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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 29/09/2026

📋 Explore the full findings in the NewsMatch at 10 Impact Report. 🔗: inn.org/our-work/newsmatch/newsmatc…

Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 29/09/2026

Growing revenue has also helped newsrooms invest in their teams. As NewsMatch participants expanded their budgets through fundraising and other revenue-generating efforts, they were able to hire more people and strengthen their capacity to serve their communities.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 29/09/2026

Stronger fundraising capacity has helped newsrooms expand their financial resources. Among NewsMatch participants, growth in individual giving has outpaced foundation support, while a growing share of newsrooms now operate with annual budgets exceeding $1 million.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 29/09/2026

More people are investing in nonprofit news, and local supporters are playing a growing role. NewsMatch has helped participating newsrooms attract larger individual gifts and secure matching contributions from local donors. Here's how that support has grown. ⬇️

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 29/09/2026

What 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. 🧵

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 21/08/2026

In 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...

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 09/06/2026

The 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…

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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...

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 10/03/2026

INN 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...

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/01/2026

Last 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...

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 30/10/2025

A 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…

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 28/09/2025

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

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

This year’s INN Service to Nonprofit News Award goes to Laura Frank, the executive director of The Colorado News Collaborative. Frank is also co-founder and chair emerita of the Institute for Nonprofit News.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

This year’s Nonprofit Newcomer of the Year is Mara Wilson, who has transformed @thedialmag.bsky.social as managing editor.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

This year’s Journalism Collaboration of the Year is “Unsolved,” an investigation from @stlpublicradio.bsky.social, @apmreports.org and @themarshallproject.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

This year’s Startup of the Year is Swampscott Tides, which was just an idea two years ago – and received nonprofit designation this past February.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Large Division winner of the Insight Award for Visual Journalism is “She Lost Her Sons to Shootings. She Now Carries Their Legacy” by Vincent Alban for @thetrace.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Medium Division winner of the Insight Award for Visual Journalism is “Fentanyl: A Decade of Death” from @inewsource.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Small Division winner of the Insight Award for Visual Journalism is “San Francisco’s RV Communities Fight Displacement” from @eltecolotesf.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Micro Division winner of the Insight Award for Visual Journalism is “Pursuing Higher Ground: Six Months After the Hurricane That Changed Appalachia” from @themarginus.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Large Division winner of the Innovator Award is “Outside the Journalism Box” by Jennifer Delgadillo for @mirrorindy.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Medium Division winner of the Innovator Award is @prismreports.org for its Reflective Journalism Project, which focuses on aspiring writers, community leaders and frontline social justice thinkers and organizers.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Small Division winner of the Innovator Award is “Beyond the Elections – Immigrants Belong” from @conectaarizona.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Micro Division winner of the Innovator Award is “The Record Express” from The Record North Shore.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Large Division winner of the Community Champion Award is “Reduced to Ash: The Eaton Fire’s Impact on Black Families,” by @adamlmahoney.bsky.social for @capitalb.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Medium Division winner of the Community Champion Award is the five-part series “The Tenant Trap” from @injusticewatch.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Small Division winner of the Community Champion Award is “BREAL Academy: Black Radical Education for Abolition and Liberation” from @kcdefender.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Micro Division winner of the Community Champion Award is “The New Pine Plains Herald’s reporting on ADUs brings millions in funding to rural service area” by Patrick Grego and Darrah Cloud for The New Pine Plains Herald.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Large Division winner of the Breaking Barriers Award is “Unwelcome to America,” by @jonapolitano.bsky.social for @the74.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Medium Division winner of the Breaking Barriers Award is “Poisoned Pipes and Painted Walls: Oakland’s Pervasive Lead Problem” from @eltimpano.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Small Division winner of the Breaking Barriers Award is “Giving More People a Say in Affordable Housing in Central Virginia” from @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Micro Division winner of the Breaking Barriers Award is Alexis Allison’s article for @objectivejournos.bsky.social s.bsky.social, “The Editor of a New York City Newspaper Bullied Reporters for Years. Then, He Was Promoted.”

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Large Division winner of the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism is “The Hardest Case for Mercy,” an article by Joe Sexton for @themarshallproject.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Medium Division winner of the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism is Medicated in Foster Care: Who’s Looking Out? by @theimprintnews.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Small Division winner of the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism is @mindsitenews.bsky.social and @palabranahj.bsky.social's series, “Silent Battles / Luchas Invisibles.”

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Micro Division winner of the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism is “After Allen Field: Lessons from Houston’s Mandatory Buyout Program,” an article by Amal Ahmed, Ko Bragg, Danielle Villasana of @themarginus.bsky.social.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Large Division winner of the Best Investigative Journalism Award is “She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away,” an investigation by @sho-walter.bsky.social of @themarshallproject.org.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Medium Division winner of the Best Investigative Journalism Award is @quinnglabicki.bsky.social of @publicsource.org. This award recognizes Glabicki’s investigation, “EQT’s Gas Play: There is Something Wrong Under New Freeport.”

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Small Division winner of the Best Investigative Journalism Award is Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism. This award recognizes the investigation, “Democracy Deferred,” which raises questions about the legitimacy of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

The Micro Division winner of the Best Investigative Journalism Award is @themarginus.bsky.social. This award recognizes the investigation, “A River of Deception.”

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 11/09/2025

This year’s Emerging Leader of the Year is Mayuri Meera of @sahanjournal.bsky.social. Meera, Sahan’s director of operations and finance, has helped advance Sahan Journal’s values around equity, fairness, transparency and professional growth.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 08/08/2025

So far, we have distributed $470,000 in unrestricted grants of $10,000 each to 47 news organizations through the program.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 08/08/2025

Recognizing the essential role of news organizations in times of weather-related and other natural disasters, Google News Initiative worked with us to support the launch of a rapid response grantmaking program in January 2025.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 31/07/2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate INN member @eltimpano.bsky.social‬ for winning the 2025 #JonesAward from @comnetwork.org‬. Their community-first approach to journalism is reshaping how newsrooms engage, inform, and build trust. Congratulations to El Tímpano on this well-deserved recognition!

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 27/06/2025

@monikab.bsky.social said that they're finding out that "audiences do want civic information, but you have to be talking to them... You can’t be deciding what it is that they need to hear." Read more: news.inn.org/a-different-...

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 27/06/2025

@outliermedia.org Executive Director @orlandopbailey.bsky.social talked about how community engagement drives the outlet’s work during the closing plenary of INN Days 2025, saying the outlet “flips the traditional news model on its head."

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 03/06/2025

Karen Rundlet kicks off #INNDays25 in Minneapolis. From today through Thursday, we’ll engage with close to 500 news leaders, technologists, lawyers, funders & other professionals who are helping to bring quality news and information to communities across North America. Share your notes as we go.

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 27/05/2025

Along with this growth in local outlets, INN sees a larger share of newsrooms covering current news and events on a range of topics and a smaller share focused exclusively on investigative reporting. The full report will be released this fall. Read the highlights now: news.inn.org/highlights-2...

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Institute for Nonprofit News @inn.org · 27/05/2025

According to 🆕 data released from INN’s eighth annual Index survey, the percentage of local news outlets rose to 51% in 2024 from 48% in 2023. 🔗 news.inn.org/highlights-2...

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