July 23, 2015
Journalism That Connects Us
A New Experiment with the Center for Investigative Reporting At the Dodge Foundation, we just gave a first-time grant to the Center…
Author Archives: Molly de Aguiar
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June 30, 2015
A Bold Step Toward Community-Driven Journalism
“In an age of participatory media, news demands participation. Or to quote Benjamin Barber, ‘People are apathetic because they are powerless, not powerless because they are apathetic.’ For…
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April 27, 2015
Declaration of Dependence
Communities and news organizations working together will transform local journalism. Here’s how. By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearns @grdodgemedia | @jcstearns The…
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April 23, 2015
5 Ideas to Steal from ProPublica
(For News Organizations of Any Size) Sometimes we get candid feedback from journalism organizations that they do not have the capacity or resources to try some of the new…
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February 3, 2015
Impact is Not a Four Letter Word
Nothing strikes fear in the hearts of nonprofit organizations more than when a funder asks about impact. Foundations demand that nonprofits measure and understand the impact of their work, but…
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October 30, 2014
Unlocking the Secrets to Foundation Funding
For media and journalism organizations, understanding how to get and keep funding from philanthropic foundations is often a mystery. Part of the problem is that foundations on the…
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September 23, 2014
Striking a Balance Between No-Strings vs. Strings Attached Journalism Funding
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently made a $1 million grant to WNYC to support comprehensive coverage of health issues. Specifically, the grant is to “create a health…
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August 13, 2014
The Ann Arbor Chronicle and the Role of Philanthropy
Photo of Dave Askins and Mary Morgan in 2012 by Michael Andersen (via Nieman Lab) Perhaps you heard the news that The Ann…
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July 18, 2014
How to Innovate Locally: 20 Starting Points
This past weekend, I went to the Association of Alternative Newsmedia's annual conference in Nashville, where I caught a presentation by Alexa Schirtzinger on Innovating…