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April 24, 2025

New INN members expand local news coverage, reaching across borders

INN has welcomed 33 news organizations to the INN Network since late 2024, including its first Mexican member.

August 2, 2024

“Compulsively readable”: Finalists for the 2024 Nonprofit News Awards showcase the storytelling power of nonprofit news

“Creative and poignant.” “Compulsively readable.” “I was hooked.” “Wow, wow, wow,” one judge wrote. “I loved this so much.” Those were just some of the glowing comments from judges of the fourth annual Nonprofit News Awards, or INNYs, run by the Institute for Nonprofit News to honor excellence in journalism, leadership and community service.  INN […]

Graciela Mochkofsky

July 24, 2024

Educator and bilingual author Graciela Mochkofsky joins INN Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Institute for Nonprofit News appointed Graciela Mochkofsky, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, to join the board at its last meeting. Mochkofsky has said that she looks forward to bringing “the perspective of someone who is training the next generation of journalists and has […]

June 27, 2024

New INN members tout strong local news focus

Almost three dozen nonprofit news organizations, most of them digital outlets and locally focused, will have access to benefits such as professional development, grants and other personalized support as new Institute for Nonprofit News members.  INN recently welcomed 32 news organizations to the INN Network. With those outlets, its membership has grown by 51 so […]

INN Days 2024

June 21, 2024

Connection and vibes: INN Days takeaways

For the 460 people who recently attended the 2024 INN Days in San Diego, there likely were moments when the event felt more like a summertime reunion than a journalism conference. There were waterfront views, scenic morning walks and plenty of time for reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. Attendees brought  their kids […]

June 11, 2024

A pivotal moment: 15 years of building the nonprofit news movement

By Karen Rundlet INN’s CEO Karen Rundlet prepared these remarks to open the INN Days conference in San Diego on June 11, 2024. I attended my first INN Days as a very new journalism funder back in 2016. It was shortly after I’d spent a decade at a major metro, living through layoffs and salary […]

June 6, 2024

Next set of nonprofit newsrooms to benefit from GNI Fundamentals Lab and funding

This June, the fourth cohort of the GNI Fundamentals Lab for INN Members will begin training in audience development, reader revenue and sponsor advertising thanks to a partnership between the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Google News Initiative (GNI). Over three months, newsrooms will receive personalized audits of their current activities, attend learning […]

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June 5, 2024

The sky is not falling: Annual INN Index data show nonprofit news is stable, but not foolproof

By Emily Roseman, Jesse Holcomb and Karen Rundlet Over the seven years the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) has studied the nonprofit news sector, the signals have pointed in the same direction: growth. This year, the signals were a little more mixed than usual.  There is certainly good news to be found in the data […]

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May 30, 2024

‘People in rural communities want their stories told’

RNN collaboration examines the dynamics of postsecondary education options and workforce needs in rural communities By Alana Rocha The Rural Realities: Education, Workforce, and Progress editorial series, spearheaded by the Institute for Nonprofit News’ Rural News Network, successfully highlighted critical workforce development issues within rural communities. This 10-part series, made possible with support from Ascendium […]

April 29, 2024

News leaders to focus on succession planning, board development and fundraising through 2024 Emerging Leaders Council

The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) welcomes 14 members of the 2024 INN Emerging Leaders Council (ELC). These forward-looking, innovative leaders set the stage for sustainable growth for their organizations and serve as a model for leaders across the field.  Over four months, participants engage in one-on-one coaching and connect with a network of their […]