Beta 2020 resources
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“#splicebeta has created a virtual space for information, collaboration, and inspiration as well as amazing networking!”
— Patricia Torres-Burd, MDIF
How to choose your membership tech stack
No CTO? No problem. You just need to prioritize the problems you want to solve with the right tech stack, says Emma Carew Grovum.
How to build a long term relationship with your donor
Raising money isn’t rocket science. Just remember that it’s all about cultivating relationships, says Luminate’s Melanie Hui.
As newsrooms shrink, here's how you can do more on Facebook with fewer resources
Create loyalty, build habits, drive dialogue through these best practices, say Facebook’s Ankur Mehra and Dara Levy.
Here are practical tips on pitching donors and applying for grants in a pandemic
“Fundraising is a series of habits. It’s not something you can do occasionally,” says Bridget Gallagher. “It needs to be the first thing on your mind when you wake up and last thing when you go to bed to have any success.”
How Luminate is building a global public interest media fund to protect newsrooms
“As democratic media spaces empty, undemocratic media actors occupy them… Funding media has a positive impact on its freedom and reduces misinformation,” according to Nishant Lalwani.
How we built our membership program at Frontier Myanmar
CEO Sonny Swe recommends you start by asking your readers an inconvenient question: What do you want from us?
From radio network to cross-media platform: Exploring KBR’s exclusive podcast deal with Spotify
While the podcast scene is growing in Indonesia, few are exploring journalistic storytelling podcasts like Citra Prastuti and her team at KBR Prime.
Breaking down the fundamentals of media management
Your company’s vision is the big change you wish to bring about, while your strategy is how you plan to achieve it, says Henrik Keith Hansen at IMS.
How Tech In Asia focused on subscriptions to drive profitability in the pandemic
“With crisis comes opportunity. We launched subscriptions after layoffs and were low on cash. There is nothing like survival to motivate us,” says TIA’s Terence Lee.
Kickstarting your commercial revenue streams for a post-Covid media world
A sustainable commercial revenue business requires a list of clients and a means for communicating with them, says Ross Settles at HKU.
Preparing for funding — how to plan for an ask before you need it
Kevin Brockland, senior investment officer at MDIF, offers practical tips what to do if you’re looking for investment in your media startup.
Media is like any other business — asking the right questions will give you a better chance at success
MDIF’s Koreel Lahiri has developed a collection of 150+ questions to help guide founders through the process of starting up a media venture.