Tiny Spark
For General Operating Support
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Amount$175,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/21/2016
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Founded and led by former PRI Africa correspondent Amy Costello, Tiny Spark is a podcast that reports deeply and constructively on philanthropy, nonprofits, international aid, and for-profit "social good" initiatives. Tiny Spark’s coverage aims to promote greater accountability and transparency among nonprofits, while also bringing attention to emergent programs and practices that are succeeding. Tiny Spark strives to educate philanthropists and the general public about how to "do good" more effectively and to keep all audiences abreast of key topics, trends, and debates in the sector.
About the Grantee
Address
2110 W Slaughter Ln, #160-122, Austin, TX, 78748, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Founded and led by former PRI Africa correspondent Amy Costello, Tiny Spark is a podcast that reports deeply and constructively on philanthropy, nonprofits, international aid, and for-profit "social good" initiatives. Tiny Spark’s coverage aims to promote greater accountability and transparency among nonprofits, while also bringing attention to emergent programs and practices that are succeeding. Tiny Spark strives to educate philanthropists and the general public about how to "do good" more effectively and to keep all audiences abreast of key topics, trends, and debates in the sector.
for fund development
Founded in 2011, Tiny Spark is a news program and podcast that reports deeply and constructively on philanthropy, nonprofits, international aid, and for-profit "social good" initiatives. Its stories aim to promote greater accountability and transparency among nonprofits, while also bringing attention to emergent programs and practices that are succeeding. Tiny Spark partners with leading news organizations and seasoned journalists to produce and place investigative journalism stories. The reporting strives to educate philanthropists and the general public about how to "do good" better. Tiny Spark recently incorporated as a nonprofit and this grant will support building the organization’s fund development capacity.
for support of Tiny Spark to report on philanthropy, non-profits, international aid, and development
Founded in 2011, Tiny Spark is a news program and podcast that reports deeply and constructively on philanthropy, nonprofits, international aid and for-profit "social good" initiatives. A project of 52 Sparks, Inc., its stories aim to promote greater accountability and transparency among nonprofits, while also bringing attention to emergent programs and practices that are succeeding. Over the next two years, Tiny Spark intends to expand its investigative reportage, in-depth interviews, and comprehensive coverage of complex issues. To do so, it will partner with leading news organizations and work with seasoned freelance journalists across the globe. The reporting will strive to educate philanthropists and the general public about how to "do good" better.
