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    • BONUS RESOURCES
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  • WELCOME TO BINJ-IN-A-BOX (ABOUT US)
    • How To Start a Grassroots Journalism Incubator in 10 Easy Steps
    • The origins of BINJ
  • FORMING A TEAM
    • DEVELOPING MEDIA MAKERS
      • CASE STUDY: Bay State Banner and Broken Records
      • EDUCATING YOUR TEAM
        • The UMass-Boston BINJ Journalism Ethics Institute
        • How BINJ trains reporters via historical "Throwback" coverage
      • Conduct a Contributor Survey
    • RECRUITING A MEDIA ARMY
  • BECOMING OFFICIAL
    • FINDING A FISCAL SPONSOR
      • BONUS: Fiscal Sponsorship vs. 501(c)3 vs. Other Options
    • SETTING UP SOCIAL MEDIA
    • FORMING A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
    • SETTING UP YOUR BOOKS AND BUSINESS
    • JOINING TRADE ORGANIZATIONS
      • A list of media trade association roundups
    • UNDERSTANDING HURDLES YOU MAY FACE
    • WRITING A PITCH DECK
    • WRITING A GAME PLAN
  • ENGAGING COMMUNITIES
    • PLANNING A POP-UP NEWSROOM
    • THROWING CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT EVENTS
      • How the Austin Monitor uses 'Game Nights' to engage readers
      • How BINJ turned a photo essay into a major event and more
    • WORKING WITH YOUTH MEDIA
    • TURNING ENGAGEMENT INTO CONTENT
  • REPORTING AND DISTRIBUTION
    • REPORTING AS AN ORGANIZATION
      • COVERING POLITICS AND BALLOT INITIATIVES
    • REPORTING ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS
      • BINJ Takes Over a Bar in Manchester for the Week Leading up to the New Hamp
    • CULTIVATING COLUMNS
      • BINJ Column Clearinghouse
    • DISTRIBUTING CONTENT
      • FINDING PUBLISHING PARTNERS
        • Beyond Boston
      • USING PODCASTS AND RADIO TO DISTRIBUTE STORIES
      • BRINGING ARTICLES BEYOND THE PAGE
        • From Idea, to Feature, to Event, to Followup
      • HOW TO MAKE AN ONLINE STORY MAP (WHITE LABEL TECH)
  • BUILDING A PRESENCE
    • SPEAKING IN PUBLIC ABOUT YOUR CAUSE
      • Conferences where BINJ has been presented
    • BEING YOUR OWN BEST PUBLICIST
      • ENLISTING THE HELP OF LOCAL CELEBRITIES
      • BINJ IN THE NEWS
  • FUNDRAISING
    • GETTING YOUR PITCH DOWN
      • The BINJ door hanger for door-to-door fundraising
    • BARTER & TRADE DEALS
    • FUNDRAISING 101
      • STARTING A DATABASE
    • DOOR HANGERS
BINJ-IN-A-BOX

WELCOME TO BINJ-IN-A-BOX (ABOUT US)

The lessons outlined herein are compiled in an ongoing effort, and are drawn from our team's combined 50-plus years of independent media experience, including operating the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.

Our intent is to present explainers and case studies on ideas that are replicable by media makers who are determined to boost critical reporting in their area, be it physical (i.e. city, town) or subject (i.e. education).

Far too often, creative and nonprofit solutions are inaccessible to those covering populations which suffer the most when media fails. For those groups and a range of others searching for answers, we hope this toolkit comes in handy.

-BINJ MGMT 2018

FORMING A TEAM

BECOMING OFFICIAL

REPORTING AND DISTRIBUTION

ENGAGING COMMUNITIES

BUILDING A PRESENCE

FUNDRAISING

BONUS

RESOURCES

GLOSSARY

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