or $1,000+ at once.

Watch below, and find more videos at greaterpublic.org/quicktakes

Quick Takes is supported by Veritus Group. Learn more at veritusgroup.com.

07/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Chicago last week for the first ever Public Media Growth Conference! PMGC 2026 was a great start to this new era for our conference, one where we bring leaders from across all parts of public media into the same room to collaborate, learn, and grow — together.

Here are just a few highlights from what was an incredible 3 days. We are so grateful to everyone who made this year’s conference great - and hope to see you again for PMGC 2027 in the Crescent City - New Orleans, LA! 🎷🎺

Keep in touch at https://go.greaterpublic.org/pmgc-subscribe

06/16/2026

ICYMI, we’ve completely overhauled the Podcast Sponsorship Guide for Public Media to bring you the modern best practices you need to effectively price, package, and sell this key part of your digital inventory.

The fully updated toolkit features three brand-new articles designed to help you 🎙️ build foundational knowledge, ✨demonstrate the value proposition of podcast for sponsors, and ⛳️ put field-tested strategies for monetizing podcast audiences into practice.

Greater Public members can find the updated guide here:

Monetize your growing podcast audience with the right plan for pricing, packaging, and sales strategy.