OCNA Webinar Series

Business Innovation Fund Webinar

Presented by: Josee Shank, Manager of the Business Innovation Program, Canada Periodical Team 

Previously Held May 19, 2022

If you missed this webinar, please click on the link below to view the recorded version. 

Click here to view webinar recording.

Click here to view power point presentation.

The Community Newspaper - Business Innovation component of the Canada Periodical Fund is designed to provide eligible Canadian publishers of print community newspapers and digital-only community newspapers with the financial support for projects that help produce and distribute high-quality, Canadian editorial content for Canadian readers.

For print and digital-only community newspapers, funding is granted through the approval of a project proposal based on the eligibility criteria of the program. The Business Innovation – Community Newspaper component is a competitive process and funds are limited.

Eligible publishing firms

• To be eligible for funding, publishing firms must meet all of the following requirements:
• be in operation throughout the application process and until the completion of the project;
• be majority owned and controlled by Canadians;
• be private-sector entities, including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, partnerships and sole proprietorships (Note: All applicants must have a Business Number (BN)); and
• have their principal place of business in Canada.

Eligible periodicals

• To be eligible for funding, periodicals must meet the following requirements:
• Print community newspapers:
• Have published between two and 52 regular issues and no more than 56 issues during the financial year, including special issues; and
• Have sold at least 3,500 paid copies through subscription copies and single-copy/newsstand copies during the financial year.
• Official language minority, Indigenous, ethnocultural and LGBTQ2+ community newspapers must have sold at least 2,000 paid copies during the financial year.

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Guidelines for Hiring and Compensating Ad Sales Personnel

Presented by: Caroline Medwell, OCNA Executive Director

Previously Held

If you missed this webinar, please click on the link below to view the recorded version. 

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This webinar included the following:

• Setting goals: trends, forecasts and investment levels
• Defining targets and territories
• Designing compensation plans: commissions, base, incentives, expenses, bonuses
• Job description 
• Expectations for the position
• Interview Questions
• Offer Letter
• Orientation
  

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OCNA is promoting webinars hosted by Online Media Campus and Newspaper Academy to help the association fulfill its mission of providing affordable and relevant training to members. 

Upcoming Webinars:

Online Media Campus

Data Journalism Tools for Your Newsroom and Classroom

Thursday, June 23, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EDT)

$35 USD

Presented by Mike Reilley

During this session, SPJ Digital Trainer Mike Reilley will show you how to scrape data from web pages and PDFs and into a spreadsheet format. You also will learn how to visualize the data using the free Flourish.studio tool. Participants will get a handout with links to the tools, exercises, examples and data to practice with.

Prior to the session, participants should set up a free account at https://flourish.studio/

They also should download free Tabula software here: https://tabula.technology/

Click HERE to register

Elevate Your Journalism by Collaborating

Thursday, July 14, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EDT)

$35 USD

Presented by Jean Hodges

Traditionally, news organizations competed to get the scoop. But collaborations among news organizations have become far more common in recent years. As budgets continue to tighten, newsrooms are looking for ways to do more than just react to news as it happens. This session will examine the benefits and even a few pitfalls of news collaborations. Plus, you'll see examples of success stories to spur you to look for different ways to collaborate with other newsrooms and organizations to tell the most important stories to your readers

Click HERE to register

To view more information and archived webinars hosted by OnlineMediaCampus go to: www.onlinemediacampus.com

Newspaper Academy

Advanced InDesign for Designers and Editors