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April 24, 2025
INN has welcomed 33 news organizations to the INN Network since late 2024, including its first Mexican member.
October 13, 2021
Mississippi Free Press named Startup of the Year; veteran journalist Charles Lewis receives Lifetime Achievement Award; Sahan Journal founder Mukhtar Ibrahim honored as Emerging Leader of the Year Oct. 13, 2021 — Los Angeles, CA — Investigations that empowered communities, projects that informed readers and broke barriers, and innovations that led to success for nonprofit […]
September 28, 2021
Today the Institute for Nonprofit News publishes the first Index in Focus — a supplement to our 2021 Index report. While INN’s annual Index reports broadly on the nonprofit news sector, Index in Focus analyzes segments of the data in greater depth, revealing findings about five types of news organizations: those that cover local news, […]
September 22, 2021
Courtney Hurtt will lead INN’s nationwide initiatives to accelerate the growth of nonprofit news organizations. Through INN, these newsrooms now make up one of the largest news reporting networks in the country, with a membership of more than 350 independent, nonprofit news outlets. More than 2,800 registrants participate in INN’s growth programs each year, developing […]
September 20, 2021
Today, the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) received a $163,000 general support grant from the new Fortune Journalism PleasrFund, a partnership between FORTUNE Magazine, the digital artist pplpleasr, and Endaoment — the first cryptocurrency-backed 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. The fund is dedicated to advancing independent investigative journalism and programs that foster interest in quality reporting […]
September 10, 2021
INN is delighted to welcome Anita Li as host of our monthly Info Sessions for Startups, which are designed to give journalism entrepreneurs a realistic picture of what it takes to launch a nonprofit news organization. Anita is also partnering with INN to offer strategic coaching to our members through The Other Wave, which provides […]
September 8, 2021
In 2019, the news startup Sahan Journal raised $25,500 in individual donations throughout INN’s two-month long NewsMatch campaign. In 2020, just a year later, the outlet more than doubled this number — with $58,070 in contributions. In INN’s latest case study, we show how one nonprofit news organization — an outlet focused on providing coverage […]
August 20, 2021
Two reports released today show the impact of INN’s expanding editorial collaborations program. In May, eight INN members published a series of powerful stories on the intersection of water and equity as part of a collaboration called Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West. One story on water shortages in Gallup, New Mexico, published […]
August 18, 2021
News and media fundraising professional Lisa Gardner-Springer is joining INN in the new role of chief development officer, building institutional and individual support for the Institute for Nonprofit News and the NewsMatch campaign that is transforming community support of public service journalism. “Gardner-Springer brings a deep understanding of the U.S. news philanthropy community and the […]
August 4, 2021
Newsroom network will investigate inequities in health, work and environmental issues Nonprofit newsrooms across the U.S. are joining forces through the Institute for Nonprofit News to uncover the most pressing issues confronting rural communities, with a focus on solutions. More than 50 INN news outlets already prioritize coverage of rural communities and will form the […]
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