Since 2016, revenue streams for two Sacramento nonprofits have steadily declined, prompting these organizations to begin explore solutions for new funding methods.
The budgets for Access Sacramento and the Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium are largely sustained with money from the Sacramento Metropolitan Television Cable Commission, a government agency which receives dollars from cable providers.
Despite the nonprofits’ planning, leaders at Access Sacramento and the Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium were caught off guard after learning last week a budget proposal by government officials shaved off more than 35% of its respective budgets, leading to potential layoffs and shuttering projects on short notice. Each organization offers equipment for students or community members to learn about media production, many of whom emotionally described the services as life-changing work offering a chance at expressing their core identities…