New members bring leadership experience in community relations, journalism and business.
Eric Persons
Eric Persons is an independent consultant. He helped the Central Current, Inc. founders launch the nonprofit.
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Introducing our board: Karla Green
Karla is executive director of the Dunbar Association.
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Introducing our board: Sam Rowser
Sam is executive director of On Point for College.
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Introducing our board: Sapna Kollali
Sapna is the Public Relations Coordinator at Madison-Oneida BOCES.
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Introducing our board: Patrick Mannion
Mannion retired as vice chair of Columbian Financial Group in 2020.
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Houston philanthropies announce $20M to launch nonprofit newsroom
A group of Houston foundations announced it was contributing $20 million to launch a local news nonprofit newsroom.
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Nieman Lab: Ohio Philanthropies Raise $5.8 million to launch a network of nonprofit newsrooms, starting with Cleveland
Cleveland is getting a new nonprofit news outlet, with a staff of 25 to start
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Central Current colocates its newsroom at WCNY
The newsroom will be in a dynamic community space that will also serve as a café and venue for engaging public officials and other news figures.
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Central Current receives IRS approval as tax-exempt public charity
The IRS designated Central Current, Inc. as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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The Membership Puzzle: Building healthy membership communities
The Membership Puzzle argues membership is a social contract between a news organization and the community it serves. With membership, members give their time, money, and ideas to support a cause they believe in.
