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.
Pitching a session for INN Days is an excellent opportunity to showcase a solution, share experiences, or collaborate with news leaders, partners, and funders within the nonprofit news field.
Before you begin, review our Session Pitch Guide.
Please submit your session by January 31, 2025 to be considered for this year’s conference. You can expect to hear from the INN Staff no later than March 14, 2025 with information on whether your session was successfully accepted.
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’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.
Yes, there are a limited number of discounted registration tickets available to support individuals who are interested in attending. Please contact gatherings@inn.org with your request.
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. More information on travel & lodging will be available soon.
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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