CINCINNATI, May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Delaney has
been appointed president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund, the
philanthropic arm of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP),
effective May 8. She succeeds
Liz Carter, whose retirement was
announced in January.
Delaney currently serves as director of philanthropic strategies
for the Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity that supports
philanthropic and journalism causes important to Scripps. She previously held the title of director
of development. She has been with the Fund since 2017.
In partnership with Carter, Delaney has helped lead the Fund to
increase the number of donors from under 1,000 in 2017 to 12,000
last year; developed and executed strategies to increase
fundraising annually, from $1.2
million in 2017 to $10 million
last year; and grew the "If You Give a Child a Book …" campaign to
more than $1 million annually in the
last two years.
"Since joining Scripps in 2017,
Meredith has been a key member of the Fund's leadership team
through a period during which the Fund focused efforts on making an
even greater impact on the communities we serve," said Adam Symson, Scripps' president and CEO. "While leading our
annual childhood literacy campaign, she has also led new
initiatives to connect our stations with meaningful local causes
that align our brands in order to maximize the benefit to our
communities. I am confident that the Scripps Howard Fund will be in
good hands – continuing to create informed and engaged communities
across the country."
Delaney has helped the Fund serve Scripps' employees and local television stations
with the launch of the Community Impact Campaign and Disaster
Relief initiatives. In 2023, the Fund gave $2.3 million in communities served by
Scripps.
"This job is incredibly gratifying," Delaney said. "When I see
the impact we're making across our programs, I'm so inspired. It's
truly a privilege to serve an organization so deeply rooted in a
legacy of investing in journalism education, childhood literacy and
caring for the communities that Scripps
calls home."
View the Scripps Howard Fund's 2023 Impact Report here.
Delaney is a seasoned fundraising executive, and her career has
been devoted to mission-based, nonprofit work. Before coming to the
Fund, she served in several senior development roles at the
University of Cincinnati Foundation
over 10 years, and she worked at United Way of Greater Cincinnati. She holds a master's in
communications from University of
Cincinnati, a bachelor's in journalism from the Reed College of Media at West
Virginia University and a certification in Nonprofit
Executive Leadership from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at
Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis.
Media contact: Molly
Miossi, The E.W. Scripps Company,
513-977-3713, molly.miossi@scripps.com
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media
company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the
nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective
local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations
in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches
households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News
and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV,
Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is
the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps is the longtime steward of the Scripps
National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps' long-time motto is: "Give light and the
people will find their own way."
About the Scripps Howard Fund
The Scripps Howard Fund is a public charity that supports
philanthropic causes important to The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:
SSP) and the communities it serves, with a special emphasis on
journalism education, excellence in journalism and childhood
literacy. At the crossroads of the classroom and the newsroom, the
Fund is a leader in supporting journalism through
award-winning journalism education programs; scholarships,
internships and fellowships; funding to advance diversity and
inclusion; and support of First Amendment causes. The Scripps
Howard Awards stand as one of the industry's top honors for
outstanding journalism, and the Fund's annual "If You Give a Child
a Book …" childhood literacy campaign has distributed thousands of
new books to children in need across the nation. In support of its
mission to create a better-informed world, the Fund also partners
with Scripps brands to create awareness of local issues and support
organizations that help build thriving communities. The
Scripps Howard Foundation, an affiliated organization with the
Scripps Howard Fund, supports Scripps'
charitable efforts through its endowment, key assets and major
donations.
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