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June 16, 2026

Sixth annual Nonprofit News Awards highlight watchdog reporting, innovative leadership and storytelling on immigration

Winners of the 2026 INNYs represent innovation, transformational leadership and impactful reporting.

September 9, 2024

News delivery to rural communities gets a boost with support from Microsoft

The Rural News Network from the Institute for Nonprofit News has become a powerful consortium of independent, nonprofit publishers that informs and engages residents of U.S. rural communities and broadens global understanding of what it means to live and work in rural regions. For months, these local, regional and statewide newsrooms have been surveying their […]

September 6, 2024

INN ‘regulars’ find support, resources and community through frequent engagement

Nonprofit news leaders need to have a vision for their organization and its evolution. But they also need to be able to adapt to the times.  That’s something Erin Orr, executive director of Investigate Midwest, has learned during a three-decade journalism career.  “It’s important to have a plan,” Orr said, “but at the same time, […]

August 14, 2024

More than 280 newsrooms on track to receive revenue training and funding through GNI Fundamentals Lab program

This August, the fifth 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). Since October 2023, more than 230 newsrooms have participated in the program — with […]

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 […]