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December 11, 2025

Empowering collaboration: Lessons from INN

Graduate journalism students explore audience-building and community engagement with the Institute for Nonprofit News.

December 5, 2025

Audience work and the attention economy

INN's 2025 Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn reflects on his nine-month tenure working with newsrooms across the Network.

November 21, 2025

What it means to be an INN member: A peek behind the curtain of the membership application process

What does it mean to be an Institute for Nonprofit News member? Explore INN’s membership application process and the standards that members must meet.

November 14, 2025

Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms?

Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations – and reimagining the news network might be the solution.

October 24, 2025

Better Together: INN members gather to develop network solutions for shared audience challenges

How can newsrooms harness the power of the INN Network to meet this moment of distribution volatility?

September 15, 2025

Can tiny nonprofit news outlets survive the current financial flux?

A recent survey of INN members indicates that nonprofit news outlets are facing short-term financial uncertainty.

September 4, 2025

INN’s new Audience Studio boosts audience growth through peer learning

The first round of INN’s Audience Studio provided audience staff at INN member newsrooms a space to experiment. Join the next group Sept. 16.

August 20, 2025

How Bridge Michigan pursued owned audience via newsletters

Bridge Michigan realized the necessity of prioritizing owned audience platforms, so it turned to its newsletter.

August 7, 2025

“Powering Rural Futures” collaboration expands understanding and reach

Students, educators and employers across the country have an expansive definition of a ‘clean energy job.'

July 10, 2025

How nonprofit newsrooms are rewriting the rules of beat reporting

From Arizona to Maine, INN members are proving that collaboration isn’t just a budget fix — it’s a better way to serve communities.