Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 23hWhat does a decade of community investment mean for nonprofit news? For 10 years, NewsMatch has helped independent newsrooms strengthen their fundraising and build lasting relationships with supporters. A new INN impact report examines how the program has helped the nonprofit news movement grow. 🧵 113
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 21/09/2026INN and BlueLena have launched the INN Level Up Mid-Level Giving Accelerator, a six-month program that helps independent newsrooms grow the donors in the middle of their files. 🔗 inn.org/news/inn-and... 110
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsBig Local News @biglocalnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026School districts across Minnesota are consolidating. This isn't a new problem. But when a community loses its school, residents can feel like they are losing part of themselves, too. Story by @inn.org member, KAXE 👉 www.kaxe.org/local-news/2...kaxe.orgWhen rural districts combine, wins for budgets and students come with identity lossThe Iron Range offers a window into communities reckoning with how their identities must change for the betterment of future generations as schools increasingly collaborate. 001
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 18/09/2026In August, wildfires hit Washington and Nevada, there was flooding in Illinois and a derecho tore through Indiana. To support news organizations covering natural disasters, INN and Google News Initiative awarded 23 independent newsrooms $10,000 each in unrestricted funds. inn.org/news/disaste...inn.orgDisaster response in 2026: INN and GNI have made 23 grants to news organizations covering fires and floodsAs wildfires and floods hit parts of the U.S. in August, independent newsrooms provided crucial coverage. 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 27/08/2026Up to 50 INN member newsrooms will get help building sustainable video workflows as part of INN’s new social video production program. INN members can apply by Sept. 4. inn.org/news/inn-ope...inn.orgINN opens applications for its social video production programUp to 50 INN members will get help building sustainable video workflows. 020
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 21/08/2026In a public comment submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Aug. 19, INN objected to the agency’s proposal to eliminate the EEO-1 report, which requires employers with more than 100 employees to file demographic data. Read the full comment: inn.org/news/inn-sub... 000
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 24/07/2026Denia Pérez is an immigration lawyer by training. Now, she’s the Latino Community Correspondent for @documentedny.bsky.social, an INN Network member dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City. Read this month's In Other News: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...linkedin.comA conversation with Denia PérezDenia C. Pérez is an immigration lawyer by training. 131
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 10/07/2026How did audience engagement become the priority for nonprofit newsrooms? Read the takeaways from multiple sessions at #INNDays26. news.inn.org/what-is-our-...news.inn.org‘What is our impact?’: Takeaways from INN Days, Part 2 - INN NewsFocusing on news gathering and reporting is not enough to ensure news outlets become and remain viable. Publishers also have to address demand for news—or the lack thereof. That’s why audience engage... 100
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 29/06/2026“There will never be a better advocate for you and your profession than you in your profession,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Rabb in a fireside chat on policy with INN Executive Director Karen Rundlet at INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh. Read more: news.inn.org/partnering-t...news.inn.orgPartnering to boost funding: Takeaways from INN Days, part 1 - INN NewsA key message nonprofit news leaders heard during INN Days may run counter to some long-held ideals of journalism: Get involved. 000
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 17/06/2026Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Nonprofit News Awards who illustrate what it means to serve the public through journalism. Best Investigative Journalism: @jaxtoday.org, @voicesofmonterybay.bsky.social, @injusticewatch.org, @occrp.org. 110
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 16/06/2026INN CEO Karen Rundlet kicks off INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA with a focus on audience, revenue and policy to advance the nonprofit news movement. news.inn.org/lets-connect...news.inn.orgLet's connect with audiences: Opening remarks at INN Days - INN NewsKaren Rundlet kicks off INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA, June 16. 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 09/06/2026The 2026 INN Index data is out — and despite economic, political and technological upheaval in 2025, the nonprofit news field remains steady. 🔗: inn.org/research/inn-index/2026-ind… 020
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 15/05/2026“My advice, therefore, is to strike the right balance between newsroom and sustainable growth from the very beginning.” — Bruce Putterman, CEO and publisher Read our INNsights piece on how @ctmirror.org went from 3 reporters in 2010 to winning the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting in 2026:news.inn.orgHow CT Mirror became a Pulitzer-winning newsroom - INN NewsBruce Putterman, the publisher / CEO of CT Mirror—which together with ProPublica won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting—has advice for growing a small, regionally-focused newsroom: invest in ... 162
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 04/05/2026INN Network members @ctmirror.org and @propublica.org have won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for "an impressive series" exposing how the state’s towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting consumer protections. Congrats! www.pulitzer.org/winners/dave...pulitzer.orgDave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror and Sophie Chou and Haru Coryne of ProPublicaFor an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer protections. 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/04/2026Two recent reports have concluded that institutional philanthropy isn't equipped to support all independent journalism organizations in perpetuity. INN's NewsMatch is a proven infrastructure solution to this need. Read more: news.inn.org/the-infrastr...news.inn.orgThe infrastructure news needs now: NewsMatch meets the moment - INN NewsNewsMatch is a cornerstone of strengthening both individual newsrooms and the broader field. 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 28/04/2026Leah Keinama is the Director of Civic Journalism at @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social. Keinama, who doesn’t have a journalism background, spoke to INN about what it’s like leading the Documenters program — a “huge benefit” to the newsroom and community: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...linkedin.comA Conversation with Leah Wambui KeinamaLeah Keinama is the Director of Civic Journalism at the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which operates the Flatwater Free Press, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative reporting in Nebraska. Keina... 000
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 17/04/2026🥁 Announcing the 2026 INNYs finalists! Finalists for the sixth annual Nonprofit News Awards focused on those issues through compelling newswriting, poignant photos, thoughtful community engagement and other efforts. View the finalists and read the "heroic work": news.inn.org/2026-innys-f... 140
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 15/04/2026INN’s Rural News Network and @muckrock.com are partnering to provide RNN newsrooms access to @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, strengthening 2026 midterm election coverage across the country. news.inn.org/rural-news-n...news.inn.orgINN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms - INN NewsThe new partnership gives RNN Newsrooms access to MuckRock's tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk. 133
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 03/04/2026@rns.org was recently given $1 million to launch An Atlas of American Belonging, a multimedia news hub focused on faith and immigrant communities. Now, they're partnering with @elpasomatters.bsky.social to deepen their local coverage at the U.S.-Mexico border. news.inn.org/religion-new...news.inn.orgReligion News Service explores the intersection of immigration and faith with nonprofit newsroom collaboration - INN NewsReligion News Service is creating An Atlas of American Belonging — a news hub focused on faith and immigrant communities. 031
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 26/03/2026Lauren McEwen was a teen writer for VOX ATL when she was in high school. Now, she’s the program director of the Atlanta-based youth-development nonprofit news organization. McEwen spoke to INN about how the organization has changed since she got her start there: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...linkedin.comA Conversation with Lauren McEwenLauren McEwen was a teen writer for VOX ATL when she was in high school from 2006 to 2008. Now, she’s the program director of the Atlanta-based youth-development nonprofit news organization, which was... 020
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 10/03/2026INN has joined a coalition of 41 press-freedom groups demanding that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release journalist Estefany Rodriguez. Read the statement from @freepress.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/download/pre... 12717
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 06/03/2026INN's Chief Development Officer Lisa Gardner-Springer has spent more than 20 years fundraising for news. In our latest INNsights post, she shares her perspective on what has changed — and what still needs to change — in news philanthropy. news.inn.org/what-has-cha...news.inn.orgWhat has changed, and still needs to change, in news philanthropy - INN NewsINN's Chief Development Officer shares her perspective on what has changed — and what still needs to change — in news philanthropy. 000
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 02/03/2026INN welcomed 22 newsrooms to the INN Network in January and February, including 14 full members and eight provisional members — plus, one affiliate organization that works to support journalism. A warm welcome to the new members in the 🧵 — and read: news.inn.org/lifting-up-u...news.inn.org‘Lifting up underrepresented voices’: New members at INN - INN NewsTwenty-two newsrooms — 14 full members and eight provisional — joined the INN Network in January and February. 152
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 20/02/2026From November to January, INN members who participated in our Audience Studio tackled newsletter disruption, co-distribution and social media conversion in the quest for direct audience. Read about how newsrooms are problem-solving for audience challenges: news.inn.org/inns-audienc...news.inn.orgINN’s Audience Studio tackles newsletter disruption, co-distribution and social media conversion in the quest for direct audience - INN NewsMembers in INN's Audience Studio recently experimented with newsletter metrics and total reach metrics and how to connect with new audiences. 000
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 13/02/2026“What journalists are witnessing and reporting on is shocking and depleting: American citizens gunned down by ICE agents, manipulation of information by official government sources, and a flat out mandate for people to not believe what they are seeing with their own eyes.... 1115
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 06/02/2026(1/2) The arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon last week violated the First Amendment. But this is not an isolated attack – and journalists are not the only ones affected when their rights are violated. 100
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/01/2026We wish it weren’t necessary to say that the federal government’s arrest of journalists for reporting on a public event violates the First Amendment’s protection for freedom of the press. 13113
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/01/2026Last summer, INN's Collaborations Project Manager Paulina Velasco worked with 20 journalists across 10 member newsrooms on "Sowing Resilience," a series about food insecurity. Read Velasco's farewell and reflection on collaborations and rural journalism: news.inn.org/community-po... 021
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 19/12/2025"This could be the year independent newsrooms lean into interdependence," writes our Product Manager Andrew Haeg in his NiemanLab prediction. lnkd.in/eNAzt78rlnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 031
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 18/12/2025"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. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...linkedin.comA conversation with Sarah WaltonSarah 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... 030
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 15/12/2025INN 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. news.inn.org/glynnis-meln...news.inn.orgGlynnis Melnicove joins INN to lead research initiatives - INN NewsThe Institute for Nonprofit News is thrilled to announce that Glynnis Melnicove has joined as the new Research Director. 030
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 12/12/2025What'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...news.inn.orgThe Next Era for Nonprofit News: New allies and long-term vision - INN NewsNew partnerships will be vital as INN focuses on policy work and public awareness in 2026. 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 05/12/2025INN'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...news.inn.orgAudience work and the attention economy - INN NewsINN's 2025 Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn reflects on his nine-month tenure working with newsrooms across the Network. 020
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 02/12/2025🗞️ 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.orgfindyournews.orgFind Your News 141
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 21/11/2025When @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. 100
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 19/11/2025Dedicated 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. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...linkedin.comA conversation with Gina GurreriGina 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... 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 18/11/2025Congratulations 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. news.inn.org/jake-hylton-...news.inn.orgJake Hylton and Yukari Kane join INN Board of Directors - INN NewsJake Hylton and Yukari Kane have been elected to the INN Board of Directors. 030
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsMission Local @missionlocal.org · 07/11/2025Made 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. 23110
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 18/11/2025Congrats 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. blockclubchicago.orgBlock Club Named Best Daily News Site In International CompetitionBlock Club Chicago has published more than 29,000 stories since it launched in 2018. 020
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 14/11/2025Isolation 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...news.inn.orgIs reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms? - INN NewsIsolation is creating new problems for news organizations – and reimagining the news network might be the solution. 000
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/10/2025A decade of democratizing philanthropy for nonprofit news. NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins. 🔗: news.inn.org/newsmatch-10th-cycle-c… 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 28/10/2025Exciting news from @theajp.bsky.social for three INN Network newsrooms: @cardinalnews.org, @civilbeat.bsky.social and @nashvillebanner.bsky.social! 010
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 24/10/2025How 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. 💡 news.inn.org/better-toget...news.inn.orgBetter Together: INN members gather to develop network solutions for shared audience challenges - INN NewsNewsrooms met to answer the question: How can newsrooms harness the power of the INN Network to meet this moment of distribution volatility? 030
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 14/10/2025Congratulations to INN member @deepsouthtoday.org on launching their Regional Investigative Reporting Center with @nytimes.com! deepsouthtoday.orgDeep South Today To Launch Regional Investigative Reporting Center In Collaboration With The New York Times - Deep South TodayDeep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News in New Orleans, Louisiana, and The Current in 020
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsWhat Works @whatworks-nu.bsky.social · 09/10/2025New 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...whatworks.newsNonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new INN reportBy 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… 022
Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 08/10/2025The 2025 INN Index Report is here 📊 The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever. inn.org/research/inn...inn.orgThe 2025 INN IndexThe 2025 INN Index reveals a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local, and steadily more collaborative. 021
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsAlana Rocha @viaalana.bsky.social · 01/10/2025🚨🌾🚨 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 #nonprofitnewsinn.orgSowing ResilienceSowing Resilience features 9 stories on how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry. 101
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsKOSU @kosuradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2025KOSU's @annapope.bsky.social reported on tribal food programs as part of this collaboration. www.kosu.org/food-drink/2...kosu.orgHow one tribal nation in Oklahoma is combating uncertainty in federal support for foodTribal nations in Oklahoma have historically been leaders in getting food to hungry people — both native and non-native. But uncertainty created by federal funding changes is causing concern for leade... 012
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsTiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 29/09/2025💥 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... 012
Reposted by Institute for Nonprofit NewsInvestigate Midwest @investigatemidwest.bsky.social · 24/09/2025This 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 investigatemidwest.org/2025/09/24/t... 001