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Media for Good
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
As media corporations of every kind address changes in viewership and support, KSPS PBS will become more relevant to our community by addressing the problems of access to learning, workforce development and our own viability by: - expanding our educational outreach to include in-person afterschool programs, development of remote educational resources and training teachers to access assets provided by PBSLearningmedia.org. - highlighting career opportunities and how to attain them through CareerExploreNW.org -developing a weekly television show highlighting regional artists -increasing community awareness and knowledge of the governmental process through Civics Bowl: an educational quiz show for area high school students. -inauguration of a paid high school internship for students interested in learning media production as a vocation.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Acquisition of Children's Programming
The acquisition of the PBS program block for Children is a top priority for KSPS. These programs include Sesame Street, Super Why, Curious George, Dragon Tales and Word Girl. KSPS is committed to keeping these and other children's programs on the air that provide trusted, education for our youngest viewers.
Iconic program series on KSPS
Iconic series such as The NewsHour, Antiques Roadshow, Nova, Masterpiece Mystery!, Frontline, and Nature are some of the most important programs that make Public Television a valuable community resource that people trust and depend on. Funding these is becoming an issue because major corporations such as GM that have provided the financial resources for national productions such as Masterpiece - are no longer able to do that. Local corporate suppoort is declining as well which means viewer support is more important than ever.
What this means is that PBS stations, including KSPS, are being asked to contribute more dollars to keep local productions and these vital PBS and indendent series in production and on the air. We know these programs are essential and we will do everything in our power to keep them strong!
Locally Produced Documentaries
KSPS produces documentaries that preserve the history and tell the stories of the people, places and events throughout the vast region that is served. Examples of this are Remember When: Nat Park; Spirit of Alberta; Secret Mission: Hanford; Farragut: America's Landlocked Navy; Uncharted Territory: David Thompson; Sculpted by Floods; Bing: Going My Way and Davenport Hotel: Grand Again. Currently we are producing a documentary on Prohibition in the Inland Northwest (US & Canada) that will coincide with the upcoming special by the noted producer Ken Burns on Prohibition.
KSPS Education Outreach
KSPS will serve diverse communities by supplying unique educational resources and programs that support life-long learning.
KSPS FitKids
KSPS Fitkids is a series of on-air vignettes and "real-life" events that encourage nutrition and healthy life styles for kids and their families.
CareerExploreNW.org
KSPS Public Television, in partnership with regional corporations and educational school districts, is creating CareerExploreNW.org: a website to help create ready-to-work young adults with living wage jobs.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Public Broadcasting Management Association 1975
National Committee on Planned Giving 1992
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance - Organization 1990
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2011
Chamber of Commerce 1980
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsMedian grant amount
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adults
Related Program
KSPS Education Outreach
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of periodical subscribers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Men and boys, Adults
Related Program
Iconic program series on KSPS
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Including e-edition
Total annual memberships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adults, Families
Related Program
Iconic program series on KSPS
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Total number sustainer memberships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Families
Related Program
Iconic program series on KSPS
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students per classroom during the reporting period
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children, Family relationships
Related Program
KSPS Education Outreach
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
At KSPS PBS, this trust is our strength and our hope.
Declines in government funding and rapid changes in
how people consume information mean that KSPS must
evolve if we are to continue to serve the public good, promote lifelong learning, and provide a
unifying, edifying voice for every member of our community.
Our business plan t is our guide to extend and deepen our public service through four major community
building initiatives around education, workforce development, arts & culture, and health care. It is
a draft presented to KSPS’s closest supporters and partners for their review and feedback. While
our traditional programs are not going away, we have defined these four pillars, focus areas for
developing our outreach and partnerships, to bring more people together in exploration and efforts
that build stronger communities for us all.
1. Education: partner with public libraries and schools to serve growing numbers of low-income
families with children pre-K to grade 3, enabling significant gains in learning outcomes via our
proven educational tools and curricula.
2. Workforce: partner with businesses and organizations to build a talent pipeline and support
workforce and economic development in each of our major markets: Spokane, Coeur D’Alene,
Calgary and Edmonton.
3. Arts & Culture: curate and share great local arts and culture programming that otherwise
wouldn’t be accessible, providing cultural diversity, enlightenment and inspiration possible only
with the examination of who we are.
4. Civic Health: foster civic engagement and health with coverage of happenings in state and local
government; panels and journalism covering elections, debates, and current issues; and
programming presenting challenges and solutions around public health, homelessness,
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will sustain and expand our donor base by determining membership and viewer demographics, improving our process of informing and engaging viewers and continued careful stewardship of our relationships with our partners. We'll continue to engage and expand innovative education partnerships. Finally we'll fund our mission by excellent donor stewardship, identifying strategic partnerships, raising the overall level of giving and attracting new donors. We are actively diversifying our 'pledge' based donor program to include major giving, planned giving, grants and Endowment development.
In addition to excellent, educational television shows for all ages, we'll actively engage the communities we serve to assess needs and use our media talents to serve.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our best talent is our excellent customer service and the terrific relationship we have with our dedicated donors. Our best resource is the passionate regard our viewers have for our product: excellent television. 1/3 of our donor base, our Canadians, donate without receiving a tax credit.
Our staff specializes in customer service, corporate outreach, major gifts and grants, and of course, the production and broadcast of television at its best: entertaining, educational and engaging. We are actively pursuing a diversified fund raising approach, providing our donors access to giving at every level, from basic memberships to Estate giving. Our goal is to create "Media for Good" that will make us indispensable to the Spokane metropolitan region, rural eastern Washington and western Canada.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
To date, our major successes have been in expanding our base and innovative educational partnerships. Our product, television that enriches our viewers, is available to everyone free of charge. After 50 years, KSPS Public Television remains the premiere PBS affiliate in the Inland Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.
Our major giving program has doubled in the last five years. We know we have 80 + estate gifts in our future and assume there are many more such gifts awaiting, as most donors choose not to inform us of their intentions. We have specific steps in place to remedy that situation and provide better stewardship to those donors.
During the covid-19 health emergency, KSPS provided indispensable education resources for teachers, students and their families, improving remote learning and making the best of a chaotic school year. Our education professionals are actively involved in planning our education outreach, post covid, to determine how best to use our talents, connections and the valuable resources to make learning even better in our region.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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FRIENDS OF KSPS
Board of directorsas of 03/14/2024
Mr. Jeffrey Adams
Smith & Adams, P.S.
Term: 2020 -
Roberta Brooke
Community Activist
Marti D'Agostino
Community Activist
Craig Gracyalny
Providence Health Care
Rosemary Selinger
Community Activist
James Alexie
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Addy Hatch
WSU College of Nursing
Kim Lloyd
Washington Trust Bank
Kristine Meyer
Avista Foundation
Kiantha Duncan
Community Volunteer
Jaye Hopkins
Spokane Community College
Nikki Kennedy
ParleeMcLaws LLP, Edmonton
Beth Pellicotti
Community Volunteer / League of Women Voters
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.