Getting Your Message on Air
To increase partnerships between nonprofit organizations and broadcasters, NAB’s resource guide Getting Your Message on the Air helps nonprofit organizations get to know the community’s local broadcasters so the nonprofits can gain visiblity in their communities.
Category: Non-Profit

National Cyber Security Awareness Month
The Cyber Security Pledge campaign is an initiative of the nonprofit Center for Internet Security, and is designed to encourage citizens to declare their commitment to using good practices for staying safe on the Internet.

The online pledge delineates key behaviors for users to protect themselves and their information, both at home and in the workplace. The pledge also encourages users to take action by spreading the message of good cyber security practices to their friends, coworkers, neighbors and community.

The pledge is one of many initiatives underway in support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October. To sign the pledge and learn more about staying safe online, visit http://www.cisecurity.org/.
Category: Community, Consumer Awareness, Non-Profit, Safety

National Library Service
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)—the Library of Congress’ talking-book and braille program—celebrated 80 years of helping visually impaired and physically handicapped individuals to enjoy reading their favorite books and magazines.

Talking Books is a free library service that provides digitally recorded books and special playback equipment to a readership of more than 850,000 Americans. Any resident of the United States or U.S. citizen living abroad whose low vision, blindness or physical handicap makes reading regular print difficult is eligible for the program. The NLS collection of more than 400,000 titles of bestsellers, classics, biographies, romance, and other genres delights even the most selective readers. Magazine lovers enjoy free subscriptions to more than 40 periodicals in audio format.

Patrons are served locally through a national network of cooperating libraries. Beginning with just 19 libraries in 1931, the NLS network today includes 113 libraries throughout the United States and its territories. Thirteen percent of our wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have eye injuries. U.S. veterans receive priority lending status for NLS materials. NLS considers its service to veterans to be a core part of its mandate.

Your station can help -- consider including these 15, 30- and 60 -- second public service announcements in your daily rotation schedule. Empower listeners with this valuable information.

Listeners interested in more information or in signing up may call 888-NLS-READ or visit www.loc.gov/nls/.


Category: Children, Community, Consumer Awareness, Non-Profit

No Kid Hungry
Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry® Campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015—Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals, and builds public-private partnerships to end childhood hunger, at the state and city level. Visit www.Strength.org to get involved.
Category: Children, Health, Non-Profit

Operation Hope: Encouraging Financial Literacy
Highlight the importance of financial literacy and empowerment across the country and in your community by airing spots from the financial literacy nonprofit organization, Operation HOPE (HOPE). The spots feature HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and promote role models, the language of money and foreclosure assistance.
Category: Community, Finance, Non-Profit

RAINN: National Sexual Assault Hotline
Encourage your audience to take the first step towards recovery, or to volunteer in your community. Every 2 minutes another American is sexually assaulted. RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, and since 1994 we have helped over 1.2 million people get help through the National Sexual Assault Hotlines.
Category: Health, Non-Profit, Safety

Renew America Together
Aimed at summoning a new spirit of service in America, the "Renew America Together" campaign features President Obama and includes the television public service announcement (PSA) "Step Forward" and radio PSA "Chapter." Audiences can log on to USAService.org to find ways to make an ongoing commitment to serve their communities and their country. Nearly 6,000 volunteer projects and opportunities across the country are listed on USAService.org .
Category: Community, Non-Profit, Volunteer

Rotary International
Download Rotary’s Humanity in Motion television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) that focus on Rotary volunteer efforts addressing critical humanitarian issues. Whether funding scholarships, creating neighborhood centers, or ridding the world of a terrible disease, Rotary club members believe anything is possible.
Category: Community, Humanitarian, Non-Profit, Volunteer

Veteran Suicide Prevention - I Don’t Know What It’s Like
The PSA is in support of America’s military families, and promotes a tollfree helpline for America’s veterans who might be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The PSA is endorsed by Blue Star Families, The Department of Defense and the White House and is directed by actor and President of The Creative Coalition Tim Daly.

The PSA supporting America’s military families features: Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy Award-winner Cher (Burlesque); NFL Pro-Bowler Terrell Owens; Karina Smirnoff (“Dancing with the Stars”); Maria Menounos (“Access Hollywood”); Omar Epps (“House”); Wendie Malick (“Hot in Cleveland”); Michael Chiklis (“No Ordinary Family,” “The Shield”); James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”); Taye Diggs (“Private Practice,” Rent); Bridget Moynahan (Battle: Los Angeles); CCH Pounder (Avatar); Aaron Staton (“Mad Men”); Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”); Golden Globe and Academy Award-winner Alfre Woodard (“Memphis Beat”); Eliza Dushku (“Dollhouse”); Hector Elizondo (“Monk”); Peter Gallagher (“Californication”); Jon Huertas (“Castle”); Ashley Jones (“The Bold and the Beautiful”); Richard Kind (A Serious Man); Tom Arnold (True Lies, “Roseanne”); Holt McCallany (“Lights Out,” Fight Club); Esai Morales (Gun Hill Road); Sara Rue (“Eastwick”); Lea Thompson (“Caroline in the City”); Steven Weber (“Wings”), and Robert Davi (“Criminal Minds”).
Category: Health, Non-Profit, Troops