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June 9, 2026

Nonprofit news outlets faced headwinds in 2025: New INN Index data

Latest figures show fieldwide stability but slower growth.

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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 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 Education Group, brought […]

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 […]

April 10, 2024

Community support for nonprofit news continues to grow through NewsMatch

For the second consecutive year, local match funding secured by nonprofit news organizations surpassed matching support provided through the national NewsMatch program. Each year as part of NewsMatch, nonprofit newsrooms secure individual donations from Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, and a coalition of national and regional funders — 17 in 2023 — partially matches those […]

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March 25, 2024

60 newsrooms join the third cohort of the GNI Fundamentals Lab for INN Members

This April, the third 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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March 1, 2024

‘Untold stories’: Rural diversity series blends data, modern narratives and history

A lithium mine under construction in northern Nevada would be a boon for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles and the ‘green’ economy. For some regional Native tribes who have ties to the land, and environmental groups, it’s a source of concern about the long-term impacts of mining.  Those tribes say the U.S. government has not […]

February 23, 2024

Nonprofit news continues growth trajectory: new members join INN

More than a dozen well-established nonprofit newsrooms across the country now have access to reliable election results, operational support and industry data as new members of the Institute for Nonprofit News. In total, this year INN has welcomed 19 news organizations, most of them founded before 2021, to its membership ranks.   Most of the outlets […]

February 14, 2024

More news consumers to get real-time AP election results through INN collaboration funded by GNI

With support from the Google News Initiative, The Associated Press will offer nonprofit newsrooms that are members of the Institute for Nonprofit News access to U.S. election results as part of the organizations’ shared commitment to providing facts around the democratic process.  AP will provide ready-to-publish graphics of both election results and AP VoteCast survey […]

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February 9, 2024

National data collaboration details the impact of proposed nursing home changes, pressures lawmakers to invest more

Newsrooms explored what new federal staffing requirements meant in rural nursing homes

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January 19, 2024

INN, Lenfest Institute’s Statewide News Collective partner to create benchmarking data for news organizations serving entire states

As national politics have become increasingly polarized and Congress gridlocked, state legislatures have addressed policies that were formerly decided at the federal level — making news organizations that cover state-wide issues more essential than ever. A new generation of startup news organizations has stepped up to fill this need. The number of nonprofit news reporters […]