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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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October 5, 2023

RNN series explores unique challenges facing rural communities of color

A new six-part collaborative series explores the issues these communities are facing and what some are doing to change their fates.

September 29, 2023

GNI Fundamentals Lab for INN Members kicks off with 52 newsrooms

In October, the first cohort of INN Network newsrooms will begin training in audience development, reader revenue and sponsor advertising.

September 21, 2023

Try this: Supercharge leadership through community

Here are three nonprofit leadership takeaways from our Emerging Leaders gathering and strategies for putting them into action.

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August 23, 2023

Nonprofit News Awards highlight impact of investigative journalism

The 2023 Nonprofit News Awards (INNYs) showed that nonprofit newsrooms often take the lead in holding government officials accountable, a vital role as the traditional newspaper industry continues to shrink.  Whether investigating the high death rate at a county jail, tracing the source of cancer-causing chemicals in a state’s drinking water, or revealing lenience around […]

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August 9, 2023

How geographic scope relates to newsroom revenue models and growth: new Index Fact Sheets

Nonprofit newsrooms covering distinct geographic areas — either local, state/regional or national/global — share commonalities in revenue models, staff size and type of journalism.

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July 17, 2023

‘Pods’ establish benchmarking data for different types of nonprofit news outlets

This year, INN’s research team launched a new service called “Index Pods,”  based on data from the annual INN Index survey, to give member news organizations better benchmarking data and more targeted peer connections.  Pods leverages the Index survey data INN members send in each year to identify distinct groups of nonprofit news organizations  – […]

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June 30, 2023

While philanthropic giving drops overall, giving to journalism holds steady

While 2023 continues to present a challenging fundraising environment for all nonprofits, overall support for public service journalism will continue to grow.

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June 15, 2023

Scripps Howard Fund sends eight college students to intern at INN Network rural newsrooms

The Scripps Howard Fund is supporting placement of eight interns — college journalism students or 2023 graduates — at nonprofit newsrooms that are members of the INN Network. All of the newsrooms are actively engaged in INN’s Rural News Network, which provides collaborative reporting from and for rural America.  These paid internships are designed to […]

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June 8, 2023

News organizations in the INN Network to receive business development training and $20,000 each in grants to support implementation from the Google News Initiative

Through a partnership between the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Google News Initiative (GNI), up to 372 members of the INN Network are eligible to participate in a customized version of GNI’s Fundamentals Lab focused on audience development and revenue growth and receive up to $20,000 each in implementation grants.  “The nonprofit news […]