After our conversation about long-forgotten items left in books, a volunteer at the Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock, Vermont, writes to say that he found an old letter to the Tooth Fairy tucked inside a donated book. The letter is from...
Take a listen to six-year-old Aiya, one of our favorite callers! She’s adorable! We’re planning more calls and callers like her for 2020, so make the show possible next year by supporting our December fundraising campaign.
Is it okay to use the word ask as a noun, as in “What’s our ask going to be?” Or should we substitute the word question or request? Actually, the noun ask has handy applications in the world of business and fundraising, where it has a more specific...
A 50-something boss in Reno, Nevada, wants suggestions on speaking with and writing for his younger co-workers. When does your own communication style make you sound out-of-date, and when does using younger folks’ slang make you sound like you’re...
Join Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, co-hosts of public radio’s A Way with Words, on Thursday, September 17, for an enjoyable fundraising event honoring the distinguished alumni of the Community Colleges of San Diego County. Tickets here or read...
Public Radio Nonprofit Development Associate Summary Wayword, Inc., the nonprofit entity producing the nationwide public radio program A Way with Words, seeks an experienced development and fundraising associate to maximize our growing revenue...
