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The Dispensary That Shovels Out Neighbors In Need

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 18, 2023 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

The contagious spirit of CNA Stores: “We sell good weed, sure, but you gotta participate.”

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, charity, nonprofit, Talking Joints Memo

Share and Share Alike: Major Funders Need to Give Equally to All Nonprofit News Outlets

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 29, 2022 Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Pie” by Eric Ferdinand is licensed under CC-BY 2.0

Because the current practice of “every outlet for itself” is absolutely failing to rebuild local news in the US

Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Column, corporation, criticism, Democracy, foundation, funding, giving, government, Jason Pramas, Journalism, news, nonprofit, strategy

Dig This: “ZUMIX to Host Annual Walk for Music July 10”

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 22, 2022 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE

"East Boston-based nonprofit seeks to raise funds for low-cost creative programs"

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE Tagged With: charity, Life, Lifestyle, nonprofit

EDITORIAL: THREE YEARS OF DIGBOSTON, FIVE OF BINJ

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 12, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

DigBoston and BINJ logos in spotlights on sky over Boston skyline

A Wild Ride Gets Wilder… and #BlackLivesMatter

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #blacklivesmatter, anniversary, BINJ, Black Lives Matter, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, business, Chris Faraone, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, media, news, newspapers, nonprofit, pandemic, slider

EDITORIAL: MAJOR NEWSPAPERS SHOULD GIVE BACK FACEBOOK GRANTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 12, 2020 Filed Under: Analysis, COVID, Editorial, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Money should go to the local independent news outlets the digital giant has hurt worst

Filed Under: Analysis, COVID, Editorial, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: business, Canada, Chris Faraone, conglomerate, corporation, criticism, data, DigBoston, Digital, editorial, funding, grant, greed, Guam, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, media, multinational, national, news, newspapers, nonprofit, PR, public relations, Puerto Rico, slider, social media, usa

ANNOUNCING THE BINJ PANDEMIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 21, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Update

Pandemic Democracy Project banner

Funding 100 local news articles covering Boston area communities during the coronavirus crisis

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Update Tagged With: Boston, community, coronavirus, COVID-19, David & Reva Logan Foundation, Democracy, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalist, local, Massachusetts, mutual aid, news, nonprofit, pandemic, slider, SOMERVILLE

BIG WORLDS: ZUMIX SERIES REFLECTS JUST HOW FAR EAST BOSTON YOUTH MUSIC NONPROFIT HAS COME

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 4, 2020 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

"Big Worlds is a different type of gap bridging than our day-to-day programs because it puts our young people on stage next to artists they look up to in front of relatively large audiences."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Big Worlds, Black Cotton Club, east boston, Jaw Gems, live music, Loop Lab, nonprofit, youth music, Zumix

WALK THIS WAY: A BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE EVENT BORN TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ADDICTION

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 9, 2019 Filed Under: DigThis, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"It’s going from Central Square in Cambridge over the Mass Ave Bridge and then into the Boston Common. Both cities are heavily affected by drugs and alcohol, and most have a deep sense of community. Families have been torn apart, and they’ve also been brought back together."

Filed Under: DigThis, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: addiction, alcohol, charity, DMMF, Glenn Troy, nonprofit, opiates, opioids

ACT NOW (OR LOCAL MEDIA WILL DIE)

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 3, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm

While I see lots of people who are terribly upset about losing the Improper eulogizing on Facebook, I don’t hear anybody talking about what they—or rather, what we, as a community of people who appreciate informed and clever coverage of the colorful metropolis we live in—can do to help the remaining independent outlets

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm Tagged With: BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Boston Media, Improper Bostonian, media, nonprofit

THE (THANKS)GIVING TREE: MUSIC NONPROFITS THAT NEED YOUR CHARITY

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted November 20, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Extend a hand to these Boston music charities, nonprofits, and organizations that need your help, this holiday season and beyond.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2018, Boston, charity, Dig, DigBoston, Music, nonprofit, Notes From the Scene, thanksgiving

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