TEGNA Named One of the Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by The Civic 50 for Second Consecutive Year
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 16, 2021--
“The critical role local broadcast television plays in the communities we serve was more apparent than ever during 2020. Our people and stations helped meet the unprecedented challenges our communities faced due to the coronavirus pandemic, helping to raise
Building on 2020 efforts, the
Many of this year’s grants are aimed at alleviating community concerns made more urgent by the impacts of the pandemic – hunger, housing insecurity, childcare, programs for at-risk youth, etc. – and almost 14% (13) are for direct COVID-19 community relief efforts.
The majority of Round 1 TEGNA Foundation Community Grants support the following UN Sustainable Development Goal areas:
Within these categories, several causes stand out as areas particularly significant to the communities where
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KGW8 (Portland): A grant to the
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. to support the project “The Kitchen,” a commercial kitchen, culinary academy and learning space in East Portland that will provide job training and entrepreneurship opportunities (including childcare) to the Black community.
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WXIA/11Alive & MyAtlTV (
Atlanta ): Four grants to support programming aimed at reducing inequality in the region: Children’sMuseum of Atlanta, Georgia Justice Project ,YWCA andPoints of Light Foundation .
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KSDK5 (
St. Louis ): Four grants that are part of the Project 5 Community Series focused on making the region a better community:Dream Builders for Equity,Ethical Society of Police Charitable Foundation , FamilyForward and Mathew’sDickey Boys & Girls Club .
TEGNA Community Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors. Stations also amplify the impact of the TEGNA Foundation’s charitable contributions through reporting and employee volunteerism.
In addition, a key role of the
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Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA): Student programs JCamp and Voices.
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National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ): A professional development session, “How They See Us: A Global Perspective on Black Men” and co-branding the 2021Black Male Media Project .
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Investigative Reporters & Editors, Inc. (IRE): TwoFOIA sessions and the Media Lawyer Brown Bag lunch session at the IRE 2021 Annual Conference.
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Native American Journalists Association (NAJA): The “Covering COVID-19 in Indian Country” webinar roundtable series.
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NLGJA:
The Association of LGBTQ Journalists : The 2021 CONNECT:Student Journalism Training Project , a two-day virtual conference for LGBTQ student journalists, which will kick-off the organization’s upcomingStudent Conference .
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Online News Association (ONA): Student and new professional scholarships for the ONA21 Annual Conference.
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Poynter Institute For Media Studies, Inc. :The Poynter Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Journalism.
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Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNA): The 2021Student News Project .
More information about TEGNA’s Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives and reporting can be found in our 2020 Social Responsibility Highlights report. To learn more and/or apply for a TEGNA Foundation Community Grant or a Media Grant, visit https://www.tegnafoundation.org/.
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