Determination, persistence and optimism remain front and center as the ASNE Journalism for a New Age endowment campaign enters its second year of fundraising. ASNE Foundation president Edward Seaton, executive director Scott Bosley and board members have been meeting with potential donors from the news industry and affiliated foundations. It is undoubtedly a challenging environment for raising funds. Nevertheless, our discussions have been positive and are helping ASNE further define the centrality of its role in helping editors lead change.

Since the campaign’s public launching at the annual convention in 2007, 93 generous donors — most of them ASNE members — have pledged or given nearly $400,000. Member support is critical for the success of the campaign as it demonstrates to others a strong belief in ASNE and its future. If you haven’t yet contributed to this initiative, we ask that you join those who have. We hope to reach $600,000 in member donations by the ASNE convention in April. Every contribution helps and is appreciated.

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Campaign Facts
Fundraising goal: $3.75 million by the end of 2010
Knight Foundation challenge grant: $2.5 million to help endow “Sunshine Week.”
We receive $1 from the Knight Foundation for every $1.50 donated to the campaign.
Our success: $6.25 million will be added to the ASNE Foundation endowment

The Asian American Journalists Association has chosen ASNE Diversity Director Bobbi Bowman to receive the organization’s 2007 Leadership In Diversity Award.

In making the award, which will be formally presented at the group’s August convention in Miami, AAJA praised Bowman’s leadership of ASNE’s annual census, the benchmark for measurement of diversity in American newsrooms. AAJA also cited Bowman’s work in creating skills training and her dedication to the goal of increasing the number of minority managers and supervisors.

Bowman has led ASNE’s diversity efforts since 1999. Immediately before joining ASNE, Bowman served as managing editor of the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, N.Y. Earlier, she held various reporting and editing positions at the Washington Post, Detroit Free Press and USA TODAY and was a corporate news staff recruiter for Gannett.

She earned a bachelor’s in history from Albright College and a master’s in urban affairs from American University.

In addition to contributing to The American Editor, Bowman writes a monthly column for the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and has written articles for Poynter Online.