Much like the bison, SDPB is strong, bold, and resilient. The bison runs through the storm rather than away from it. The $2 million Bison Campaign allows SDPB to:

• Stabilize current operations, giving us the opportunity to innovate and rebuild strategically.
• Protect SDPB as an essential service, ensuring South Dakotans everywhere have free access to trusted information.
• Reimagine a more sustainable future for SDPB.

Campaign Goal: $2 million, with gifts identified by 10/31/25
Gift Deadline: Gifts paid anytime prior to 6/30/26

Public broadcasting connects South Dakota.

From live legislative coverage and life-saving emergency alerts to trusted journalism and local documentaries, SDPB keeps our state informed and connected. It is a critical part of the South Dakota landscape.

Now, that connection is at risk.

Congress voted to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting, cutting $2.3 million from SDPB’s annual budget and putting its future at serious risk.

The impact is devastating.

SDPB must cut 21 positions, about 25% of the staff. This threatens everything you have helped us build and means fewer South Dakota stories reach you, leaving local voices unheard and gutting your access to trusted information.

This is our moment. Will you stand with us?

We are launching the Bison Campaign to protect SDPB’s future, but we can’t do it alone. Your leadership gift gives us the opportunity to stabilize current operations and rebuild strategically, protecting public broadcasting in South Dakota for generations to come.