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Education and Learning

WOSU Public Media opens a myriad of possibilities for discovery at every click and turn. The links on this page lead you by way of familiar and comfortable paths—from early learning to learning beyond the classroom walls. They are invitations to explore, to get caught up in the stories on wosu.org, on WOSU Radio and WOSU TV, and to learn something new or something heartening along the way. more...

If you would like to make a donation, please call us at:
(800) 455-9678 for WOSU TV
(866) 897-9678 for WOSU Radio.

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How does your support of WOSU impact children’s education?
Our Ready To Learn program annually serves more than 8,800 children throughout 11 Ohio counties. Over 100 Ready To Learn workshops are held throughout the year for more than 1,500 parents, childcare providers and other early childhood professionals. The workshops include the distribution of 3,000 books to help children start their personal libraries.

“I look around my day care and I see things I have learned from WOSU…I see the children I care for using those skills and passing them on to their parents and to other children.” – WOSU Viewer and Home Care Provider

Join WOSU
Please join, renew, or give an additional gift today by using our secure online pledge form. You can also mail or phone WOSU using the contact information below:

WOSU Public Media | 2400 Olentangy River Road | Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.292.9678

 


Basic Membership
WOSU wouldn’t be the same without our members. Your membership gifts provide immediate support for the operations of WOSU Public Media including the educational, engaging, and entertaining programs you see on WOSU TV and hear on WOSU NPR News  and WOSU FM, WOSU Classical, as well as the community services such as Ready To Learn.

Benefits of Membership
Membership in WOSU Public Media starts at $45 per year. This includes 12 issues of our monthly magazine, Airfare Online. Gifts of $60 or more entitle members to receive both the WOSU Membercard and a year subscription to Newsweek magazine. The Membercard offers two-for-one discounts at many area restaurants, arts events and attractions. Your discount privileges are valid for an entire year. While gifts of any amount are appreciated, gifts of at least $500 are accorded the courtesies and benefits associated with recognition in the Friends of WOSU.

Radio Day Sponsorships
For a gift of $365—just $1.00 a day—you will receive five on-air mentions on the day of your choice to recognize a birthday, anniversary, or special occasion.

Matching Gifts
You can multiply your support of WOSU with a matching gift from your company or your spouse’s company. For more information, please visit Ohio State’s Corporate Matching Gifts.

Give to WOSU now!
For more information about annual memberships, e-mail: members@wosu.org
 

Annual Giving Recognition
The principal benefit of the Friends of WOSU recognition is the satisfaction you experience knowing that you are a donor to and full partner with WOSU in its mission to enrich lives through programs and community services that educate, inform, entertain, and inspire. Your annual generosity provides WOSU with an extra measure of strength and flexibility. In return, WOSU, through the Circles of Giving, extends to you certain courtesies and privileges in recognition for the special position you hold within the WOSU family:

LEADERSHIP CIRCLES (All Leadeship Circles include basic membership benefits.)

Network
$500 - $999

  • Special Edition MemberCard

Broadcasters
$1,000 - $2,499

  • 1 Gift AirFare
  • Quarterly Newsletter from WOSU’s General Manager
  • Invitations to select WOSU events

Directors
$2,500 - $4,999

  • Invitation to annual WOSU TV Fall Preview event
  • Invitation to Spring Breakfast with General Manager

Producers
$5,000 - $9,999

  • Annual personal meeting with General Manager

Executive Producers
$10,000+

  • Donation of a WOSU video collection to a school or nonprofit organization in your name

the Presidents Club
the Presidents Club is The Ohio State University’s largest and most prestigious major donor recognition group. Established in 1963 and part of the Office of University Development, the Presidents Club is comprised of more than 8,000 individuals, corporations, businesses and organizations who have made major gifts – undesignated and designated – to Ohio State.

WOSU Public Media is proud to be part of The Ohio State University. As such, your annual support of WOSU may qualify you for in recognition in Ohio State’s Presidents Club. For more information, please call (614) 292-9550 or e-mail presidentsclub@osu.edu.

Donor Bill of Rights
Go here to view the Donor Bill of Rights (PDF).

Explore WOSU

Serenata with Christopher Purdy

Saturdays at 1pm
Serenata, also known as “Adventures with the Art Song,” is a half-hour program hosted by WOSU’s Christopher Purdy. If you despair of choosing among the 500-plus recordings of Schubert lieder or want to hear Renee Fleming’s new jazz/classical album, this is the program for you. more...

Musica Sacra

Sundays at 8pm on Classical 101 FM
Musica Sacra presents two hours of sacred choral music Sunday evenings at 8pm. Join host Christopher Purdy for music by Purcell, Handel, Tchaikovsky, John Taverner, Mozart, and more. more...