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Raise NWA, goodmakerU boost nonprofits — Bagpipes in Batesville

By Randy Dixon,

Kyle Kellams, Matthew Moore

Published August 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT

On today's show, we learn that the funding landscape for nonprofits is changing, and goodmakerU is working to make its fundraising more efficient. Also, researching the historic connections between USAID and Arkansas. Plus, we learn about the only school in Arkansas offering bagpipe scholarships.

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Randy Dixon

Randy Dixon is the Director of News Archives and Media for the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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Matthew Moore

Matthew Moore is senior producer for Ozarks at Large.

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