AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

The PBS Foundation and Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced an award of $1 million to the PBS Foundation from the Adobe Foundation Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The grant, part of the Adobe Youth Voices global philanthropy initiative, will establish PBS’s Adobe Youth Voices Venture Fund and support PBS Foundation operations.

Through the venture fund, PBS Foundation will help support qualified professional and student producers in creating both original broadcast programming focused on youth-related subject matter and incorporating youth-generated media into public television broadcasts, on-line, on-air and in the classroom. Youth-relevant issues and concerns will be highlighted through original video, animation and photography. Building on PBS’s long-standing relationships with teachers and the education community, the Adobe Youth Voices Venture Fund will allow PBS to engage young people around the country and encourage production of exciting and innovative content.

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