Story House Ithaca brings people together to share, study, create, and enjoy stories in all their forms.

Story House Ithaca brings people together around stories. We define “story” very broadly, to include fiction and nonfiction, poetry and song, documentary, journalism, photography, audio, film, theater, puppetry, visual and performance art, graphics, dance, and every other way of communicating ideas and experience. Our definition of “house” is also broad. We hope eventually to settle into our own space, but for now we’re excited to be popping up around the community.

**The Problem**

Our society is going through a period of fracturing, as people of different socioeconomic, cultural, and educational backgrounds divide into ever more insular groups. One reason for this is a lack of opportunities for people to interact in meaningful and non-threatening ways. This has had disastrous consequences in politics, public health, and many other areas.
  
 **Our Approach**

- Story House creates. We dream up, organize, and present workshops, discussions, readings, talks, screenings, exhibitions, performances, participatory projects, and other activities. 
- Story House collaborates. We work with organizations, artists, activists, scholars, and others to plan and present compelling programming. 
- Story House connects. We help creative people and groups find new partners and reach new audiences. 
- Story House empowers. We help members of our community acquire the skills they need to tell the stories they want to tell.

In all our programs and activities, we are committed to creating inclusive spaces that welcome diversity. We strive to foster interactions between people of different cultures, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, with the goal of working toward shared understanding and a more equitable, anti-racist society.
 
**Our Team**

Lesley Greene (co-director) is a producer, designer, writer, and director. She worked for many years at the Kitchen Theatre Company, where she curated and produced three performance series, created sound and projection designs, and served as chief grant writer and head of marketing. She is a co-founder and co-organizer of Porchfest, a festival that began in Ithaca in 2007 and now takes place in more than 150 cities across North America.
  
Jonathan Miller (co-director) is a writer, journalist, editor, radio producer, podcaster, and media project leader whose work has taken him to more than 20 countries. Since 2006, he has been executive director of Homelands Productions, an award-winning journalism collective that specializes in public radio features and documentaries. Jon serves on the board of Ithaca City of Asylum and coordinates the ONWARDS project, which seeks to help displaced writers, artists, human rights defenders, and scholars find stability in the USA.
 
**Contact information** 

Lesley Greene and Jonathan Miller, co-directors
[info@storyhouseithaca.org](mailto:info@storyhouseithaca.org) 
   

Story House Ithaca

We host 300+ social impact projects across Europe 

Open Collective Europe promotes charitable initiatives within the European Union, with a focus on Education, Social Impact and Civic participation, and provides such initiatives with a simple and transparent way to manage their finances. Open Collective Europe's mission is to promote projects in the EU with the following charitable purposes: - increasing access to educational resources and training,  - creating a positive social impact and  - developing tools to improve civic participation within cities or communities. Future perspectives At the beginning of 2022, we shared our desire to grow the Open Collective Europe community. Our goal is to make the community more vibrant, supported and resilient. We set out to build a more comprehensive fiscal hosting service and support system for our collectives.  

Open Collective Europe

SomaFM Community Radio is the nonprofit established to facilitate 
commercial-free broadcasting of SomaFM.com's channels in the US

SomaFM Community Radio is the nonprofit established to facilitate commercial-free broadcasting of SomaFM.com's commercial-free streaming radio channels in the US. It is based in San Francisco, CA. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

SomaFM Community Radio Inc

Tri State Broadcasting Assn Inc is a nonprofit organization. It is based in North Platte, NE. It received its nonprofit status in 1962.

Tri State Broadcasting Assn Inc

Helping artists actualize their vision since 1965!

Intersection for the Arts is a bedrock Bay Area arts nonprofit that’s dedicated to helping artists grow. Through vital resources, including fiscal sponsorship, low-cost coworking and event space, and professional development programs, we empower people to continue creating, thinking big, and taking weird and wonderful risks.

We believe art and culture are necessary elements of wellbeing. That’s why we serve people working in the arts—from artists to educators to administrators to funders.

We take the stance that artists should be at the top of the systems that were originally created to support their work. Art institutions would not exist but for artists’ creativity, sweat, blood, tears, and enormously generous hearts. We support those who take matters into their own capable hands and make their own opportunities. We stand by artists every day in their efforts to make our communities better, healthier, more exciting and dynamic places to live our lives.

Intersection for the Arts

On a mission to create a more informed public. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans.

Independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Connection people on the air, online, and in person to explore the news, ideas, and what it means to be human.

National Public Radio

Radio Santisimo Sacramento is a nonprofit organization. It is based in Sacramento, CA. It received its nonprofit status in 2015.

Unir a la comunidad católica hispana de la Diócesis de Sacramento transmitiendo el Evangelio para la salvación de las almas. 

**VISIÓN hasta 2025**

**Somos un instrumento confiable y efectivo de la Diócesis de Sacramento para la salvación de las almas.**
 

***¿Quienes somos?***

 
**Somos una radio DIOCESANA, le pertenecemos y con ellos nuestra principal operatividad debe funcionar en ayudar a la diócesis. COMUNITARIA, somos y hacemos familia de familia, conjunción de movimientos.**
**MISIONERA, Llevamos el evangelio, apoyamos al Obispo en su misión, buscar la santidad de nuestros radioescuchas y somos formadores.**



Radio Santisimo Sacramento

KMFA 89.5 is an independent public classical radio station in Austin, TX, home to the 130-seat Draylen Mason Music Studio.

Classical music inspires and restores the human spirit. KMFA 89.5 handcrafts exceptional classical music experiences on-air, online, and in community.

KMFA Classical 89.5

WLC Radio Ministry is dedicated to freely sharing religious information online and via shortwave radio.

WLC Radio Ministry is a non-profit private operating foundation dedicated to freely sharing religious information online and via shortwave radio. WLC Radio Ministry received non-profit status in 2024.

WLC Radio Ministry

The Bay Area's NPR and PBS stations. Where facts matter, stories empower and bold conversations begin.

We are here for everyone who wants to be more. Our television, radio, digital media and educational services change lives for the better and help individuals and communities achieve their full potential.

We celebrate diversity, embrace innovation, value lifelong learning and partner with those who share our passion for public service.

KQED

Making a More Informed and Connected Life Possible for All Alaskans.

Alaska Public Media harnesses the power of [multiple media platforms](https://alaskapublic.org/about/#waystowatchlisten) to make a more informed and connected life possible for all Alaskans. We produce and present news and content that provides lifelong learning opportunities in public affairs, health and leisure, science and nature, economic and social development, civic engagement and world events. The company is located in Southcentral Alaska and is comprised of [KSKA](https://alaskapublic.org/kska/) radio, [KAKM-TV, Create TV, PBS KIDS,](https://alaskapublic.org/television/) and alaskapublic.org. Alaska Public Media also operates the [Statewide News](https://alaskapublic.org/aprn/) and a shared television service with KTOO in Juneau and KYUK in Bethel. Alaska Public Media and its affiliates deliver content that reaches 97% of the population of Alaska.

Alaska Public Media

Community Net Vision is a nonprofit organization that operates Christian Internet radio stations and preserves Christian music. 


Community Net Vision's goal is to make the world’s most inspiring and transformative music accessible to today’s listeners and future generations.

And its mission is to foster a vibrant community dedicated to the protection, preservation, promotion and distribution of Christian Music.

Community Net Vision Inc.

We are dedicated to advancing independent cross-border investigative journalism across Europe in order to strengthen democracy. 

Journalismfund Europe vzw is a Brussels-based independent non‐profit organisation incorporated by citizens in 1998. The organisation was established with the purpose of facilitating investigative, cross-border and independent journalism in order to strengthen democracy in Europe by connecting donors and journalists without endangering the journalists’ independence.

Journalismfund Europe ultimately serves the public interest, furthers accountability as well as transparency, and contributes to critical thinking and well-informed debate. 

Journalismfund Europe’s flexible grants programmes enable journalists to produce relevant public interest stories with a European mind-set from international, national, and regional perspectives.

Journalismfund Europe

The Deep Space Exploration Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to space science  education for underserved communities. 

The Deep Space Exploration Society is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization and charity dedicated to practical astronomy and space science education for students, the general public, and society members.

Our major project is restoring and operating a 60-foot dish antenna for radio astronomy and amateur radio experimenting.  The site is located in Kiowa County, Colorado. Since 2009, our volunteer members have been working hard to restore and modernize the antenna and its support facilities.  Additionally, we support radio astronomy and amateur radio projects using smaller antennas.  We also support educational outreach and support the local community by fund raising at our annual Open House.

The Deep Space Exploration Society

Celebration Radio KAMB is a Contemporary Christian Music radio station in California's Central Valley, Foothills, & Central Coast.

KAMB's mission is to inspire people to know Jesus personally and challenge them to follow Him faithfully through the creative use of interactive media.

We have all had times, when we pulled away from God. It’s in our sinful nature to walk away from God and toward anxiety, addiction, workaholism and pride. Regardless of the struggle, it’s in those dark moments that we need a reminder of who we are and how to get back on track. 

For Angie, she turned to drugs after losing hope for her future. Deep in depression, her pain got so unbearable that she tried to hang herself. But the rope broke. In a moment of desperation and anger, Angie cried out to God. That’s when she heard KAMB Celebration Radio in the background, and realized that God was there for her all along. That encouragement moved her to get help. Today, she and her daughter listen to KAMB every morning and are reminded that God’s love is enduring, and that life can be abundant.  

Because of KAMB, Angie and her daughter have a new tomorrow; one filled with hope.
Every hour of every day for the last 52 years, people have turned to KAMB. Their reasons vary. Some tune-in because KAMB provides a safe place for their family to listen. Some tune-in to worship God and be encouraged in their walk with Him. Others are exploring their faith; in fact, 30% of listeners to Christian radio do not personally know Christ. Like Angie, some find answers and hope for their pain. 

Regardless of the reason, KAMB is there for them, inspiring them to personally know Jesus 24 hours per day. Whether late into the night or on the drive to work, KAMB is challenging people to follow God faithfully. Wherever listeners are, Celebration Radio is there as well. From Fresno to Modesto, Sonora to Santa Cruz, the KAMB FM signal broadcasts hope to a population of over 2.5 million people. For those out of range, KAMB Celebration Radio can be streamed online. And people are listening too. According to Nielsen, 92% of Americans tune into radio every week, more than any other media platform (television reaches 87%). 

We invite you to Partner with Celebration Radio KAMB to change lives!

Celebration Radio  101.5  KAMB (Central Valley Broadcasting Co., Inc.)

KGNU is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, culture, and media. It is based in Boulder, CO since 1975.

Boulder Community Broadcast Association Incorporated

c89.5 is listener-supported public radio, playing uplifting dance music and providing career-connected learning for our students.

c89.5 is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station owned by the Seattle Public Schools and operated by professional adult staff and students in the electronic media program at Nathan Hale High School. The station is almost entirely self-funded: over 95% of its operating revenue comes from listener donations and local businesses.

Over 150,000 listeners throughout Puget Sound tune to c89.5 every week for a diverse range of music celebrating individual differences and focusing on the joy in life. The station reaches a broad range of listeners, with a high concentration in both the 18-24 and 45-54 age ranges. Over 30% of c89.5 listeners identify as LGBTQ+.

c89.5 supports the personal and professional growth of our students, giving them the skills and confidence to succeed in careers in media and other professions. Our students gain practical experience in digital media production, public speaking, and professional presentation. Many of our alumni have gone on to careers in journalism, radio, television, and digital media.

The station is also a pioneer and worldwide leader in dance music, monitored by Nielsen and by MediaBase, and one of eight stations tracked for the Billboard Dance chart.

c89.5 has won numerous awards and is recognized as an influential radio station on the cutting edge of dance music as well as a premier high school broadcast facility.

Your donation is fully tax-deductible and supports the general operating fund of c89.5.

c89.5 Public Radio

News Decoder help youth cut through the noise & make sense of the world. We turn information overload into informed citizenship. 


**Celebrate a Decade. Empower a Generation.**

Today’s world is more interconnected and complex than ever, yet it’s also more divided and polarized. Extremist views, culture wars, political populism and attacks on democracy are growing and ideological divides are making it harder to tackle global challenges like the climate crisis.

When News Decoder began in 2015, our founding belief was that young people could transcend the role of passive information consumers to become powerful knowledge producers and agents of change ready to meet these challenges. 

Over the past decade, we have demonstrated not only that this vision is possible but how it can be achieved. Our combination of journalism skills training and cross-border virtual exchange empowers young people to be informed, engaged citizens capable of reporting on their local communities and sharing their perspectives on a global stage.

Now, News Decoder is [celebrating its 10th birthday](https://news-decoder.com/heres-to-10-years-and-many-more/) in 2025. 

**Give €10/month to mark 10 years of impact**.

Your gift powers programs and publishing that inform, connect and empower the next generation of global citizens, in all corners of the world.

Thank you.

**ABOUT US**

News Decoder is a nonprofit registered in France. Our vision is a world where every young person participates in shaping a better tomorrow for themselves, their community and the wider world. Through past and present partnerships with nearly 50 schools in 20 countries on five continents, we teach and model the tools and techniques of journalism that help young people better understand complex international issues, hone their voices and viewpoints and turn their ideas in to meaningful social action.

News Decoder

Levanjil Agogo Inc. is a  nonprofit empowering generations through support and resources via multimedia and education.

We aim to transform dreams into reality by providing essential support for young entrepreneurs and newly arrived immigrants facing challenges in their journey.

Levanjil Agogo Inc

National human services organization. Our mission is to foster stability and resiliency, and provide a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.

Founded in 1882, we serve all professionals—and not just actors—in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance through programs that address our community's unique and essential needs.

Employment in any division of the performing arts and entertainment industry is unpredictable. Work is erratic, security is fleeting and health insurance is often just a dream. For all of these reasons and many more, The Actors Fund is an indispensable and deeply significant part of the entire entertainment community.

As a national organization with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, we directly serve thousands of performing arts and entertainment professionals across the country every year, in person and via our online resources. Our programs are wide in scope, responsive in nature and produce significant results.

Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund)

Community-supported public broadcasting station for the First Coast. TV: 7.1-7.4. Radio: 89.9 FM/ 89.9.1-3 HD, Web: WJCT.org.

Our vision is for WJCT to be the primary resource for quality programming, educational outreach and balanced, in-depth information on matters of local, national and global importance. As a dynamic force on the First Coast, WJCT works to forge a community of educated, engaged and informed citizens.

WJCT Public Media

Lil BUB's Small & Mighty Concert Series:

Intimate performances with huge impact.

Small and Mighty is an intimate live concert series with one-of-a-kind storytelling performances by nationally renowned artists, filmed before a live studio audience. This unique series provides opportunities for transformational moments and community enrichment all while raising money and awareness for special needs pets; focusing on restorative justice, community care, and accessibility.

Small&Mighty Concert Series

The Peace Studio develops artists and journalists who seek to inspire hope and catalyze transformative change in local communities

The Peace Studio

The Futuro Media Group is an independent non-profit media organization dedicated to producing multimedia journalism that explores and gives voice to the diversity of the American experience.

Futuro Media

PRX is shaping the future of audio by building tech, training talented producers and connecting them with supportive listeners.

PRX’s mission is to lead changes that expand public media as a trusted source of knowledge, information, and inspiration for all. Visit PRX.ORG to learn more.

PRX 

From the Heart Productions is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It is based in Oxnard, CA. It received its nonprofit status in 1993.

From the Heart Productions

Lakes Community Broadcasting Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It is based in Burlington, WI. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

Lakes Community Broadcasting Inc

Equips emerging creatives with skills, tools and resources to transform how local media serves our communities.

Lede New Orleans equips creative professionals from underrepresented communities, age 18-25, with skills, tools and resources to transform local media. We’re working toward a future where local media reflects the community it serves.

Lede New Orleans

We built a radio station for passionate music lovers like you. CHIRP DJs play independent, local, and underappreciated music you won't hear anywhere else.

http://CHIRPradio.org - CHIRP Radio is a live, local, volunteer-driven community radio station built and managed by true music lovers.  Our DJs broadcast live from our north side Chicago studios, playing a wide array of independent, local, and underappreciated music with no commercials.

CHIRP Radio 107.1FM

National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation is a nonprofit supporting broadcasters based in Washington, DC. 

National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation

We are nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to training future generations of journalists to cover power in the nation’s capital. 


The [Allbritton Journalism Institute](https://aji.org/) launched in 2023 as a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to training future generations of journalists to cover power in the nation’s capital. 

In AJI’s DC-based newsroom, [NOTUS](https://www.notus.org/), next-gen fellows work side-by-side with veteran reporters and editors over a two-year, salaried experience delivering groundbreaking accountability reporting on the consequential decisions made in Washington and how they reverberate across the U.S. and around the world. 

Fellows represent an extraordinary range of socioeconomic, cultural, geographic and educational diversity. More than 75 percent have a  local news background, and 25 percent represent rural communities. They receive immersive training from the best in the business while joining a newsroom spearheaded by a slate of supportive editors who previously guided reporters in top national newsrooms including at Axios, BuzzFeed News, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post Magazine, National Journal and Vanity Fair.  

Millions of people already engage with NOTUS’s work each month, through its rapidly growing site, daily newsletter, Apple News, frequent citation and republication in local and national media as well as NOTUS reporters’ regular appearances on CNN, MSNBC, PBS, Fox News, NewsNation, SiriusXM radio and a range of podcasts.

Because the organizations is staunchly nonpartisan, NOTUS reporting is widely trusted by its audiences and by the diverse spectrum of sources that NOTUS reporters depend upon to get at the truth.

Allbritton Journalism Institute

Jefferson Public Radio serves S. Oregon and N. California through fact-based journalism, music discovery, and diverse programming.

JPR feeds the human intellectual and creative spirit of Southern Oregon and Northern California communities striving to build a diverse community of informed citizens through fact-based journalism and programs that stimulate civic discourse, inspire community engagement, celebrate music and foster the art of storytelling. 

Learn more: https://www.ijpr.org/mission-history

JPR Foundation

We promote community development projects for the most vulnerable, indigenous populations in rural and urban communities.

Mingarã, Association for Sustainable Development, is a non-profit association registered in the General Directorate of Public Records under number 139, folio 1,471 of February 10, 1999. Registered as a taxpayer in the category of non-profit associations in the Ministry of Finance, in the Undersecretary of Taxation, in the Single Registry of Taxpayers RUC: RUC: 80019437-3. 
It has more than 20 years of experience working in community development projects, strengthening local governments, public policy advocacy, participatory governance, and citizen participation, generating impact with territorial actions in water, sanitation, sustainable agricultural production, land use planning, climate change adaptation, and mitigation, and increasing the advocacy and lobbying of civil society organizations in public policies of local governments aimed primarily at the most vulnerable population (indigenous, rural and urban communities). Its projects are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the protection of forests, biodiversity, and ecosystems, and the implementation of actions to adapt to the effects of climate change on the population.
Institutional experience in the last two years: 
Mingarã has led the Participatory Climate Action (2019-2021), working on aspects of Environmental Governance in the Gran Chaco Americano with the cooperation of EUROCLIMA+ and the European Union, with the support of Expertise France and GIZ. The action was developed in the Argentinean and Paraguayan Chaco with Gestión Ambiental (Py), the Unión Iberoamericana de Municipalistas (Spain), Fundación Plurales (Arg) and the Municipality of Philadelphia (Py). 
It is implementing the project Voces del Chaco para la Acción Climática in cooperation with Avina with funds from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in the VAC Program. We support young people from 3 indigenous peoples in their insertion in local plans for adaptation to climate change, community radio communicators, and sectoral governance of water and sanitation in the Chaco. 
In 2021 it developed the consultancy for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) of the arrival to Territory to the potential beneficiaries/participants of the PROEZA Project linked to Poverty, Reforestation, Energy, and Climate Change. The project benefits peasant and indigenous communities in the Department of San Pedro (Eastern Region). The project involves diagnosing and selecting Agroforestry System Models for 1,630 peasant and indigenous families. 
Likewise, Mingarã developed projects of "Safe Return" to post-pandemic schools COVID-19; Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation; "Resilient Schools," and Disaster Risk Management and Reduction in schools of the Paraguayan Central Chaco in cooperation with UNICEF and the European Union, benefiting more than 10,000 children and adolescents of 120 indigenous schools and 320 trained teachers. We have been a local strategic ally in Humanitarian Aid since 2008. 
In Pandemia del COVID-19, we have supported the use of technology in isolated communities far from urban centers, the revitalization of community radio stations, and the development of a new radio network.
We have developed experience in actions for the promotion and commercialization of indigenous peoples' handicrafts, supporting the operation of permanent handicraft exhibition centers, open-air fairs, and national and international events with the support of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) of the US government. 
In the future, the projections of our work are oriented to focus actions on reducing the gaps in the fulfillment of the SDGs at the local level, facilitating the obtaining of resources to implement water infrastructure projects, sanitation, provision of equipment to alternative media in rural and indigenous areas, development of digital technology for civil society organizations in advocacy and lobbying on human rights, democracy, gender, youth.
Memberships. Mingarã is a member of the following networks: 
Redeschaco: a network of networks oriented to achieve the visibility of vital issues and collective actions in the Gran Chaco Americano that allow the generation of governance. This is understood as the creation and strengthening of Citizenship and the incidence of activities in concerted public policies—articulation between NGOs, Grassroots Organizations, Companies, and Public Agencies. 
Citizen Observatory of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (OSCASH): is a coalition of civil society organizations that was created to contribute to the fulfillment of SDG 5. 
Water and Sanitation Inter-Institutional Roundtable (MIAS Chaco): integrated by Non-Governmental Organizations, Grassroots Organizations, Academia, Central Government Institutions, Local Governments, and Cooperation Agencies linked to the water and sanitation sector in the Chaco whose objective is to articulate the actions of the different institutions, advocacy, and lobbying in the sector's public policies. 
Climate Finance Roundtable: a coalition of environmental NGOs interested in making feasible the financing of actions aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Mingarã. Association for Sustainable Development.

Movement uplifts the stories and songs of immigrant musicians via podcast, radio, community building and live performances. 

Movement is a music discovery platform that highlights the sonic innovations blooming from immigrant communities and builds connection across immigrant communities through musical collaborations. 

Our podcast is now in its 3rd season and has featured world renowned musicians like June Millington (Phillippines/US), Ana Tijoux (Chile/Frane), Peter One (Nashville/Cote D’Ivoire), Ali Sethi (Pakistan/NYC), Satomi Matsuzaki (Japan/US), Larry and Joe (Venezula/US), Oddisee (Sudan/US) and many more. Our stories have reached over 10 million listeners via features on PRX’s The World, Snap Judgement, Radiotopia Presents, KCRW,  WAMU, Immigrantly, Daily Zeitgeist, Podcast Delivery, the LA Times, Washington Post, the Guardian and many more. 

Our San Francisco based Movement Immigrant Orchestra brings together 11 musicians from 10 countries to share their cultural power and resilience with each other and the broader Bay Area community. 

Movement is hosted by Ethiopian-American singer-composer and former refugee Meklit Hadero and was co-created by Meklit, sound designer/producer Ian Coss and editor/producer Julie Caine. 

Movement is a fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts.

Movement

Decentered is an artist-led San Francisco Non-Profit dedicated to building community through art of all mediums. 


[Learn more here!](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rqxb6_pZhLSLNdtIiGLkYboYpqVl2cjy/view?usp=drive_link)

**Our Mission**: 

Decentered Arts is an artist-led San Francisco Non-Profit organization dedicated to building community through art of all mediums. Decentered acts as the mycelium network connecting communities through programming, publishing, promotion and partnerships; with a focus on uplifting under-resourced communities and groups. 

**Our Values**

Belonging: We strive to dismantle identity-based silos by creating safe spaces where everyone can express themselves fully and celebrate intersectionality. Racial equity, queer representation, and amplifying underserved voices are at the heart of Decentered Arts. 

Supportive: We grow artists through mentorship, teaching, and other opportunities, steadily diversifying the local talent pool and supporting the next wave of movements and creative leaders.

Accessible: Our events and digital tools are free or volunteer-based, for all ages, and all levels, skewing sober.

**Our Vision**

We envision an interconnected San Francisco art scene that can interface with an increasingly complex world, wielding art as a tool and way of thinking. Decentered Arts is where we speak our truth, learn with open minds and heal collectively. It’s a space that fosters diversity, inclusivity and a profound sense of belonging, bringing hope and energy to create change in a climate of powerlessness. Now more than ever, we need each other. 

**Our Approach**

Nurturing Talent: Encouraging emerging and underrepresented artists by facilitating their development through mentorship, curation opportunities, workshops, performances, and community.

In-Person Experiences: Holding community events such as open mics, readings, fashion shows, and exhibitions with multimedia appeal. 

Spreading The Word: Publishing and promoting the work of artists and local art collectives through our Eventracker, newsletter, publishing press, record label, digital content, and culture blog.



Decentered Arts

McKinney Amateur Radio Club (MARC) volunteers provide communications for public and emergency services as needed in North Texas. 

McKinney Amateur Radio Club (MARC) has no payroll and are a voluntary group of hundreds of active licensed ham radio operators in the North Texas area.  Membership is diverse group of men, women, veterans, civilians from all demographics. Age range from middle schoolers to seniors. Members may be home bound, have mobility issues, be blind and still participate. 

MARC maintains UHF/VHF APRS and digital repeaters and backup repeaters on several towers in Collin County TX which it installs, maintains and insures and has HF equipment for communications covering greater distances. 

MARC is a designated ARRL Special Service Club for our training, education and service to the community. As a very welcoming organization monthly meetings are open as well as weekly breakfast where new members or those considering getting involved can come to get questions answered on their home station designs, car installs, share what they're working on or just enjoy the company.

Our organization works with C.E.R.T Community Emergency Response Team and A.R.E.S Amateur Radio Emergency Service North Texas Section staying ready with radio traffic nets and procedural training to deploy when called upon to provide temporary emergency  communications support.  Many MARC volunteers are trained Sky Warn spotters for the National Weather Service. 

Monthly meetings include a presentation of interest such as the Solar Cycle to understand signal propagation or lack of resulting from coronal mass flairs (CMF).  Weather balloon launches, packet weight, communications and retrieval. Antenna tuning. Exploring homebrew antennas builds and frequency match.   

Weekly 'nets' are done to practice procedures and test equipment. Events are held outdoors to test setup and deployment running on battery power only.  

Educational classes are held on antenna building, testing, experimentation and electronics builds, soldering and other useful skills. Radio science and experimentation is encouraged and supported. Often the public is invited to attend classes when resources are available and an FCC issued license is not required, such as our Electronics 101 or basic soldering. With multiple modes of radio communications available such as Morse code, digital, voice, WinLink and satellite communications, opportunities for continued education continues to grow.

MARC volunteers support the local annual Smiles charity event, McKinney Octoberfest the Plano balloon festival. Holiday at the Heard Museum. Bike and foot races in the area and other events where assistance is needed.  Some volunteers have assisted their neighborhoods with GMRS communications nets and training so they have access to listen to local ham radio weather nets and communicate with their neighbors via GMRS should cell towers suffer failure.

MARC members have deployed to assist after hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires, earthquakes, water main breaks, and even for debris recovery from the space shuttle Columbia disaster on re-entry and are a valuable resource for public assistance.

McKinney Amateur Radio Club offers a small scholarship to a student at  the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair (DRSEF) who's research is related to or may benefit radio communications. Additionally, our Youth fund supports gifting a radio to any member under 18 who passes their FCC license examination.  

Members may participate in world wide events such as Parks on the Air (POTA) and Field day and other contests to continually improve their skills in contacting and in deploying remotely. For operators who are homebound, or unable to participate outside, they may be 'hunters' and are a vital part of the success.  Deploying in a public environment requires consideration of the wildlife, and others there to enjoy nature and 'leave no trace' is practiced. It's been so successful that we now have SOTA- Summits on the Air, IOTA- Islands on the Air. Many members are seeing beautiful parks they would not have enjoyed otherwise. 

Transmitter tracking, known as 'Fox Hunting' is an activity where participants use radio direction finding techniques to locate hidden transmitters, referred to as 'foxes'.  This combines outdoor adventure with technical skills and some MARC members practice this weekly.  This is also available to anyone.  You do not have to have an FCC license to listen and track.  It's proven a fun activity to introduce youth to radio science.  

MARC has approval from the city of Fairview TX to add equipment to one of their water towers. Included is a requested microwave link to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth to aid in coverage.  This will greatly increase our ability to serve the community and surrounding area.

Please consider McKinney Amateur Radio Club as a worthy recipient of funds to assist us in maintaining and increase the support efforts and our educational efforts.   

Mckinney Amateur Radio Club

GLAZER HALL’s mission is to inspire audiences of all ages and deepen human connection through the arts. 

Established as a non-profit in 2023, and opening its doors to the public in January 2026, the 24,000 square-foot world-class events and performance space is open this season and will feature world renowned artists from the world of music, cabaret, film, jazz, opera, speakers, food & culture events, comedy, dance, magic, Broadway, arts education, family & more.  

The 400-seat-theater boasts state-of-the-art technology including retractable seating, a glass back wall overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, and world-class sound and lighting. Originally designed as the Royal Poinciana Playhouse in 1958 by John Volk, this iconic site has been reimagined as a state-of-the-art venue, while paying tribute to the building’s historical significance.


GLAZER HALL

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Our mission is to amplify the unheard voices and untold stories of our diverse communities, fostering open dialogue, driving positive change across our region. Through our radio and television show platforms, we aim to foster meaningful dialogues that address shared challenges and inspire transformative change. By highlighting these often-unheard perspectives, we strive to support the evolution of the status quo and promote a more inclusive and connected society.

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We Are Finesse; was founded in May 2019 by a millennial suicide attempt survivor.

 We Are Finesse; exists to revolutionize one of the defining issues of our generation: the concerning global suicide, self-harm, and mental health crisis in young individuals evolving in the midst of today’s culture. WAF; is keen on de-stigmatizing conversations around these topics by being there and actually talking about it! 

 **Our Vision:**
WAF; will reduce the rates of suicide and self-harm while improving the mental health outcomes of young people worldwide by creating innovative technology and practical resources to close the treatment gap between those in need of care and those who can provide it. We will increase suicide/self-harm/mental health education normalcy, awareness, and prevention to ensure everyone considers it a priority in today’s world. We aim to empower young people to revolutionize suicide, self-harm, and mental health globally by being their own advocates in their respective communities.

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A Way with Words

An organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It received its nonprofit status in 2020.

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KUOW Public Radio

Your Public Radio is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It is based in Baltimore, MD. It received its nonprofit status in 2001.

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Community Radio for Northern Colorado

Radio Milwaukee is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It is based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its nonprofit status in 2006.

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