New Job at NABJcareers.org General Manager: Spokane, Washington Livingston Associates Spokane Public Radio (SPR), a beacon of informed public discourse and cultural enrichment in Spokane, WA, serves its community with a diverse blend of news, music, arts, and educational content. Founded in 1978 with a mission to provide high-quality, artistic, educational, and informational programming which enhances and enlivens the cultural life and civic discourse of its listening communities, SPR reaches audiences in eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon and northern Idaho through its 3 FM stations, digital platforms, and community events. As a vital community resource committed to journalistic excellence and cultural representation, SPR is seeking a visionary leader to steer the organization into its next chapter. Our next General Manager will play a critical role in guiding SPR’s strategic direction, fostering innovation, organizational growth, and financial stability while ensuring the station continues to meet the evolving needs of the diverse communities we serve. This position calls for a dynamic and seasoned professional who understands public media’s crucial role in society, and who can effectively collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders and lead a dedicated team towards achieving the station’s ambitious goals. Spokane is a welcoming, dynamic community offering big city amenities without the big city inconveniences. Our residents enjoy a vibrant downtown, thriving, walkable neighborhoods, a wide range of cultural experiences, excellent public schools, four universities, and over 80,000 square miles of four-season recreational paradise including 4 rivers, 76 lakes, hundreds of miles of trails, 5 major ski/snowboard areas, 32 golf courses, and 128 public parks, all within a 90-minute drive. Salary: $95,000 – $105,000 Together the Board of Directors and Staff of SPR have developed the profile of the ideal next leader for the station. We will select from candidates that have the most highly developed skills and attributes in these areas: Leadership With Integrity: We seek a mission-driven individual who will foster and support a positive, collaborative, and transparent culture at Spokane Public Radio while driving continuous improvement in our effectiveness in serving the people of our region. Our most important asset is the trust our listeners and the community have in our programming and in SPR as an institution. The General Manager will: * Be a selfless, effective change agent who puts the mission and success of SPR first; * Be a respectful, honest, sincere, courageous, and ethical person of substance; * Demonstrate a commitment to and practice of candor and transparency; * Have great people skills and be effective with a wide range of stakeholders – from board to staff to individual donors and regional… See more jobs on the NABJ Career Center at NABJCareers.org #NABJJobAlerts
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When a student enrolls in The People's Music School, we commit to providing high-quality music programming for them for more than just one school year. We invest in their success as a student until they embark on their post-secondary plans. Our data shows that the longer students remain in our program, the deeper and more sustainable the impact, in particular given the learning disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in our student community. We use internal data and external research to inform program design and interventions necessary to support students in persisting in our program as long as possible, setting ourselves apart from typical after-school programming. We have invested time and analysis in better understanding the drivers of student persistence and attrition. We analyzed quantitative data and interviewed families about their needs, learning three powerful insights that transformed our programming decisions. Head to our blog to read more about our findings: https://lnkd.in/gzddrjE3
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