PD Day Course List
Save the date for PD Day 2026 on Tuesday, December 8 beginning at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. Find online courses, downloadable resources, articles, podcasts, and more below, and start planning your PD Day 2026 schedule!
We continue to add to the catalog so check back frequently.
Courses
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra
Victory Strategies
Track
Leadership
Type
book
Amplifying Outreach Through Ambassador Programs
NETA
Track
Education, Community Engagement
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Applied AI for Public Media: Marketing, Social, and Digital Strategy
NETA
Track
Innovation, Marketing & Communications
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Broadcast Cybersecurity Precautions & Verification
Wayne Pacena, KAMU
Track
Cyber
Type
downloadable resources
Community-Powered Content: Integrating Engagement, Events, and Storytelling
NETA
Track
Content, Community Engagement, Development & Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Crafting What’s Next: Content Strategy Peer Exchange
NETA
Track
Content
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Creating Audience-First Digital Content
PBS
Track
Content, Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Community Engagement
Type
on-demand course
Creating Promos That Stick
NETA
Track
Marketing & Communications, Content
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Creating a Thriving Digital Community
NETA
Track
Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Content, Community Engagement, Development & Fundraising, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Cultivate Your Creative Hustle While Making Media That Matters
NETA
Track
Innovation, Community Engagement, Content, Education, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Cyber Champions Learning Path - Essentials; Malware Defender; Mobile Defender
PBS
Track
Cyber
Type
on-demand course
Cybersecurity Trivia Twirl
Center for Development of Security Excellence
Track
Cyber, Everyone, Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Development & Fundraising, Education, Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Leadership, Newcomers
Type
game
Data Storytelling: Translating Stories Into Numbers
NETA
Track
Marketing & Communications, Content, Community Engagement, Education
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Digital Fundraising for Public Media
PBS
Track
Development & Fundraising
Type
on-demand course
Digital Safety Kit for Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
Track
Cyber, Everyone, Content, Newcomers
Type
article
Elevating Community Voices: Building Station Partnerships with Independent Producers
NETA
Track
Content, Community Engagement
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Fred Rogers Productions: Behind the Scenes
Fred Rogers Productions
Track
Education, Community Engagement, Content
Type
on-demand course
Fred Rogers Productions: Many Ways to Show You Care
Fred Rogers Productions
Track
Education, Community Engagement
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
From Silos to Synergy: Building Interdepartmental Workflows That Work
NETA
Track
Everyone, Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Innovation, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Harnessing Resilience in the Face of Change
NETA
Track
Everyone, Leadership, Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
How NPR is Using AI
NETA
Track
Innovation, Content, Cyber, Leadership, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
How PBS can revive its pioneering spirit by embracing grassroots programming
Current
Track
Everyone
Type
article
How Successful People Think
John C. Maxwell
Track
Everyone, Leadership, Newcomers, Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Innovation, Marketing & Communications
Type
book
Innovate With Current: The Secret History of Public Media
NETA
Track
Everyone, Leadership, Newcomers, Innovation, Community Engagement, Content, Education, Marketing & Communications, Development & Fundraising, Business Administration, Cyber
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Innovate With Current: Visions for Public Media’s Future
NETA
Track
Everyone, Leadership, Newcomers, Innovation, Community Engagement, Content, Education, Marketing & Communications, Development & Fundraising, Business Administration, Cyber
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Innovate with Current: Powering Public Media with Digital Revenue
NETA
Track
Innovation, Development & Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Leadership, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Innovate with Current: The Future of Public Media (2026)
NETA
Track
Innovation, Everyone, Community Engagement, Content, Development & Fundraising, Education, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Introducing a Comedy Series About Cybersecurity
National Cyber Security Alliance
Track
Cyber, Everyone
Type
YouTube series
Introducing the New, Improved Visual Cue Sheet
NETA
Track
Content, Business Administration
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Introduction to Effective Analytics Communications
PBS
Track
Business Administration
Type
on-demand course
Key FCC Rules for Public Television
APTS
Track
Everyone, Content, Marketing & Communications, Development & Fundraising, Leadership, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Lean Teams, Bold Visions: Project Management in Public Media’s Uncertain Era
NETA
Track
Content, Community Engagement, Education, Innovation, Leadership, Marketing & Communications
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Learning to Harness Uncertainty
NETA
Track
Innovation, Everyone, Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
M+R Benchmarks Study 2025
M+R
Track
Marketing & Communications, Development & Fundraising, Leadership
Type
downloadable resources
M+R Benchmarks Study Webinar 2025
M+R
Track
Marketing & Communications, Development & Fundraising, Leadership
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
MarCom PLC Meetup: Image & Value Messaging
NETA
Track
Marketing & Communications, Content, Community Engagement, Development & Fundraising
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Marketing Efficiencies That Increase Impact
NETA
Track
Marketing & Communications, Community Engagement, Content, Innovation, Newcomers, Development & Fundraising
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Metadata Essentials: Unlocked
PBS
Track
Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Marketing & Communications
Type
on-demand course
Monetizing Station Content: Practical Strategies, Real Examples, & Replicable Ideas
NETA
Track
Content, Development & Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Leadership, Innovation
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
More Working it Out With the Wombats!
NETA, GBH
Track
Education, Community Engagement
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Myths & Truths of Working With Influencers
NETA
Track
Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Community Engagement, Content, Development & Fundraising, Education, Newcomers, Leadership
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
NETA Webinar Archive
NETA
Track
Everyone, Community Engagement, Content, Education, Marketing & Communications
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
PBS Standards & Practices
PBS
Track
Everyone, Content, Development & Fundraising, Education, Marketing & Communications, Leadership, Newcomers, Business Administration, Community Engagement
Type
on-demand course
Powwow Bound: Co-Creating Through Culture and Play
NETA
Track
Innovation, Education, Community Engagement, Content
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Predictions for Journalism, 2025: Public Media Reconciles its Past With the Present
Nieman Lab
Track
Everyone, Leadership, Content, Innovation, Newcomers
Type
article
Protecting Your Backups From Ransomware
Defense In Depth Podcast: CISO Series
Track
Cyber
Type
podcast
Public Media Innovators Weekly Newsletter
NETA
Track
Innovation, Everyone, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers, Business Administration
Type
article
Public Media, Music Copyrights, and You
NETA
Track
Content, Marketing & Communications
Type
downloadable resources
Rights & Clearances 101
NETA
Track
Content, Newcomers
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
SEO + AI: Best Practices for 2026
NETA
Track
Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Development & Fundraising
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Security Awareness Episodes by StaySafeOnline.org
National Cyber Security Alliance
Track
Cyber, Everyone
Type
YouTube series
Serving Adult Learners
NETA
Track
Education, Community Engagement
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Victory Strategies
Track
Leadership
Type
book
Share Your PD Day Experience
NETA
Track
Everyone, Business Administration, Community Engagement, Content, Cyber, Development & Fundraising, Education, Leadership, Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Newcomers
Type
live
Sharing Your Story
NETA
Track
Marketing & Communications, Community Engagement
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Steal This (AI)dea
NETA
Track
Everyone, Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Education, Community Engagement, Cyber, Content
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Steal This Idea
PBS
Track
Innovation, Content, Community Engagement, Development & Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Education
Type
on-demand course
Steal This Idea: A Peer Exchange of Replicable Station Innovations
NETA
Track
Content, Community Engagement, Marketing & Communications, Innovation
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Strategic Marketing Foundations
PBS
Track
Marketing & Communications, Community Engagement, Content, Development & Fundraising
Type
on-demand course
Tech Specs: Making Your Media Broadcast-Ready
NETA
Track
Content, Marketing & Communications
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
The 50+ Gaming Audience You’re Overlooking
NETA
Track
Innovation, Community Engagement, Content, Education, Leadership
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
The Basics of Public Media for New Professionals
Greater Public
Track
Everyone, Newcomers
Type
website
The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership by John Wooden and Steve Jamison
Victory Strategies
Track
Leadership
Type
book
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Victory Strategies
Track
Leadership
Type
book
The Hardest Problems in Security Aren’t “Security Problems”
Defense In Depth Podcast: CISO Series
Track
Cyber
Type
podcast
The Silver Generation - Our Most Valuable Asset
NETA
Track
Content, Community Engagement, Development & Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Tour of PBS LearningMedia
PBS
Track
Education, Content
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Underwriting and Public Media: Keeping It Legal
NETA
Track
Development & Fundraising, Leadership
Type
recorded webinar or presentation
Unleashing Creativity & Applying Standards to Generative AI
NETA
Track
Everyone, Innovation, Marketing & Communications, Education, Content
Type
recorded webinar or presentation