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2004 CPB Annual Report Design

Funds layout, design, print production, and project management of the CPB Annual Report.

2005 CPB Annual Report Design

Funds layout, design, print production, and project management of the CPB Annual Report.

2006 CPB Annual Report Writing, Design, and Production

This Request for Proposals is for writing, layout, design, print production, and project management of the 2006 CPB corporate annual report.

2007 CPB Annual Report Writing, Design and Production

This Request for Proposals is for writing, layout, design, print production, and project management of the 2007 corporate annual report.

2008 Community Impact Report Design and Production

A Request for Proposals for for the layout, design, print production, and project management of the 2008 Community Impact Report.

403(b) Retirement Plan Investment Analysis and Consulting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") is seeking proposals for a consultant to assist in the finalization and implementation of the Investment Policy Statement (Policy) related to our Deferred Annuity Plan and the CPB Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. Additional assistance is required to provide periodic analysis of investment options, and to evaluate the performance of the Fund Manager and the level of management fees charged.

Accessibility Best Practices Process Facilitation

CPB requires the services of an outside vendor who can design, coordinate, and implement a process that will effectively communicate research findings to a public television working group.

African American Public Radio Station Support

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks proposals from individuals or organizations ("Applicants") for the immediate implementation of support resources for 26 public radio stations identified as African American minority audience stations ("AAPRS") under CPB's Community Service Grant program.

American Archive 1.0 Initiative Manager

The Initiative Manager will be responsible for managing both the strategic and tactical processes required to create an initial "blueprint" for American Archive 1.0.

American Archive Content Inventory Project Manager

The objective of this Request for Proposals is to solicit proposals from individuals and organizations from both the non-profit and the private sector to begin a system-wide video and audio asset inventory of Public Broadcasting. The content inventory will entail the physical inspection, viewing and classification of assets by specific categories including rights information. The goal is to inventory at least 75,000 hours of public media content through this program over the next eighteen (18) months.

American Archive Content Inventory Project SWAT (Saving What America Treasures) Team Initiative

Funding for individuals and/or organizations to be available as SWAT (Saving What America Treasures) Teams for the American Archive Content Inventory Project. These SWAT Teams will conduct training and on-site content inventories at public media archives nationwide.

American Archive Content Inventory Project SWAT (Saving What America Treasures) Team Initiative Round II

The objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals for individuals and/or organizations to be available as SWAT (Saving What America Treasures) Teams for the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP). These SWAT Teams will conduct training and on-site content inventories at public media archives nationwide.

American Archive Executive Summary Booklet

Developing a communication that includes an executive summary of the first phase of the American Archive and an expectation about our next steps, which can be distributed to the public broadcasting system, other key stakeholders, and the general public.

American Archive Initiative Manager

The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to solicit proposals to be the Initiative Manager of the American Archive Pilot Program. The Initiative Manager, working in close consultation with CPB, will coordinate and support the development, execution, and evaluation of grants to public television and radio stations for the collection, coding, digitization, and possible restoration of existing content.

American Archive Legal Consultant

CPB seeks proposals from individuals and organizations in the intellectual property community to assist in the publication of a "White Paper" that will provide an operational legal framework for the distribution of audio and visual assets resident in the nation's public media archives.

American Archive Management Consultant

CPB is seeking a consultant to analyze and, where appropriate, provide recommendations to improve CPB's American Archive department processes, workflows, and management structure.

American Archive Metadata Initiative Manager (MIM)

The objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals to be the American Archive Metadata Initiative Manager (MIM). Over a period of approximately 12 months, the MIM will manage and facilitate metadata efforts for the American Archive.

American Archive Permanent Entity One-Time Grant Award

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking an entity to serve as the permanent home of the "American Archive" - the acknowledged archive of public media programming in the United States. CPB is seeking applications from major library, academic, archive or media institutions that are accustomed to preserving cultural archives, capable of digitizing and sharing media assets, dedicated to supporting the mission and organizations of public media, and able to raise or generate substantial funds to sustain these efforts over many decades.

American Archive Permanent Entity One-Time Grant Award

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking an entity to serve as the permanent home of the "American Archive" - the acknowledged archive of public media programming in the United States. CPB is seeking applications from major library, academic, archive or media institutions that are accustomed to preserving cultural archives, capable of digitizing and sharing media assets, dedicated to supporting the mission and organizations of public media, and able to raise or generate substantial funds to sustain these efforts over many decades.

American Archive Strategy Consultant

This Request for Proposals seeks a consultant to develop a technology implementation plan for the American Archive over a period of 10 months.

American Graduate Strategic Advisor

CPB is requesting proposals from firms to provide strategic advice to CPB to advance and support CPB's American Graduate initiative. American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen ("American Graduate") is a multi-year public media initiative, to assist public media stations and organizations in identifying and implementing solutions to address the high school dropout crisis in their local communities.

American Graduate Website Design and Implementation

CPB seeks the services of a website development firm to develop a graphic design, create an information architecture, build, and maintain the American Graduate website.

American History and Civics Initiative Phase II Evaluation

CPB is requesting proposals from a person or firm to conduct an evaluation of Phase II -- Implementation of the American History and Civics Initiative for middle and high school students and their teachers.

American History and Civics Initiative: Initiative Manager

The Initiative Manager will coordinate and support the development, production, dissemination and formative evaluation of American History and Civics Initiative projects, working in close consultation with CPB.

Analysis of Super Why! Summer Camp Data

This Request for Proposals is for a person or firm to enter and analyze pre- and post-test assessment data from approximately 1,600 preschool children who participated in 80 Super WHY! Summer Camps and provide a written analysis of the assessment findings.

Audio Video Content Production Services

CPB is seeking the services of a producer to provide audio and video content for promotional purposes at various times over a two-year period. While not comprehensive, CPB expects the producer will be asked to create a video compilation of the American Graduate initiative for each of the following upcoming events: PBS Annual Meeting, May 13-16, 2013 in Miami FL and the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, July 11-13, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. The producer will be expected to work with a short turnaround time for most projects typically providing the final product within a few days of the shoot, without compromising the quality of the product.

Audit and Tax Services

This request for proposal is for audit and tax services for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and related entity.

Broadband Grants Consultant

CPB is seeking a consultant to provide technical and strategic planning services to public broadcasting stations as they apply for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Broadcast Engineering Consulting Services: TV and Radio Station Coverage Area Analysis

CPB is seeking proposals from broadcast engineering consulting firms with public television and radio expertise to provide coverage area analysis, contour overlap data, and demographic population analysis, for certain public broadcasting stations.

Communications and Marketing Station Support for American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen Initiative

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking to engage a marketing and communications agency to coordinate promotion activities of public media stations and CPB around American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen.

Community Engagement Phase of the Public Education Initiative

CPB is interested in exploring new and different models of community engagement that can build on the influence and significance that public broadcasting stations already enjoy in their communities to establish stations as a truly essential part of community life.

Community Service Grants Business Process Analysis

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") is seeking an organization or individual ("Consultant") to review the business processes and workflows for the administration of Community Service Grants ("CSG"), make recommendations for process improvements, and document the business requirements.

Conference Planning and Implementation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is seeking an experienced planning consultant, firm or team that will be responsible for conference and event support, execution, planning and coordination of all aspects related to implementing a two day national meeting of public television station general managers and volunteer leaders.

Consultant for Radio Community Service Grants System Consultation (Revised)

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting seeks a consultant to facilitate a system consultation to look at possible changes to the radio Community Service Grant (CSG) program. The process will include a series of facilitated feedback sessions and in-person meetings.

Consultation and Administrative Services for TV Digital Grants

This Request for Proposals seeks to identify and select an experienced consultant that will provide services and assistance to CPB's Media Technologies Group in connection with DDF grants. The term of the services shall be for a period of twelve months.

Consulting Services Relating to Digital Television, Mobile DTV, and CPB Digital Distribution

CPB seeks television technical and engineering consulting services for the Digital Distribution Fund ("DDF") Grants Program administered by the Media Technologies department at CPB.

Content Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP)

The objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals for individuals and/or organizations to serve as a Content Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP). This advisor will work with the original producers and public media executives (the "Pioneers" of public media) to ensure that the American Archive has identified the most important and significant audio and visual content generated over time by public media entities.

Content Manager for American Graduate Website

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking a content manager to act as managing editor for americangraduate.org, to procure relevant information for the site, and manage the related social media channels.

CPB Dropout Awareness & Youth Engagement Initiative Consultant

CPB seeks a Consultant to work with CPB senior management to develop and implement a strategic plan for CPB's Dropout Awareness & Youth Engagement Initiative and to directly manage the implementation and coordination of all Initiative components.

CPB Organizational Assessment

In an effort to ensure that CPB operates in the most efficient and cost effective manner, CPB is seeking an external independent firm to perform an overall organizational assessment.

CPB Professional Development Consultant

CPB seeks a consultant to conduct assessments of CPB-supported professional development programs and other training initiatives with the goal of enhancing and maximizing support for those engaged in public media as a professional practice.

Create Ready To Lead in Literacy Final Report

CPB is hereby announcing a Request for Quote RFQ for a person or firm with experience working for non-profit clients to write, create, and design a final report summarizing the activities and lessons learned as a result of the Ready To Lead in Literacy initiative, a three-year grant investment made by CPB.

Cross-Departmental Communications Consultant to Increase Support and Awareness of Public Media Projects

CPB seeks a Communications Consultant to drive viewership and awareness of crucial cross-departmental public media projects. Individual will provide public and media relations counsel and support to CPB, as needed, for the American Graduate initiative and other CPB programs.

Data Analyst for Radio Community Service Grants System Consultation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks a data analyst ("Consultant") to review and analyze the impact of a variety of proposed revisions to CPB's radio Community Service Grant (CSG) program and guidelines ("CSG Program").

Data Analyst for Radio Community Service Grants System Consultation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks a data analyst ("Consultant") to review and analyze the impact of a variety of proposed revisions to CPB's radio Community Service Grant (CSG) program and guidelines ("CSG Program"). The revisions will be the recommendations developed during four collaborative meetings with public radio system representatives. The in-person meetings are scheduled to begin in May of 2012, concluding in November of 2012.

Design, Writing and Production of FY2012 Annual Report as a Website and a Printable Booklet

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking a contractor to assist in the design, content development and production of its Fiscal Year 2012 corporate annual report, covering the period from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012, with options -- at CPB's sole discretion -- to renew the agreement for the same work scope with respect to its FY2013 and FY2014 annual reports.

Digital Content and Management Analytics Project

CPB seeks a Consultant(s) to increase the awareness and use of digital media analytics to assist public media stations to improve their digital content and social media performance leading to improved organizational health and mission outcomes.

Digitization Project Contractor

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting seeks a vendor to facilitate the digitization of audio and video content for the American Archive initiative. The Project is expected to begin around July 1, 2011 and is anticipated to end around December 31, 2012.

Diversity and Education Consulting Services

CPB seeks proposals from individuals or organizations to assist it in the strategic development and implementation of CPB's Diversity and Innovation Fund and American Graduate Initiative.

Dropout Awareness and Youth Engagement Initiative Manager

In close consultation with CPB, the Initiative Manager will oversee, coordinate and support the integrated components of the initiative which include national and local on-air and online content, interactive educational curricula, and on-the-ground community engagement.

Enhancing Services to Underserved Audiences

CPB seeks a consulting firm(s) to conduct assessments and operational analyses of CPB-supported minority consortia and other organizations.

Evaluation of CPB-funded Local Journalism Centers

CPB seeks an individual or organization to evaluate seven CPB-funded Local Journalism Centers.

FCC Broadcast Spectrum Policy and Related Legal Services

CPB seeks legal advice and assistance concerning the Federal Communications Commission's broadcast spectrum policy and its impact on noncommercial educational television stations.

Financial and Operations Analysis

CPB seeks, through this competitive RFP process, the services of a qualified organization or individuals to conduct a financial and operational analysis of between five and ten local public media stations on behalf of CPB during the (estimated) period of May 2012 to September 2013.

Financial Reporting Guidelines Managing Consultant

CPB seeks to retain a professional to provide managing consultant services for its soon to be launched Financial Reporting Guidelines project.

Governance Consultant for Los Angeles Consortium

CPB announces a Request for Proposals for an organizational and governance consultant. The consultant or consulting firm will assist a group of up to three public television stations in the Los Angeles Market to elaborate and recommend the consortium's governance structure, encompassing key strategic areas and resulting in the establishment of a legal operational entity.

Grow the Audience: A Census of Journalists in Public Radio and Television

As one of many steps CPB is taking to build the journalistic capacity of public radio and television stations, CPB is seeking an organization or individual ("Service Provider") to undertake a count of the number of journalists currently working within public broadcasting.

Integrated Station Information System 2.0 External Service Provider

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks an External Service Provider (ESP) to provide hosting, maintenance, and development of its grant management software application services.

Latino Public Radio Station Support

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") is accepting grant requests from individuals or organizations ("Applicants") for the immediate implementation of support resources for public radio stations, qualified under CPB's Community Service Grant program ("CSG"), that primarily serve Latino communities.

Local Service Grant Program Administrator

The Local Service Grant Program Administrator will be responsible for the design, management and oversight of the Local Service Grant Project program, a large-scale, multi-year grant program for public television stations.

Major Giving Initiative: Board Effectiveness Project

Funds activities to evaluate and improve station board performance.

Management of Existing TV Digital Distribution Fund Grants

This Request for Proposals seeks to identify and select an experienced consultant that will provide ongoing administrative assistance to CPB in administering thirty-seven open DDF grants. This will include transitioning such administrative services from PBS to the successful bidder under this RFP.

Manager of Station-Based Election Programming Initiative

CPB requests proposals from qualified organizations to manage the Station-Based Election Programming Initiative.

Media Planner and Buyer for Marketing Campaign

CPB seeks a media planning and buying firm with experience working for non-profit clients to create, coordinate and oversee a highly creative, innovative and effective paid marketing media campaign that will add value to the PBS KIDS Raising Readers Campaign.

Minority Report to Congress Consultant

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking a consultant (Consultant) to assist in the creation of several Congressional reports. The first report is CPB's annual report on the provision of services to minority and diverse audiences by public broadcasting and public telecommunications entities (Minority Report). For the second report, Consultant will interview between five (5) and ten (10) key minority leaders and, based on those interviews, create an assessment which identifies the current needs of minority public broadcasting audiences (Assessment Report). Finally, Consultant will combine the Minority and Assessment Reports into a single comprehensive report (Final Report). The objective in creating the Final Report is to develop a creative and innovative style document for distribution over traditional and various non-traditional platforms, e.g. via email and CPB's website.

Moderated Online Focus Group Project for Radio Community Service Grants System Consultation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is seeking proposals to conduct a moderated online focus group of public radio station leaders. The focus groups and summary reports are to be completed by January 23, 2012.

Moderated Online Focus Groups and Data Analysis

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") is seeking proposals to conduct up to six moderated online focus groups. Each focus group will require multiple sessions. The consultant will be gathering the thoughts, opinions, knowledge and beliefs of a number of leaders throughout public media on critical issues facing public media as well as the impact, success, strengths and challenges facing specific projects funded in whole or in part by CPB.

Multi-Project Evaluation

This Request for Proposals is for person or firm to conduct evaluations of three Public Broadcasting Service ("PBS") TeacherLine courses for childcare providers and early childhood educators and three technological enhancement projects to improve and augment their outreach to young children and their caregivers. This project is time sensitive and must be completed no later than September 14, 2010.

MySourceFor.org Website Redesign

The services provided will include working with CPB and NCME staff to art direct and create a final website design, including customized page templates. Contactor will work with CPB and NCME to develop and provide wireframes, information architecture and user experience diagrams.

Nonprofit Corporate Legal Services

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks legal advice on a range of nonprofit corporate matters for a period of 3 - 6 months, including corporate governance (by-laws, board/management ethical considerations and responsibilities), contracts, creditors' rights and compliance with the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporations Act.

Objectivity and Balance Research White Papers

CPB is requesting proposals on seven mutually exclusive research topics regarding objectivity and balance in public broadcasting.

Ombudsman for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

This Request for Proposals seeks competitive proposals from candidates for the position of Ombudsman for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Organizational Consultant for a Multiple Broadcast Station Centralcast Project

CPB seeks a consultant or consulting firm to assist in developing an organizational structure for collaborative development of a Joint Master Control, Storage and Asset Management Initiative serving as a centralized digital master control for CPB qualified public television stations. The consultancy is anticipated to last 8 to 12 weeks.

Organizational Consultant for Station Collaboration in Los Angeles

CPB seeks a Consultant to work with the public television stations in Los Angeles to develop and implement an organizational and governance structure for a station consortium, and to provide recommendations on a management structure and potential funding models for the consortium.

Outreach Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP)

The objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals for individuals and/or organizations to serve as an Outreach Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP).This advisor will provide outreach services to the independent television and radio producer community to ensure that the American Archive identifies significant public media programming produced for independent, specialty, and diverse audiences. As a component of the work scope, the Outreach Advisor will work with the CPB-funded National Minority Consortia to identify and encourage independent producers to participate in the inventory project.

PBCore 2.0 Development Program Manager

CPB is seeking a Program Manager for PBCore 2.0 Development. The Program Manager must provide a complete and detailed project plan with milestones and deliverables that establishes PBCore as a public media metadata standard.

Plan to Grow Public Radio Audiences Consulting Services

CPB seeks a Program Manager to lead a system-wide consultation of not more than nine months which will result in a strategic and tactical framework to increase audiences for public radio.

Project Consultant to Manage Station Online Capacity Project

CPB seeks to engage a Consultant for a period of approximately 10 months to manage the Vendor chosen for the Station Online Capacity Project and to promote the availability of the portal to Stations and encourage their participation.

Project Management Consultant for the 2011 Survey Management Project

The CPB seeks a management consultant(s) for the 2011 Survey Management Project. The period for the Project is 12 months, September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011.

Project Management Consultant for the 2012 Survey Management Project

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting seeks a management consultant(s) for the 2012 Survey Management Project. The period for the Project is 12 months, September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012.

Public Infrastructure and Utilities Analysis Consultant

CPB announces a Request for Proposals for a consultant to conduct a comprehensive analysis of San Francisco's efforts to bring public fiber optic infrastructure and utilities into partnership with public media operations.

Public Media Barcamp Attendee Support

CPB seeks a vendor to manage a project to assist up to 10 public broadcasting stations in attending the Public Media Barcamp on October 17-18, 2009 in Washington, DC, and then assist those stations in replicating the Barcamp experience in their own communities.

Public Radio Major Giving Plan Consulting Services

CPB is requesting proposals from qualified individuals and companies to develop a strategic and tactical major giving plan for public radio stations that will raise the proficiency of major gift activity at stations, increase the number of major gift donors to the stations, and increase net revenue for the stations.

Public Radio Major Giving Plan Project Administrator

CPB is requesting proposals from qualified organizations and/or individuals to administer and implement a Major Giving Plan for public radio stations.

Public Relations Agency Partner to Develop Dropout Awareness and Youth Engagement Initiative

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is undertaking this search process to engage a public relations agency partner to support the Dropout Awareness and Youth Engagement Initiative (Dropout Initiative) being planned for 2011 and following years.

Radio Engineering Consulting Services 2

CPB seeks radio technical and engineering consulting services to CPB's Media Technologies office and the Radio Digital Grants Program.

Radio Engineering Consulting Services 3

CPB seeks radio technical and engineering consulting services to CPB's Media Technologies office and the Radio Digital Grants Program.

Ready To Lead in Literacy Conference Planning

The Ready To Lead in Literacy Grant Program conference is expected to be held at the Renaissance Washington Hotel on October 19-21, 2006 in Washington, DC. It is anticipated that approximately 150 persons will be in attendance over the two and a quarter days. The selected consultant, firm or team will be required to have available personnel who have been successful in the professional services and activities of conference and event support, execution, planning and coordination services.

Ready To Learn Grant Manager

CPB is seeking a highly qualified consultant to serve as the Grant Manager of the organization's future Ready to Learn grant application to the U.S. Department of Education.

Ready To Learn Grant Writer

CPB is seeking a highly qualified consultant to serve as the Grant Writer of the organization's future Ready to Learn grant application to the U.S. Department of Education.

Ready To Learn Research Dissemination

This Request for Quotes is for a person or firm with experience translating research results into easy-to-understand text for popular audiences to draft up to eight (8) media pieces that CPB can repurpose for various media outlets, stakeholders, and audiences, and write, create, design, and produce a final research report summarizing the activities and findings of the Ready To Learn Initiative.

Ready To Learn Transmedia Learning Content Developer

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") seeks to fund one (1) Transmedia Learning Content Developer to research, design, and execute a plan for creatively integrating Ready To Learn transmedia content (defined herein) into developmentally-appropriate out-of-school learning resources for children ages four to eight and related materials for their educators and families.

Request for Benefit Brokerage and Consulting Services

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is interested in selecting an experienced firm specializing in benefit brokerage and consulting services, to obtain and administer health and welfare plans for our approximately 115 employees.

Request for Consulting Services Relating to Facilitator – FY2011 Digital Funding Consultation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a meeting facilitator. The facilitator or facilitation firm, hereafter referred to as the "Consultant," will assist the invited participants with the development of recommendations regarding the use of CPB's annual digital appropriation.

Request for Consulting Services Relating to Future Interconnection Planning Consultation

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ("CPB") announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant or consulting firm (hereafter referred to as the "Consultant") to facilitate a broad dialogue between NPR, PBS, and other stakeholders, along with the possible addition of outside experts, regarding future interconnection requirements, and potential cost savings resulting from a collaborative approach.

Research Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP)

The objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals for individuals and/or organizations to serve as a Research Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP). This advisor will help identify sources of significant public television and radio programming that are not held in public media archives, but instead are stored at non-affiliated universities, historical societies, government repositories, producer's facilities, collector archives, and other "off-the-radar" sources that maintain public media content. The Research Advisor will also be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an "asset map" to illustrate the association of the archives to originating public media entities.

Research and Analysis Relating to U.S. Broadcast Spectrum Policy and Its Impact on Public Media

CPB seeks a consultant to provide expert research, analysis and advice concerning U.S. broadcast spectrum policy as CPB offers guidance to public media in shaping policies and plans related to the federal government's planned auctions, which are intended ultimately to transfer electromagnetic spectrum from television broadcasters to wireless broadband carriers.

Research Study to Measure Impact of Local Content Initiative

Design, implement, analyze and report on what impact, if any, the local mortgage crisis initiative has in up to three selected markets, the level of engagement achieved in each of the measured markets and any change in awareness of the participating public broadcasting licensee(s) that has occurred as a result of the mortgage crisis initiative.

Research Study to Measure Impact of Primetime Program Scheduling Strategy

CPB is interested in measuring the impact of the Program Challenge Fund tent pole program scheduling strategy. To that end, CPB will order and analyze available Nielsen NSI ratings data. CPB is now seeking proposals for a research study (or studies) designed to add insight beyond the Nielsen data with respect to both the tent pole program scheduling strategy as well as the awareness, attitudes, and usage of a segment of the target audience (i.e. Hispanic television viewers).

Rising Stars Managing Producer

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks applications from organizations (Applicant(s)) to manage the Rising Stars Radio contest (Contest) and produce related multi-media content, including a two-part radio series. The Contest will use hip hop as a platform to engage youth ages 12-20 years old (Target Audience) around one of the most challenging issues of our time, the national high school dropout crisis (Crisis). The Contest will seek to spotlight the best socially conscious hip hop and spoken word talent conveying a positive message about overcoming the Crisis and provide an opportunity for young people to share their academic experiences. Final contestants will be rewarded with a chance to perform in front of a live audience and/or prizes that encourage academic achievement.

SABS / SAS Managing Consultant

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting seeks a management consultant(s) for the SABS / SAS Management Project. The period for the Project is 24 months, July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011.

Scan and Analysis of Best Practices in New Media Journalism

This Request for Proposals is for a quick, but extensive scan and analysis of best practices in the use of digital new media in journalism, both within and outside U.S. public broadcasting and related organizations, domestically and internationally.

Second Call for Proposals: Research Papers on Objectivity and Balance

CPB is requesting proposals on two mutually exclusive research topics regarding objectivity and balance in public broadcasting.

Senior Television Audience Research Analyst

CPB seeks a senior audience research analyst to provide leadership and technical guidance for CPB's strategic development, analysis, understanding and application of a major quantitative research study known as the 2008 Audience Awareness, Attitudes and Usage Study.

Services for African American Public Radio Stations

CPB seeks proposals from individuals or organizations for the planning, development and immediate implementation of services for public radio stations identified as African American public radio stations under CPB's Community Service Grant minority qualification (including stations licensed to Historically Black Colleges and Universities).

Services for Native American Public Radio Stations

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) seeks proposals from individuals or organizations (Applicant) to develop and execute a plan for providing relevant and practical services to public radio stations identified as Native American public radio stations (NRS).

Single-Source Cross-Platform Measurement Study

CPB seeks an individual or organization to design, implement, analyze and report on a single-source cross-platform measurement study.

Small Station Strategic Planning Initiative: Consulting Services

Consultants will help deliver consistent strategic planning to Stations, and will participate as a team with the other consultants to refine and improve the template and delivery of strategic planning services to Stations. The selection of consultants will be made jointly by a team composed of the Project Director, CPB personnel and the Small Station Advisory Panel.

Station Financial and Operational Analysis

CPB seeks the services of a consulting firm to provide financial, operational, and other business analyses of approximately ten to twenty local public media stations.

STEM Digital Media Resources for Learning Evaluation

In August 2009, CPB awarded seven Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Digital Media Resources Production Grants to nine stations. The purpose of these grants was to enable public broadcasting stations to develop, produce and evaluate Digital Media Resources (which could include audio, video, interactives, animations, documents, games, simulations and images) in the Earth Sciences with an emphasis on Climate Literacy. The target audience for the Digital Media Resources is middle school students and their teachers. CPB is now requesting proposals from a person or firm to conduct an evaluation of the STEM Digital Media Resources Production Grants.

Strategic Consultant for The American Archive

CPB seeks a Consultant to work with CPB management to develop a strategic plan for the American Archive that defines its governance structure, drafts its charter and outlines a plan for long-term sustainability.

Strategic Education Consulting Services

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking proposals from firms to provide strategic education consulting services to expand and advance CPB's overall education goals. CPB seeks proposals from persons or firms to:

  • provide CPB with counsel, guidance and recommendations to inform CPB's education portfolio in key areas of education, including early childhood, k-12, dropout prevention & youth engagement, English Language Learning, and workforce education;
  • provide CPB with the necessary information to remain current on new trends in education and on federal and state education policies;
  • provide CPB with up-to-date information on upcoming education grant programs;
  • review the national and local education services provided by public media and make recommendations on how best to aggregate this information to highlight what works best, ways to scale work and best methods of communicating impact;
  • assist CPB with appropriate and effective messaging about public media's education initiatives;
  • attend and participate in national education meetings

Strategic Project Consultation for Social Media Engagement Support to Public Broadcasting Stations

CPB seeks to assist public broadcasting stations in increasing their use of social media as part of a public service and communications strategy that reflects and adapts to the local audience.

SWAT (Saving What America Treasures) Team Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP)

The objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals for individuals and/or organizations to serve as a SWAT (Saving What America Treasures) Team Advisor to the American Archive Content Inventory Project (CIP). This advisor will help select and manage teams of archivists conducting inventories of public media content (SWAT Teams) and will advise on standardizing incoming data.

Television Engineering Consulting Services (2011)

CPB seeks television technical and engineering consulting services to CPB's Media Technologies office and the Digital Television and Mobile DTV Grant Programs.

TV CSG Diversity Eligibility Training Toolkit

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is requesting proposals from diversity, inclusion, professional and board development consultants in the development of a station-focused Television Community Service Grant (CSG) Diversity Eligibility Training Toolkit.

Web-Based Self-Directed Major Giving Practices Curriculum

This Request for Proposals seeks an external service provider to design and develop a web-based application transforming the Major Giving Initiative website content and other Major Giving Initiative materials into an interactive, graphical training tool for public television professionals involved in major giving activities at their stations.

Web-Based Self-Directed Public Awareness Curriculum

This Request for Proposals is for the creation of a web-based application that provides a value messaging curriculum developed from the Public Awareness Initiative.

Website and Social Media Content Manager for AmericanGraduate.org

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is seeking a content manager to act as managing editor and to develop, build and manage online audiences for CPB's American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen initiative, through the website, americangraduate.org and social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and others).

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