CDP, APT, Greater Public, NPR and PBS are proud to present the third annual Public Media Giving Days (PMGD)! With your station’s participation — whether you were involved last year or not — the public media system can continue to advance this two-day tradition for local public media organizations to acquire donors, raise revenue and deepen local engagement.  

#PMGD2025 aims to build on the success of and to help stations surpass the stats you see above. We are excited about this year’s Public Media Giving Days event and hope you get caught up in the excitement, fun and fundraising success, too. 

When Do We Celebrate Public Media Giving Days?

THURSDAY, May 1st and FRIDAY, May 2nd because public media’s impact on our lives and communities is so powerful that supporting and celebrating it deserves two days.   

As you know, people power your station. During PMGD2025 take your case for support to the people! Plan to email your member and prospect files, leverage your station’s social media presence, and consider on-air messaging. Encourage your fans and donors alike to shine their PMGD generosity on an even brighter future for their hometown station. But it’s about more than financial support. It’s about social media and simple word-of-mouth advocacy, too. 

Ask people to share their reasons for, if not passions about, investing their time and support into the programs and services your station provides. Suggest they talk about why they value your station in their own social media posts, emails, texts or even one-on-one conversations. Through any of these means, your donors’ authentic endorsements will usher in continued contributions as well as spread the word about the importance of your mission as only the people who most value it can.