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Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2007
Published: Thursday, July 5, 2007 |
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NABJ Communications
(866) 479-NABJ
NABJ Freedom Fund Exceeds Goal for the Challenge Grant for Journalism
WASHINGTON, D.C.July 5, 2007 Doubling its goal, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has raised more than $240,000 in individual donations to its Freedom Fund. The record contributions help the association qualify for another $50,000 in matching funds from the Challenge Fund for Journalism, the association announced today.
Last September, the Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation offered their third challenge grant to assist journalism organizations in strengthening leadership, organizational infrastructure and financial resources. As a grantee, NABJ was expected to raise at least $100,000 to receive an additional $50,000 matching grant. Through member and private donations, NABJ has more than doubled the goal and raised approximately $247,180.
To sustain the organization and provide year-round educational opportunities for our members, we are more than pleased to have achieved this level of support, said NABJ Executive Director Karen Wynn Freeman. Our ability to rally supporters and exceed our goals for the NABJ Freedom Fund shows that we are on the right track.
Funds raised for the NABJ Freedom Fund will help the organization become more financially independent and support programs and services for black journalists nationwide.
This tremendous effort shows how important NABJ is to our members and to our communities, said NABJ President Bryan Monroe, vice president and editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines in Chicago. Whether it was a $5 donation or a $5,000 contribution, our friends and members helped out any way they could.
Another NABJ initiative that will benefit from the Challenge Fund grant is the 2007 Strategic Plan, which will guide the organization into the future. The plan will be unveiled at the 32nd Annual NABJ Convention & Career Fair in Las Vegas, August 8-12.
To contribute to the NABJ Freedom Fund, call toll-free at (866) 479-NABJ or make a donation online at www.nabj.org.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
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