Think Big

THINKING BIG: leaders say youth engagement and change resistance major issues for community media organisations.  Leaders from across the independent media spectrum are undertaking the CMTO’s THINK BIG CUASS00099 Community Broadcasting Marketing Skill Set, the first accredited management course designed specifically to meet the needs of the sector. Representatives from youth, multilingual, First Nations, Christian, …

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APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE ARE NOW CLOSED.  If you have some big ideas for your station this year, let us help you get the skills to make them a reality! The CMTO’s latest accredited course offering is a fully subsidised opportunity for you to work with peers and mentors to build leadership skills and boost …

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Community radio stations are experts in creating on-air content, but how do we ensure our digital presence is effective, impactful, and consistent? The CMTO is working with Pubblico!, leaders in digital communications strategies, to tailor a unique training and mentoring program for stations around Australia. The CMTO jumped at the opportunity to license and adapt …

THINK BIG – skills to grow your audience and fundraise more Read More

As our Leadership and Enterprise programs wrap up for 2020, we wanted to give a shout out to our amazing team of trainers, mentors, coaches and guest speakers who contributed to the TAKE IT ON workshops, COVID19 Coaching Program, and THINK BIG online learning and mentoring courses. Our leadership experts include Nancia Guivarra, David Melzer …

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THINK BIG is a series of online learning and mentoring programs designed to support community media organisations to strengthen and diversify income. Our latest course finished at the end of November when learners from 14 community radio stations met online to present their fundraising project plans. The plans included the why and how behind the …

That’s a Wrap! THINK BIG: Sponsorship, Grants and Fundraising Read More

THINK BIG: Grants, Sponsorship & Fundraising At the beginning of September 17 learners from 14 community radio stations around Australia were matched with industry mentors to develop income diversification through a new 12 week online course. Patrick Moriarty from Our Community and the Institute of Community Directors of Australia provided an overview of revenue streams …

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  On Wednesday 29 April, 18 students and mentors from around the country came together to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the financial stability of their community media organisations. Online presentations from 8 community media organisations demonstrated the adaptability, resilience and importance of community radio at this time. WOW FM Penrith NSW, 4WHO …

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The CMTO are on the lookout for a course developer/s for the first stage of our new ‘Think Big’ Social Enterprise Mentor Program as per of the CMTO’s Leadership and Enterprise Training Program. If you are an experienced course designer with an understanding of online learning and have solid social enterprise knowledge and experience of …

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