Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LATEST DISCOVERIES, INNOVATIONS AND CONTROVERSIES IN SCIENCE. LEVERAGING THE SCIENCE FRIDAY RADIO PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO MAKE SCIENCE MORE ACCESSIBLE, FUN AND INTERACTIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, USING NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES AND LIVEEVENTS.
THE ORGANIZATION CREATES NEW AND EXCITING WAYS TO BRING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, RADIO PROGRAM, VIDEO AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.
SCIENCE FRIDAY WEEKLY RADIO BROADCASTS-FOR 23 YEARS AND HOSTED BY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER IRA FLATOW, THE RADIO PROGRAM IS AT THE CORE OF SCIENCE FRIDAY AND INCLUDES 52 TWO-HOUR BROADCAST ANNUALLY. THE RADIO SHOW HAS PROVIDED OUR LISTENERS WITH WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ENLIGHTENING DISCUSSIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, POLICY, AND NEWS. THE PROGRAM'S UNIQUE FORMAT AND AUDIENCE OUTREACH HAS PROVIDED A POPULAR PLATFORM FOR FIRST-HAND INTERACTION BETWEEN LISTENERS AND SCIENTISTS.
SCIENCE FRIDAY DIGITAL VIDEOS AND WEBSITEIN ADDITION TO THE MILLIONS OF LISTENERS IMPACTED BY SCIENCE FRIDAY'S AUDIO CONTENT, SCIENCE FRIDAY PRODUCES A DIGITAL VIDEO EVERY WEEK TO VISUALLY EXPLAIN SOME MORE COMPLEX OR INTERESTING SCIENCE TOPICS. THESE VIDEOS HAVE RECEIVED MILLIONS OF VIEWS, AND THIS NUMBER INCREASES DAILY AS OUR VIDEOS HAVE RECEIVED MILLIONS OF VIEWS, AND THIS NUMBER INCREASES DAILY AS OUR VIDEOS REMAIN AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON YOUTUBE. SINCE 2006, OUR PRODUCERS HAVE WRITTEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEB ARTICLES TO SUPPLEMENT OUR AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT. IN 2012 AND 2013, WE INCREASED OUR ONLINE ARTICLE OFFERINGS BY BOLSTERING OUR FULL-TIME WEB STAFF AND HIRING FREELANCE JOURNALISTS TO WRITE NEWS-DRIVEN SCIENCE STORIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THESE ADDITIONAL ARTICLES ARE TYPICALLY NOT LINKED TO THE AUDIO AND VIDEO WE PRODUCE. THEY ENABLE US TO BROADEN THE TOPICAL OFFERINGS FOR OUR CURRENT FAN BASE AND REACH A NEW AUDIENCE THAT PREFERS READING TEXT ARTICLES TO WATCHING VIDEO OR LISTENING TO AUDIO CONTENT. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AS OTHER MEDIA SOURCES DECREASES THEIR SCIENCE JOURNALISM AND SCIENCE NEWS COVERAGE. THIS NEW ENDEAVOR TOWARDS WEB INCLUDES A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO INCREASE OUR READERSHIP BY FORMING CONTENT PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARING CONTENT ACROSS OUR PLATFORMS.
SCIENCE FRIDAY EDUCATION INITIATIVE-IN 2013, SFI BEGAN TO BUILD OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERING IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE FRIDAY AUDIO AND VIDEO FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATORS. IN YEAR ONE WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS SUCH AS SHAREMYLESSON.COM, PARTNERSHIP AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE SECURED PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BUDBURST, THE EXPLORATORIUM, AND SCIENCE BUDDIES, AND IS IN CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A PLAN ON HOW TO CURATE THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED IN 2011 WITH THE NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE, AS WELL AS DEVELOP LESSONS AND MATERIALS INTERNALLY TO ACCOMPANY RADIO SEGMENTS IN REAL TIME. OUR FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE IMPROVING THE WEBSITE UTILITY BY UPDATING OUR SITE THROUGH ADDING A DISCUSSION SPACE, EMBEDDING A SOCIAL MEDICA SHARING FEATURE, AND IMPROVING MEDIA DOWNLOADS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR MATERIALS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE NEW COMMON CORE AND NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS). AS THE PROGRAM GROWS, WE WILL DIVERSIFY THE TYPES OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO INCLUDE INQUIRY, ART, DIY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Danielle Dana Johnson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, | 45 | $145,324 |
| Christian Skotte | CO-DIRECTOR & HEAD OF DIGITAL | 45 | $117,451 |
| Thea True Wells | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Gentile | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Camilla Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Lanasa | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martha J Fleischman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Richard D Firestone | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Smart | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Ira Flatow | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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