INN Days
June 3-5 | Minneapolis
INN Days
June 3-5, 2025
The Royal Sonesta Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
INN Days is the leading conference for nonprofit news leaders, funders, and collaborators. Registration opens on January 21, 2025.
The conference is a dedicated space for you to step back from day-to-day operations and dive deep into action items and new ideas to help you make progress on longer-term goals and strategies.
Based on last year’s feedback, we’re making this year’s conference more focused, bringing together leaders across the field to unpack the challenges and opportunities driving the future of nonprofit news.
👉 Discover the five core ideas shaping this year’s conference or pitch a session today.
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Get your tickets for INN Days 2025. Take advantage of an early bird discount of $50 until March 14, 2025. Registration will close on May 20, 2025.
Visit our FAQs below for answers to commonly asked ticketing questions.
INN Days 2025 takes place June June 3 to 5, 2025 at The Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown located at 35 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Part of attending INN Days is getting the opportunity to connect and spend time with your peers during off hours. Book your stay using the special room rates at the conference venue, The Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown. Room availability is limited and first-come-first serve.
Room Rate: $189 per night, plus tax
Hotel room rates are subject to an additional $20 per person per night for each additional person in a room beyond the first two guests.
The conference will begin with a plenary and reception on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 3. It will include a full day of programming on Wednesday, June 4, and end by 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 5.
Additional pre-conference workshops will take place starting the morning of June 3. Stay tuned for additional information about these opportunities.
We’ve built this year’s conference tracks around some of the core challenges and opportunities that will shape the future of nonprofit news:
Diversify Philanthropic Support: Finding new funding sources beyond the usual suspects, including local and national supporters who are starting to make journalism a philanthropic priority.
Evolve Audience Strategies: Overcoming audience disengagement and distrust by getting smarter about how to create and deliver journalism that meets people’s information needs.
Build Resilient Nonprofits: Adopting practices and policies that allow organizations to become more agile and responsive, use resources efficiently, and foster healthy workspaces.
Protect Against Emerging Threats: Developing proactive approaches for newsrooms to handle issues related to digital and physical safety, crisis response and legal protections.
Develop Civic Allies: Building connections across different sectors—community organizers, other nonprofits, policy advocates—who can serve as collaborators in fostering informed communities.
The period to submit session ideas for INN Days closed on January 31, 2025.
If you submitted a session, you can expect to hear from the INN Staff no later than March 14, 2025 with information on whether your session was successfully accepted.
For any additional questions, please contact gatherings@inn.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you click “Register,” you will be prompted to answer if you’d like to register yourself or a group. You must click “Group.” From there, the registration system will generate a list of employees from your organization who already have an account with INN, allowing you to choose the ones you’d like to register. If there is a member of your organization that is not listed, you must add them to your organization, complete the prompted details, and then register them.
Yes, you can request a ticket transfer until May 23, 2025. However, INN member tickets may only be transferred to individuals affiliated with an INN member organization. You must complete this form to initiate a transfer.
Yes, you can request a refund until May 3, 2025. There is a $30 processing fee associated with the refund. After May 3, we are unable to process refunds. If you are requesting a refund because you received a complimentary speaker or sponsor ticket, the full cost of your ticket will be refunded. You must complete this form to initiate a refund.
We don’t offer formal, full scholarships to attend INN Days, but we do provide Early Bird and INN member rates to make attendance more affordable. For additional support, INN members are also eligible for travel stipends. If you or your organization is facing a particular hardship, please reach out to gatherings@inn.org.
No, unfortunately, there is no virtual attendance option available for INN Days 2025 at this time.
The conference will begin with a plenary and reception on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 3. It will include a full day of programming on Wednesday, June 4, and end by 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 5. We suggest arriving by 12 pm CT on Tuesday, June 3 for a chance to settle in and network with fellow conference attendees.
Yes, there will be a limited number of discounted rooms available at the Royal Sonesta for conference-goers. Visit the Travel & Lodging section of our hub for more information.
In 2024, INN Days brought together more than 400 news leaders, journalism supporters and civic innovators from 250 unique organizations.
View available videos and resources from past conferences below.
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