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Initiatives

Core Objective

Notes

Key Initiative

Status

Owner

Internal Team

External Partners

Deadline

Budget

Budget Source

Budget Status

Progress

Mission Critical

Risk of Failure

Open

Shared Services

$125,000.00

Knight Foundation

000

Open

Going Weekly

General Operations

000

Open

Transition CIMA

$0.00

General Operations

000

Open

🚀 Biz Dev

General Operations

000

Open

🚀 Mark/Comms

$100,000.00

Gen Ops/Funder?

000

Open

Digital Strategy and Suite

$150,000.00

Fundraising

000

Open

Expand Publication

$120,000.00

General Operations

000

Open

Pilot Muli Lingual

000

Open

The Book Redesign

General Operations

000

Open

Increased Events and Live Experiences

$30,000.00

General Operations

000

Open

Archive Project

000

Open

Physical Locations

000

Open

Yellow Box Project

$10,000.00

General Operations

000

Open

Membership Fundraising Program

000

Open

Institutional Fundraising Program

000

Open

Major Gifts Fundraising Program

000

Open

Corporate Fundraising Program

000

Open

Board Development

000

Open

Arts and Culture Study

$75,000.00

Prtizter Pucker Family Foundation

000

Open

AI + JEDI

000

Open

Racial Justice Writers Room

$55,000.00

Feinberg Foundation

000

Open

Traveling Newsroom

000

Open

Newsroom Culture

000

Open

Union Negotiation

000

Open

Hire Key Staff Roles

000

Open

Amber Development

000

Open

HR Improvements

000

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Edits

Merged “Digital First” into “Digital Strategy and Suite”

Question: Is “Digital First” really about engaging the writers in a thoughtful way to shift culture?

Should social media be on this list?

Social Media Evolution taken off

Questions

What does cashflow look like?

$100K from MacArthur

$75K from Pritzker Pucker

$98K from Elizabeth Morison

What are brian and dan’s last names?

Brain Boyer

Dan Sinker

Any Board projects?

University model - endowed roles

Diane mentions AFG — what is AFG?

Artistic Fundraising Group — old fundraising group

Diane mentions MIke — who is Mike?

Mike membership manager and now in Mark/Comms

UnGala details? And other events strategies?

MCA will here — 3rd week of oct

Did SalesForce get implemented?

Implemented

Senior fellow? tied to arts and culture study

Sol Key Questions

Are we romantizing print?

Digital is strong?

Shared services?

Culture piece with union?

Increase capacity for racial justice reporting and community-based journalism by continuing to develop the Racial Justice Reporting Hub. RICJ will expand its partnership with ALAANA writers and educators to provide mentorship and support to writers focusing on racial justice through its Racial Justice Writer’s Room. This goal supports the Reader’s commitment to increase coverage of racial justice issues, centralizing the publication’s groundbreaking coverage of equity issues and coalescing the efforts of a diverse collection of journalists. Progress will be measured by tracking progress in hiring, story selection, and voices represented in reporting.

Share best practices based on the Reader’s nationally recognized leadership in independent arts-and-culture journalism. Develop and disseminate information about how the Reader’s community-based arts-and-culture coverage supports local art organizations and impacts critical outcomes for our diverse democracy.

Social Justice Reporting Expansion: In order to support reporting on social justice issues, in 2020 the Reader added a staff Social Justice Reporter, a role now held by Debbie-Marie Brown, a Black, queer, nonbinary Afro-Latine journalist. Brown contributes coverage that spotlights systemically underreported communities and groups, including the disparities faced by Black-owned small businesses in acquiring cannabis dispensary licenses, guides to queer and BIPOC recurring community events, and profiles of local artists and community leaders like Molly Compton, a scene mom and mentor who founded Ur Mom Records, and Ammie Kae Brooks, an LCSW whose

1) Intentionally engage a diverse pool of journalists to give voice to their respective communities. Writers with lived experiences that align with the communities they cover bring nuance and complexity to stories, which, in turn, results in an authenticity that resonates with readers. 2) Approach reporting via a solutions journalism lens. Each piece amplifies an issue and then details actionable steps for public engagement that work toward a solution. As a result, readers gain a more nuanced understanding of the issues facing their communities, empowering them to become informed, proactive public citizens. 3) Commit to following stories for months, sometimes years, instead of producing short-term coverage that fails to follow up with the individuals and communities affected. The Reader rejects voyeuristic journalism that lacks consideration for how the communities and individuals directly affected by issues are treated, re-traumatized, or portrayed. Instead, long-term commitment to its reporting positions the Reader to be an agent of lasting

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