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January 19, 2022

Meet the Ecosystem Builders: A unique group of leaders transforming local news

They are the “green shoots” of news ecosystems, willing to experiment in new projects or help introduce collaboration and new ways of working to legacy organizations.

December 7, 2020

Courtney Hurtt is building a better future for nonprofit newsrooms via NewsMatch. Here’s how.

"I love the opportunity to see at scale how they’re answering the question of 'How do I sustain my organization?'"…

June 17, 2020

The numbers behind nonprofit news: 250 outlets, 60% reporting locally, millions of people served

What the INN Index and NewsMatch results show about the future of nonprofit news.

November 2, 2018

Four tips for local newsrooms to tap into employee matching gift programs

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash By Gabe Schneider NewsMatch, the largest grassroots fundraising campaign for nonprofit news, kicks off this week, but there are many…

November 1, 2018

A bold funder collaboration focuses on supporting journalism that strengthens Democracy

NewsMatch 2018 launches with new funders, new newsrooms, new chances to support local news and investigative reporting, and more than $3 million in matching dollars for nonprofit news organizations.

December 29, 2017

Why we need to build the capacity of newsrooms that reflect and represent the whole community

By Andrea Hart, City Bureau and Molly de Aguiar, News Integrity Initiative Back in August, a journalist based in Birmingham, Alabama, …

June 21, 2017

Announcing News Match 2017: $2 Million Fund Will Match Donations to Nonprofit Newsrooms

This piece was co-authored by Tom Glaisyer and Jennifer Preston at Knight Foundation We believe that journalism is essential to building informed and engaged communities, and that a healthy…

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