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BONUS RESOURCES
RECOMMENDED READING
MEDIA CONFERENCES
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
FACEBOOK GROUPS
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
The BINJ door hanger for door-to-door fundraising
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