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Media Alliance

Advocacy for Democratic Communications

aka Media Alliance   |   San Francisco, CA   |  http://www.media-alliance.org

Mission

MA was founded in 1976 with the belief that in order to ensure the free and unfettered flow of information and ideas necessary to maintain a truly democratic society, media must be accessible, accountable, decentralized, representative of society's diversity, and free from overt or covert government control and corporate dominance. MA dedicates itself to fostering a genuine diversity of media voices and perspectives, holding the media accountable for their impact on society, and protecting freedom of speech.

Ruling year info

1977

Executive Director

Ms Tracy Rosenberg

Main address

2830 20th Street # 102

San Francisco, CA 94110 USA

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EIN

94-2563400

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (R01)

Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Press Issues (R63)

Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Public Education

Grassroots education and increasing public awareness on communications policy and media accountability using website, email blasts, social media, public speaking and informational events.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Activists

Provide workshops on many aspects of journalism, op-ed writing, features, pitching and working with editors, copyediting and proofreading, social media usage, press relations and guerrilla publicity and much more.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Activists

Provide communications-related job listings

Population(s) Served
Adults
Students

Fiscal sponsorship of media projects

Population(s) Served
Artists and performers

Where we work

Awards

Madison Freedom of Information Award 1999

Society of Professional Journalists

Award for Distingushed Service 2007

District 2

Certificate of Appreciation - Digital Television Outreach 2008

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Media Alliance

Board of directors
as of 11/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr Alfred Kielwasser

Mount Diablo College

Term: 2021 - 2024

Alfred Kielwasser

Diablo College/USF

Samantha Calamari

Linked In

Phavia Kujichagulia

OEA

Oriana Saportas

ACCE/Kaiser

Tracy Rosenberg

Media Alliance

Board leadership practices

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  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/25/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/25/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.