When: Dec 9, 2024, 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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WE’RE WAITING FOR YOU!
Hold on a gosh, dang, second! Is it true that KFAI is one of the most CULTURALLY, GENERATIONALLY, and SOCIO-ECONIMICALLY DIVERSE radio stations in THE STATE?!
Is it true that KFAI has been doing the Funkraiser for SIX YEARS and has NEVER won a GOLDEN TICKET? What a heckin’ fantastic and unique way to celebrate the community and raise money for a worthy cause. You must find out more!!
At KFAI, we celebrate Give to the Max Day with 24 hours of FUNK MUSIC on 90.3FM—a proper FUNK-RAISER!! This year, we’ve been short on new members and charitable donations, so we feel it’s time to throw a party so folks can get to know KFAI’s new leadership and share in the joy (and magic) that is community radio.
So, on Thursday, November 21st, KFAI is hosting an open house at the station from noon to 4 pm and a community party at Dual Citizen Brewing Company in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 7 to 11 pm.
THE NUMBERS
Our most significant source of income is through the support of our members and underwriters.
Revenue (FY22-FY24 cumulative/averages)
Summary of Expenses (FY22-FY24 cumulative/averages)
Expense Breakdown
THE CELEBRATION
So, on Thursday, November 21st, KFAI is hosting an open house at the station from noon to 4 pm and a community party at Dual Citizen Brewing from 7 to 11 pm.
Shimmy your shoulders over to the donate button and drop some love into the FUNKY BUCKET to support operational costs, new educational offerings, updating the web platforms, and furthering KFAI’s financial stability.
Together, we’re building the next 46 years of joyful and thought-provoking programming and strengthening platforms, equipment, and training tools to better serve the community. A healthy, well-connected intercultural ecosystem fuels meaningful connections and collectively produces the equity we wish to see in the world—dig it!
Donate now at GiveMN. If you prefer to get down at your own pace, you can always contribute at any time at kfai.org/donate.
Thank you so much for your support!
Join us at 90.3FM in the Twin Cities and across Turtle Island here and via the KFAI mobile app.
The message from our ED/GM in the graphic above affirms our mission by stating that our work continues no matter the political conditions. You are not alone. You are worth fighting for. Together, we will transform our feelings into meaningful action. Grassroots power through community radio has bridged connections for generations. Our bridges flow in and out of each of us—breathing in through the kindness of our ears to the warmth of our lungs, taking root in the empathy of our arms, and embracing the ground of solidarity.
We are tired; we are not hopeless.
If needed, here are some pathways to community resources:
with you, nora
KFAI Donors, Members, Volunteers, and Staff raised just over $57,000.00. While we came up just a little shy of the goal, we have several incredible things in store just on the horizon that are likely to grow our membership numbers and attract new community partners!
Here’s a snapshot: live Election Day from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (11/5/2024), a special day of programming celebrating Turtle Island (11/11/2024), an extra-extra-extra special FUNKraiser starting with an open house, followed by a roller party, followed by a concert on Give to the Max Day (11/21/2024) that may give us the extra edge to meet our fundraising goals for this year.
We’re still looking for our Development Manager who will collaborate cross-departmentally to ensure we meet our philanthropic revenue goals. If you’re a relationship builder who knows the high value of community media, apply! If you’re passionate about continuous learning to bridge cross-cultural understanding, enhance resource sharing, and create opportunities for social growth that benefit the entire community, please apply!
We’re also collecting nominations for the KFAI Board of Directors right now! If you are a relationship builder with local, regional, and national contacts who can help us locate and connect with mission-aligned individuals, foundations, corporations, and businesses to secure financial support, please apply!
Are you seeing how it’s all connecting? Our community-built, -powered, and -funded organization is through the hard work and dedication of all of its parts. If you missed the opportunity to donate during the Fall Membership Drive and feel inspired to do your part, you can take care of business right now.
Thank you so so so much; it’s such a tremendous honor to be here with you!
In 2025, KFAI will join a small cohort of community and public radio and TV stations selected to participate in the Poynter Institute’s Digital Transformation Program, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Participating organizations achieved significant audience growth, revenue outcomes, and “digital firsts”—generating new digital revenue and membership, accessing digital analytics, and launching digital products.
Building on that success, CPB is accelerating its efforts to make digital transformation more widespread in public media by supporting Phase 2 of the Digital Transformation Program, developed and delivered by the Poynter Institute. The new program is scaled to help more general managers and staff build and increase their digital competencies, develop and share best practices for achieving audience and revenue growth, and engage in cross-collaboration and mutual support.
Phase 2 of the Digital Transformation Program can accommodate up to 225 public media station leaders and their staff over the next three years. The new program is divided into two tracks: Fundamentals and Advanced.
Fundamentals Track
The nine-month virtual Fundamentals track will be offered to 150 stations, 50 each year for three years, that have yet to participate in a previous digital transformation program.
Advanced Track
A new six-month virtual Advanced track will be offered for 75 stations, 25 each year for three years. The Advanced track will be provided for “alumni” stations and personnel who previously completed a similar program (e.g., the first phase of the Digital Transformation Program, the Digital Culture Accelerator program, or Poynter’s Table Stakes).
This program is unique because it is tailored to the [participating] organization’s mission, vision, and values. The learning opportunity begins after they’ve assessed the existing tools, needs, and goals, instead of the all-too-common model that starts out telling us what we need to do, which always includes undervaluing our service to the community, underestimating our ability to work collaboratively, and stresses the ease of uniformity, conformity, or whatever—if you’re just tuning in, that’s not me, and that’s most certainly not KFAI.
KFAI was selected for the Fundamentals Track!
The following people will join me in this opportunity: Program Director Miguel Vargas, MinneCulture Managing Editor Julie Censullo, Volunteer Coordinator Ellie Zimmerman, Board Member and Program Host Christopher Robin Zimmerman (CRZ), Strategic Planning Consultant and Program Host DA Bullock, the new Development Manager… and you!
I’ll do my best to keep you up-to-date. Until then, let’s revel in our greatness and stay focused on closing out the final months of 2024 with strength together.
Our members and top-notch volunteers make KFAI possible. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to bringing the best art, entertainment, and information to the Twin Cities and beyond.
Here are the opportunity links once more:
With much love, thanks, and gratitude, Nora
The Cedar parking lot is closed for maintenance and will reopen on Monday, September 30th. During this time, park at one of the following alternative facilities where your monthly parking contract will be accepted: Riverside Lot at 1819 Riverside Avenue or the 16th Avenue Lot at 1500 S 4th Street.
Vehicles violating posted signage will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Please feel free to email [email protected] with comments and questions!
UPDATE: THE OPPORTUNITY WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED
KFAI is community-powered and funded.
As a registered 501(c)(3) noncommercial educational (NCE) media organization whose operating budget is significantly powered (93.27% to be exact) by the generosity and goodwill of its loyal listenership, KFAI’s generative endurance serves adventurous, socially engaged members who value the dynamism of its unique style of social connection.
Position Title: Development Manager
Reports to: General Manager/Executive Director
Type: .75 FTE, non-exempt. 30 hours/week with the flexibility to collaboratively determine days/hours.
Benefits: In addition to the standard employment benefits prescribed by law, part-time employees are eligible for accrued paid time off, a 403(b) plan (tax-sheltered annuity plan or TSA), and health insurance.
The ideal candidate is a relationship builder and knows the high value of community media and its potential to foster mutual support. The candidate encourages continuous learning, bridges cross-cultural understanding, enhances resource sharing, and creates opportunities for social growth that benefit the entire community.
See the complete Development Manager job listing here.
To Apply: Please email your resume and responses to the following questions to [email protected].
