State Farm
State Farm continues to support and develop new educational programs with Roadtrip Nation. Launched in 2005, the Independent Roadtrip Grant program gives hundreds of students the resources to hit the road in their own vehicles and create this experience for themselves. Roadtrip Nation is proud of our history with State Farm. We acknowledge that Roadtrip Nation would not be where it is today without them, and look forward to sending more people on the road to discover their passions in the years to come.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, non-profit corporation created by Congress in 1967 whose mission is to facilitate the development of, and ensure universal access to, non-commercial, high-quality programming and telecommunications services. CPB has integrated Roadtrip Nation into the My Source campaign as a study showcasing the power of public media to individuals across the country. Roadtrip Nation’s extended outreach program has been made possible by funding from CPB, empowering students from hundreds of universities to explore the world outside their comfort zone. Roadtrip Nation documents these young adults connecting with people who have defined their own road in life, and shares those experiences via campus events, educational resources, and online content.
Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand’s stunning landscapes, lush forests, amazing wildlife and pleasant climate make it a haven for many outdoor activities and a great place to unwind. Their society is rich in diversity, sophisticated and multicultural -- and the great advantage of New Zealand is that its physical, cultural, and artistic landscapes are close in proximity to each other.
With the support of New Zealand, Roadtrip Nation's 2008 Spring Campus Tour travelled across the United States, allowing students at universities to experience the Roadtrip Nation movement. In addition, Roadtrip Nation and New Zealand are sending three teams to roadtrip across New Zealand, having conversations with compelling and influential Kiwis along the way. Footage from these trips will be integrated within Roadtrip Nation’s PBS Series, airing in Fall 2009.
Broadcast Partners
Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
PBS uses the power of non-commercial television to enrich the lives of Americans through quality programs that are informative, authentic and diverse. The annual Roadtrip Nation documentary series is an independent, grassroots production whose mission is to help people define their own roads in life based on individuality, passion, and exploration. PBS is one of the last places on television where independent, substantive, ethos-guided programming can express itself. Roadtrip Nation is proud to be part of a system that leverages its reach to over 100,000,000 households to spread nourishing programming to people everywhere.
MSN
Roadtrip Nation has partnered with MSN to launch an extensive online Roadtrip Nation Original Series. Users can screen the latest interviews from the road and the reflections from students who are roadtripping, and can learn how to create their own roadtrip experience. Roadtrip Nation is excited about this partnership with MSN because, at its core, the Roadtrip Nation movement is not about "roadtrips,” but rather exploration. The Roadtrip Nation Experience on MSN enables them to explore the world, and discover their own path in life, no matter where they are.
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is the only action sports cable and satellite network in the United States producing original and exclusive content, packed with programming spanning the lifestyle and culture of skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross, wakeboarding and more.
In 2008, Roadtrip Nation is partnering with Fuel TV to create an episodic roadtrip focusing on the action sports lifestyle and genre, which will follow a team of young adults with a passion for action sports as they connect with the people who define this culture.
SBS
More than seven million Australians watch SBS Television each week where they see is a unique mix of Australian-produced and international programs drawn from over 400 national and international sources. SBS was established to give voice and exposure to multicultural Australia and to define, foster and celebrate Australia's cultural diversity by providing multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that educate and entertain Australians.
In 2008, Roadtrip Nation travelled across Australia with three young adults, connecting with successful Australians from all walks of life. With the help of SBS, the journey and discoveries these roadtrippers had on the road will be shared by the world. Roadtrip Nation acknowledges SBS's contribution to extend the Roadtrip Nation movement across the globe.
Strategic Partners
Thirteen / WNET New York
Roadtrip Nation partners with Thirteen / WNET New York, the nation's flagship PBS Station, to produce the annual Roadtrip Nation series on PBS. Thirteen has played a vital role in the growth of the Roadtrip Nation movement, believing in it before most. Without Thirteen, Roadtrip Nation would not have been able to navigate the often-complicated public television landscape, and share our programming with the world.
Ballantine / Random House
Roadtrip Nation works with our friends at Ballantine / Random House to publish Roadtrip Nation: A Guide to Discovering Your Path in Life. Every year, people in the editorial, publicity, sales, and marketing departments play a significant role in sharing the Roadtrip Nation movement on a national level.
National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
In college, the pressure to get good grades and stay at the front of the pack can be overwhelming at times, especially for students who belong to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars - an organization whose mission is to honour and inspire academic excellence and engaged citizenship for a lifetime. Roadtrip Nation offers Roadtrip Grants and other programs to NSCS students to empower them to explore the world around them. These resources give students the opportunity to hit the road, create new experiences and interview individuals from all walks of life to learn how they got to where they are today. Roadtrip Nation is proud to partner with NSCS and their community of over 500,000 students and alumni to help them define their roads in life.
