Site to launch on Giving Tuesday in honor of 4th annual international day of giving
Washington, D.C., November 24, 2015 – NPR announced today that NPR Generation Listen received a grant from the Case Foundation to launch its first NPR Listening Party Hub and Kit. The site will launch on December 1st as part of #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration, created by the 92nd Street Y.
Listening parties are intimate gatherings where fans convene to listen to public radio storytelling and discuss ideas surfaced through these stories. Thirty public radio stations around the country are working with NPR’s Generation Listen to create this “Giving Tuesday” experience for their listeners.
“We are proud to support NPR in cultivating this unique community that brings together listeners who are passionate about causes and who share their time, talent and treasure,” said Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation. “This first kit leverages the art of story…