We’d like to share a little good news with you, good news for us and for our readers. Thanks to a generous grant, CJR is able to bring four top-notch journalists on board for nine months to write for the Columbia Journalism Review and its Web site, CJR.org. All were downsized out of their newspapers, and all are first-class reporters and writers.
We hope this innovative program inspires other foundations and other organizations to set up “Encore” programs of their own, to take advantage of the vast pool of journalist talent that is out there.
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So these people draw salaries for years at major publications, take fat buy-outs and then get handed grant money? I guess I should applaud. How about some money for younger people in the business who won't ever have the opportunity to build resumes like these four?
#1 Posted by freelancer, CJR on Thu 15 Oct 2009 at 04:05 PM
We read about the CJR Encore Fellows program with great interest. ReServe works to enhance the lives of retired adults and to strengthen their communities by identifying qualified professionals to serve in part-time, compensated service assignments at nonprofit organizations and public agencies in NYC and providing ongoing support to both. Since its founding in 2005, ReServe has matched more than 1,000 ReServists with 200 organizations.
In September, ReServe launched a Grant Writing Residency Program to train veteran journalists as grant writers. Through supervised placements at nonprofit organizations, this ten month program provides highly qualified writers with the opportunity to gain the experience and track record needed for an encore career as grant writers, and help financially strapped nonprofit organizations with their fundraising needs. Under the leadership of two part-time project directors (one an experienced nonprofit fund development professional, the second a ReServist with editorial experience), our first group of eight highly qualified writers, including two Pulitzer Prize winners, is currently working with some of the city’s leading nonprofit organizations. ReServe has worked to match program participants with organizations focused on their areas of interest and expertise including arts, criminal justice, and community development.
We have started to recruit candidates for our second group, which will begin in February. For more information, please contact Linda Amster (lamster@reserveinc.org) or Amy Kantrowitz (akantrowitz@reserveinc.org).
#2 Posted by ReServe Grant Writing Residency Program, CJR on Thu 22 Oct 2009 at 11:30 AM
Medical School
This is the very wast platform for journalism.
#3 Posted by Medical School, CJR on Sun 31 Jan 2010 at 06:17 AM
People deserve good life time and credit loans or short term loan would make it better. Because people's freedom is based on money.
#4 Posted by CONTRERASCatherine31, CJR on Sat 16 Jul 2011 at 11:47 PM