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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.
July 13, 2023
Eight practices lead to revenue sustainability for these statewide nonprofit news outlets
Last month INN reported in the INN Index Snapshot that state and regional outlets are behind much of the nonprofit news sector’s revenue gains, growing their median revenue by 36% in a […]
June 30, 2023
While philanthropic giving drops overall, giving to journalism holds steady
The philanthropy headlines were stark last week: The Chronicle of Philanthropy: “Drop in Giving … Among the Steepest Ever” The Nonprofit Times: “U.S. Philanthropy Plummeted $17 Billion as Donors Disappeared” Both […]
January 23, 2023
Exploring diversity, equity and inclusion within the nonprofit news sector
The INN Index is our annual census of more than 400 news organizations that are members of the Institute for Nonprofit News. Since 2018, members have completed the survey in a commitment to […]
January 5, 2023
The music-powered, radically transparent, collaborative and crowdsourced approaches to NewsMatch 2022 fundraising
How do you make your year-end fundraising stand out? How might a giving campaign raise more than money? For some participants in NewsMatch, the answer was to broaden their appeals […]
February 7, 2022
We asked journalism leaders: How does your newsroom serve communities of color?
In this Q&A series, we discuss partnerships, distribution channels, building trust in communities and more. How is nonprofit news meeting the needs of communities of color? INN’s member newsrooms say […]
October 19, 2021
In nonprofit news, efforts to track diversity move forward
A national headline ran across the country last week: “Efforts to track diversity in journalism are lagging” (AP). But it’s only partly true. Many legacy and commercial newspapers have balked […]
May 5, 2021
How newsrooms track sources to ensure coverage reflects community
Last week INN published a new case study, How nonprofit newsrooms track sources to ensure coverage reflects community, by Vignesh Ramachandran. This case study is the second case as a part of our […]
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