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November 5, 2026
Behind the INN Index: How we know what we know about nonprofit news
A Q&A with INN's research team to share the mechanics and utility of the INN Index Report.
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October 21, 2024
Stronger Together: Mergers and partnerships in nonprofit news
“I like to say, we don’t compete, we complete.” That’s how Ron Smith, executive director of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, describes his newsroom’s long standing relationship with the statewide […]
October 16, 2024
How much has philanthropy’s support for BIPOC-led outlets changed?
We asked newsrooms for an update. In 2023, the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) published its latest deep-dive study on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the nonprofit news sector, exploring […]
August 22, 2024
Newsrooms are finding new ways to build community, online and off
At INN’s conference at CUNY’s Craig Newmark School of Journalism, INN members explored the challenges in the post-platform era of news.
August 15, 2024
How nonprofit news outlets are using AI to save time and money
About a third of nonprofit news outlets are using artificial intelligence to benefit their organization, according to survey data from the Institute for Nonprofit News’ annual Index survey. By this time […]
June 11, 2024
A pivotal moment: 15 years of building the nonprofit news movement
INN’s CEO Karen Rundlet prepared these remarks to open the INN Days conference in San Diego on June 11, 2024. I attended my first INN Days as a very new […]
May 30, 2024
‘People in rural communities want their stories told’
A RNN collaboration examines the dynamics of postsecondary education options and workforce needs in rural communities.
May 9, 2024
How to pitfall-proof newsroom collaborations
Picture this: A group of newsrooms marshal their resources to embark on a new collaboration. The project manager has done everything right, from setting goals to establishing communication expectations and […]
April 10, 2024
Local donors help nonprofit news outlets weather ‘a very tough climate’
In the fall of 2022, Arizona Luminaria, a digital local news outlet, launched in Tucson. It aimed to inform residents about local and state issues, with a focus on immigrant […]
April 5, 2024
As an INN fellow, I saw nonprofit newsrooms’ engagement innovations firsthand
Editor’s note: In 2023, the Institute for Nonprofit News welcomed Allison Altshule as its first audience research fellow, and I mistakenly thought her work here would be relatively straightforward. The […]
March 22, 2024
Newly published research highlights how typical discussions of news media decline miss the mark
Anyone familiar with the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) will not be surprised to hear that the traditional model of journalism has imploded, especially at the local level. But there is some […]
March 1, 2024
‘Untold stories’: Rural diversity series blends data, modern narratives and history
A lithium mine under construction in northern Nevada would be a boon for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles and the ‘green’ economy. For some regional Native tribes who have ties […]
February 9, 2024
National data collaboration details the impact of proposed nursing home changes, pressures lawmakers to invest more
Newsrooms explored what new federal staffing requirements meant in rural nursing homes.
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