Loud & Clear is CMTO's starter pack for anyone new to community radio, whether you're stepping up to the mic for the first time or taking on your first volunteer shift behind the scenes.
Loud & Clear | 02 Community Engagement
Build meaningful community engagement: understand your community, engage diverse and underrepresented voices, build lasting relationships based on trust, and embed outreach into everyday community broadcasting practice.
Loud & Clear | 06 Governance & Finance
This course covers eight Breaks on running a community broadcasting station well: governance responsibilities, the roles of board members, financial literacy and budgeting, reporting and compliance, risk management, duty of care and legal obligations
Loud & Clear | 03 Community Radio Income
This course covers eight Breaks on building a sustainable income for your community radio station: understanding your funding mix, grants, donations and crowdfunding, membership and subscriptions, sponsorship and partnerships, and fundraising events and earned income.
Loud & Clear |09 Creating News Content
This course covers how to find, produce and share trustworthy local news for your community broadcasting station: sourcing and verifying stories, interviewing, writing for radio and online, and meeting your ethical and legal responsibilities.