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"This could be the year independent newsrooms lean into interdependence," writes our Product Manager Andrew Haeg in his NiemanLab prediction. lnkd.in/eNAzt78r
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December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"This could be the year independent newsrooms lean into interdependence," writes our Product Manager Andrew Haeg in his NiemanLab prediction. lnkd.in/eNAzt78r
"Philanthropy is ultimately about relationships, showing up, listening and building trust," @thebaltimorebanner.com's Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton told INN for this month's In Other News.
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A conversation with Sarah Walton
Sarah Walton is Chief Philanthropy Officer at The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit newsroom covering Baltimore, Maryland and surrounding areas. She talked to INN about her experience coming to The Banner...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Philanthropy is ultimately about relationships, showing up, listening and building trust," @thebaltimorebanner.com's Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton told INN for this month's In Other News.
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INN warmly welcomes our new Research Director Glynnis Melnicove to the team! Glynnis comes from American Institutes for Research and will be leading INN’s research initiatives, including the INN Index.
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Glynnis Melnicove joins INN to lead research initiatives - INN News
The Institute for Nonprofit News is thrilled to announce that Glynnis Melnicove has joined as the new Research Director.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
INN warmly welcomes our new Research Director Glynnis Melnicove to the team! Glynnis comes from American Institutes for Research and will be leading INN’s research initiatives, including the INN Index.
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What's next for nonprofit news? INN’s CEO Karen Rundlet writes that new partnerships will be vital as INN focuses on policy work and public awareness in 2026 and beyond.
Read about the vision: news.inn.org/the-next-era...
Read about the vision: news.inn.org/the-next-era...
The Next Era for Nonprofit News: New allies and long-term vision - INN News
New partnerships will be vital as INN focuses on policy work and public awareness in 2026.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What's next for nonprofit news? INN’s CEO Karen Rundlet writes that new partnerships will be vital as INN focuses on policy work and public awareness in 2026 and beyond.
Read about the vision: news.inn.org/the-next-era...
Read about the vision: news.inn.org/the-next-era...
INN's Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn has spent the last nine months tackling audience issues alongside INN Network newsrooms.
Read his final INNsights on audience and distribution in the nonprofit news field. news.inn.org/audience-wor...
Read his final INNsights on audience and distribution in the nonprofit news field. news.inn.org/audience-wor...
Audience work and the attention economy - INN News
INN's 2025 Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn reflects on his nine-month tenure working with newsrooms across the Network.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
INN's Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn has spent the last nine months tackling audience issues alongside INN Network newsrooms.
Read his final INNsights on audience and distribution in the nonprofit news field. news.inn.org/audience-wor...
Read his final INNsights on audience and distribution in the nonprofit news field. news.inn.org/audience-wor...
🗞️ Happy #GivingNewsDay!
Every day, the 500+ nonprofit newsrooms in the INN Network provide fiercely independent journalism that informs, empowers and protects their communities.
Everyone deserves access to news they trust. Find YOUR newsroom to support today: findyournews.org
Every day, the 500+ nonprofit newsrooms in the INN Network provide fiercely independent journalism that informs, empowers and protects their communities.
Everyone deserves access to news they trust. Find YOUR newsroom to support today: findyournews.org
Find Your News
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🗞️ Happy #GivingNewsDay!
Every day, the 500+ nonprofit newsrooms in the INN Network provide fiercely independent journalism that informs, empowers and protects their communities.
Everyone deserves access to news they trust. Find YOUR newsroom to support today: findyournews.org
Every day, the 500+ nonprofit newsrooms in the INN Network provide fiercely independent journalism that informs, empowers and protects their communities.
Everyone deserves access to news they trust. Find YOUR newsroom to support today: findyournews.org
When @inkstickmedia.com originally applied for INN membership in 2021, the organization was declined by INN’s board of directors because the newsroom didn't meet INN's membership standards.
In 2023, after significant expansion of original reporting, InStick Media re-applied and became a member.
In 2023, after significant expansion of original reporting, InStick Media re-applied and became a member.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When @inkstickmedia.com originally applied for INN membership in 2021, the organization was declined by INN’s board of directors because the newsroom didn't meet INN's membership standards.
In 2023, after significant expansion of original reporting, InStick Media re-applied and became a member.
In 2023, after significant expansion of original reporting, InStick Media re-applied and became a member.
Dedicated Human Resource positions don't exist in a lot of nonprofit newsrooms, but it does at @highcountrynews.org.
INN spoke with Human Resources Associate Gina Gurreri for this month's In Other News about her job and how it benefits the newsroom.
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INN spoke with Human Resources Associate Gina Gurreri for this month's In Other News about her job and how it benefits the newsroom.
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A conversation with Gina Gurreri
Gina Gurreri is the Human Resources Associate at High Country News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental, social and political issues in the Western United States. Gurreri talked to the Institu...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dedicated Human Resource positions don't exist in a lot of nonprofit newsrooms, but it does at @highcountrynews.org.
INN spoke with Human Resources Associate Gina Gurreri for this month's In Other News about her job and how it benefits the newsroom.
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INN spoke with Human Resources Associate Gina Gurreri for this month's In Other News about her job and how it benefits the newsroom.
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Congratulations to Jake Hylton of @lookoutnews.bsky.social and Yukari Kane of @prisonjournalism.bsky.social for being elected to the INN Board of Directors.
We look forward to them starting their three-year term in January.
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We look forward to them starting their three-year term in January.
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Jake Hylton and Yukari Kane join INN Board of Directors - INN News
Jake Hylton and Yukari Kane have been elected to the INN Board of Directors.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Congratulations to Jake Hylton of @lookoutnews.bsky.social and Yukari Kane of @prisonjournalism.bsky.social for being elected to the INN Board of Directors.
We look forward to them starting their three-year term in January.
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We look forward to them starting their three-year term in January.
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Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
That’s Mission Local & @miss-elenius.bsky.social in the New York Times today, featured for our integrity, in a full-page ad for @inn.org. Reporter Eleni Balakrishnan is holding our 2024 special print edition.
What a thrill. Please donate to them—and us.
That’s Mission Local & @miss-elenius.bsky.social in the New York Times today, featured for our integrity, in a full-page ad for @inn.org. Reporter Eleni Balakrishnan is holding our 2024 special print edition.
What a thrill. Please donate to them—and us.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
That’s Mission Local & @miss-elenius.bsky.social in the New York Times today, featured for our integrity, in a full-page ad for @inn.org. Reporter Eleni Balakrishnan is holding our 2024 special print edition.
What a thrill. Please donate to them—and us.
That’s Mission Local & @miss-elenius.bsky.social in the New York Times today, featured for our integrity, in a full-page ad for @inn.org. Reporter Eleni Balakrishnan is holding our 2024 special print edition.
What a thrill. Please donate to them—and us.
Congrats to @blockclubchi.bsky.social, named Best Daily News Site by Editor & Publisher. Since 2018, they’ve published 29,000+ stories and grown to 40+ journalists.
Block Club Named Best Daily News Site In International Competition
Block Club Chicago has published more than 29,000 stories since it launched in 2018.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congrats to @blockclubchi.bsky.social, named Best Daily News Site by Editor & Publisher. Since 2018, they’ve published 29,000+ stories and grown to 40+ journalists.
Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations. Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms?
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Read more about last month's audience workshop: news.inn.org/isolation-pr...
Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms? - INN News
Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations – and reimagining the news network might be the solution.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations. Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms?
Read more about last month's audience workshop: news.inn.org/isolation-pr...
Read more about last month's audience workshop: news.inn.org/isolation-pr...
A decade of democratizing philanthropy for nonprofit news.
NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins.
🔗: https://news.inn.org/newsmatch-10th-cycle-critical-moment-for-community-support-of-nonprofit-news/
NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A decade of democratizing philanthropy for nonprofit news.
NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins.
🔗: https://news.inn.org/newsmatch-10th-cycle-critical-moment-for-community-support-of-nonprofit-news/
NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins.
🔗: https://news.inn.org/newsmatch-10th-cycle-critical-moment-for-community-support-of-nonprofit-news/
Exciting news from @theajp.bsky.social for three INN Network newsrooms: @cardinalnews.org, @civilbeat.bsky.social and @nashvillebanner.bsky.social!
📢 We’re thrilled to announce $3.5M in grants to three organizations joining our portfolio: @cardinalnews.org, @civilbeat.bsky.social and @nashvillebanner.bsky.social! This funding will help these newsrooms grow sustainably and better serve their communities with trusted #localnews.
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American Journalism Project invests $3.5 million in the growth of three local news organizations - American Journalism Project
WASHINGTON — Oct. 28, 2025 — The American Journalism Project today announced $3.5 million in new support for three nonprofit local news organizations: Cardinal News, Honolulu Civil Beat and the Nashvi...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Exciting news from @theajp.bsky.social for three INN Network newsrooms: @cardinalnews.org, @civilbeat.bsky.social and @nashvillebanner.bsky.social!
How can newsrooms harness the power of the full nonprofit network to meet this moment of distribution volatility?
That's the question newsroom leaders, audience strategists, technologists and journalism supporters answered on Oct. 10 at INN's Better Together event.
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That's the question newsroom leaders, audience strategists, technologists and journalism supporters answered on Oct. 10 at INN's Better Together event.
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Better Together: INN members gather to develop network solutions for shared audience challenges - INN News
Newsrooms met to answer the question: How can newsrooms harness the power of the INN Network to meet this moment of distribution volatility?
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October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How can newsrooms harness the power of the full nonprofit network to meet this moment of distribution volatility?
That's the question newsroom leaders, audience strategists, technologists and journalism supporters answered on Oct. 10 at INN's Better Together event.
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That's the question newsroom leaders, audience strategists, technologists and journalism supporters answered on Oct. 10 at INN's Better Together event.
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Congratulations to INN member @deepsouthtoday.org on launching their Regional Investigative Reporting Center with @nytimes.com!
Deep South Today To Launch Regional Investigative Reporting Center In Collaboration With The New York Times - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News in New Orleans, Louisiana, and The Current in
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October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Congratulations to INN member @deepsouthtoday.org on launching their Regional Investigative Reporting Center with @nytimes.com!
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New at What Works: Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new @inn.org report. whatworks.news/2025/10/09/n...
Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new INN report
By Dan Kennedy Nonprofit local news is on the upswing, according to a new report from the Institute for Nonprofit News. An INN survey of nearly 400 digital-first nonprofit news organizations showed…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New at What Works: Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new @inn.org report. whatworks.news/2025/10/09/n...
The 2025 INN Index Report is here 📊
The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever.
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The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever.
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The 2025 INN Index
The 2025 INN Index reveals a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local, and steadily more collaborative.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The 2025 INN Index Report is here 📊
The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever.
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The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever.
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🚨🌾🚨 Nine newsrooms in @inn.org's Rural News Network just wrapped Sowing Resilience, a cross-country reporting series, in partnership with @apnews.com.
The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵
#ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵
#ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
Sowing Resilience
Sowing Resilience features 9 stories on how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚨🌾🚨 Nine newsrooms in @inn.org's Rural News Network just wrapped Sowing Resilience, a cross-country reporting series, in partnership with @apnews.com.
The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵
#ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵
#ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
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KOSU's @annapope.bsky.social reported on tribal food programs as part of this collaboration.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
KOSU's @annapope.bsky.social reported on tribal food programs as part of this collaboration.
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💥 Got a vision for a new local newsroom? Not sure where to start? We've got you.
Join us + @inn.org for Startup Sessions this fall!
📚 Learn audience and business factors
👋 Meet our new membership director Elaine Díaz Rodríguez
📅 Sept 30 (tomorrow!), Oct 14 & 28
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Join us + @inn.org for Startup Sessions this fall!
📚 Learn audience and business factors
👋 Meet our new membership director Elaine Díaz Rodríguez
📅 Sept 30 (tomorrow!), Oct 14 & 28
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September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
💥 Got a vision for a new local newsroom? Not sure where to start? We've got you.
Join us + @inn.org for Startup Sessions this fall!
📚 Learn audience and business factors
👋 Meet our new membership director Elaine Díaz Rodríguez
📅 Sept 30 (tomorrow!), Oct 14 & 28
calendly.com/courtney-inn...
Join us + @inn.org for Startup Sessions this fall!
📚 Learn audience and business factors
👋 Meet our new membership director Elaine Díaz Rodríguez
📅 Sept 30 (tomorrow!), Oct 14 & 28
calendly.com/courtney-inn...
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This story is one of nine in the series, “Sowing Resilience” — powered by Rural News Network and the Institute for Nonprofit News — to reveal how communities are navigating and reimagining the systems that have left them hungry. @inn.org
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September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This story is one of nine in the series, “Sowing Resilience” — powered by Rural News Network and the Institute for Nonprofit News — to reveal how communities are navigating and reimagining the systems that have left them hungry. @inn.org
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We are partnering with @inn.org, and other outlets, to bring a series about what #foodinsecurity looks like in rural areas and how they are responding to rising costs and aid cuts. @elaineagrant.bsky.social's story on a #foodpantry in rural #Maine will be available to read on our website Sunday.
New RNN collaboration examines food insecurity in rural communities - INN News
Sowing Resilience, INN's Rural News Network's latest collaboration, depicts what food insecurity looks like in U.S. rural communities.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We are partnering with @inn.org, and other outlets, to bring a series about what #foodinsecurity looks like in rural areas and how they are responding to rising costs and aid cuts. @elaineagrant.bsky.social's story on a #foodpantry in rural #Maine will be available to read on our website Sunday.
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ComNet25 Denver attendees will learn from the real-world experiences of their colleagues from organizations including @inn.org:
- How NewsMatch Helped @themainemonitor.org Acquire New Donors and Diversify Funding
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#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Comms4Good
- How NewsMatch Helped @themainemonitor.org Acquire New Donors and Diversify Funding
@shareneazimi.bsky.social
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Comms4Good
September 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ComNet25 Denver attendees will learn from the real-world experiences of their colleagues from organizations including @inn.org:
- How NewsMatch Helped @themainemonitor.org Acquire New Donors and Diversify Funding
@shareneazimi.bsky.social
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Comms4Good
- How NewsMatch Helped @themainemonitor.org Acquire New Donors and Diversify Funding
@shareneazimi.bsky.social
#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Comms4Good
This World News Day (#WND2025), we celebrate the impact of 500 independent news organizations that put people first, delivering fact-based journalism where it’s needed most.
Together, we can ensure that truth and accountability thrive in every community.
#ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter
Together, we can ensure that truth and accountability thrive in every community.
#ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter
September 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This World News Day (#WND2025), we celebrate the impact of 500 independent news organizations that put people first, delivering fact-based journalism where it’s needed most.
Together, we can ensure that truth and accountability thrive in every community.
#ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter
Together, we can ensure that truth and accountability thrive in every community.
#ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter