Diversity And Inclusion

October 16, 2024

How much has philanthropy’s support for BIPOC-led outlets changed?

We asked newsrooms for an update. In 2023, the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) published its latest deep-dive study on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the nonprofit news sector, exploring research questions about staffing and leadership, operations, engagement with underserved communities and revenue patterns. But our analysis on philanthropic funding left us with even more […]

October 23, 2023

Opportunities to advance DEI in nonprofit news: What the INN Index tells us about progress made and…

For INN’s 2023 DEI Index Report, the median BIPOC-led outlet reported that 56% of foundation dollars received in 2022 were available for general operating expenses, compared to 70% among white-led outlets INN seeks to build a nonprofit news network that ensures all people in every community have access to trusted news. A cornerstone of this […]

September 9, 2020

I Left Journalism Because It Had a Problem with Race. I Came Back to Change It.

I left journalism 12 years ago, one of many “leavers” who had become disenchanted with the industry. I came back four years ago to join the Institute for Nonprofit News as its Chief Knowledge Officer in charge of programming and events that help INN members learn from experts and from each other as nonprofit news […]