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- EIN 80-0672072
- (928) 853-2430
- Po Box 3955 Flagstaff AZ 86003-3955 USA
- nativepublicmedia.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Telecommunications
Mission: To promote healthy, engaged, independent native communities through media access, control and ownership.
Programs: Station support program - npm currently supports 57 tribal radio stations and four television stations across the united states, by providing services and programs that are critical to increasing the leadership and capacity of native peoples to operate their own broadcast facilities. Providing stations with direct support and services to maintain their on-air service to tribal communities include 1) training and education to grow tribal broadcasting capacity and expertise in areas such as fundraising, emergency communications preparedness, and compliance with federal communications commission and corporation for public broadcasting compliance; 2) hosting of the annual native broadcast summit; 3) on-site station operations intervention services; 4) co-hosting of the andy harvey youth broadcast and journalism workshop for high school students; and 5) providing resources and support including network-wide strategic planning.
policy program - npm advocates for progressive policies and regulations that encourage the expansion and strengthening of native public media through mediums and platforms that are truly community-based, local, and democratic.