Bob Miller features Reading & Radio Resource
Bob Miller, business columnist for The Dallas Morning News, featured client Reading & Radio Resource. DMN_BobMiller_101013
Never Too Late for The Prom
Reading & Radio Resource was featured on WFAA Channel 8's Daybreak show promoting The Prom, Saturday, September 28. Visit http;//www.readingresource.org http:www.wfaa.com/news/daybreak/North-Texans-of-all-ages-to-set-sail-for-second-chance-prom-225011272.html
Cirque Dreams
Theatrical audio description by Reading & Radio Resource featured in The Dallas Morning News. Audio description provides live running description of a performance's props, costumes, action, and sets for people with vision impairments. This service is offered in partnership with…
Reading & Radio Resource – An Audio Experience
Reading & Radio Resource provides audio recordings of print materials for people unable to read for themselves. It's a nonprofit supported by the efforts of more than 300 volunteers - great voice talent. Listen for yourself, http://www.youtube.com/readingradioresource
Dallas Social Venture Partners selects Reading & Radio Resource as One of Three 2011 Finalists
Reading & Radio Resource's proposal to Dallas Social Venture Partners (DSVP) to partner with them in a social enterprise project for Recorded Books has advanced to the final selection meeting. Here's hoping!!
We’re in the News
Elisabeth Dillon/DMN Staff Photographer From left: Donna Miller of Miller Consulting, Rob Slovak, Reading & Radio Resource board president, and Betty Hersey, executive director. The Dallas Morning News' Bob Miller writes Sunday, July 10, 2011, about Reading & Radio Resource's…
Stage Sight!
Visually-impaired patrons can now more fully enjoy live theatrical performances thanks to this new program by Reading & Radio Resource. The organization recently launched its Audio Description Services in partnership with the AT&T Perofrming Arts Center. Trained volunteers provide live…
Client receives $40,000 from The Hoglund Foundation
One of my clients, Reading & Radio Resource, recently received a two-year $40,000 gift from The Hoglund Foundation. The gift supports the campaign Vision 2050. I wrote the case statement for Vision 2050, so it is doubly exciting to see…
Sunday Afternoon in the Boardroom
Lazy Sunday afternoons in July aren't usually the site of something exciting, but last Sunday I spent three hours with a group of marketing professionals gathered to develop a Marketing Strategy. This wasn't any old marketing strategy, but one calculated…
Small Conferences and Boutique Hotels
Conference planning was a breeze recently when I assisted the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) and its Dallas host organization, Reading & Radio Resource, plan the 2010 Conference. Small conferences and boutique hotels make a great combination, at…
Foundation Grant Received
One of my fundraising clients, Reading & Radio Resource, recently received a substantial grant from the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation to support the organization's mission of "reading for those who cannot read for themselves."
Sometimes a Small Thing
Sometimes a small thing can trigger a story idea. Mrs. Pearl, 93 years old at the time, sent a $20 cash donation to Reading & Radio Resource with a hand-written note saying that the radio reading service was the first…
I Do Sports, Too.
I do sports, too. As a girl, I lived in West Texas where football is King, so football is ingrained in my soul. I still have my Rankin Red Devils memorabilia.
Capital Campaign or Special Project – Case Statement Development
Reading & Radio Resource launched two successful special project campaigns in the past five years: one to update their audio recording systems and data storage systems to digital, and one to match a grant from the Department of Commerce to…
Government proposals
Governments of any size can award grant money. Writing government proposals can mean approaching a local, regional, state-wide, or federal agency with varying degrees of complexity. For example, proposals to the National Endowment for the Arts can be substantially less…