Collaboration

January 30, 2026

Community powers collaborations and reach for rural newsrooms

INN's Collaborations Project Manager reflects on her year-long position with the Rural News Network, including its latest collaboration: Sowing Resilience.

August 7, 2025

“Powering Rural Futures” collaboration expands understanding and reach

Students, educators and employers across the country have an expansive definition of a ‘clean energy job.'

October 4, 2024

Bridging Access: Nonprofit newsrooms unite to address healthcare disparities in rural communities

To address the pressing healthcare challenges facing rural and marginalized communities across the United States, six nonprofit newsrooms — the Associated Press, California Health Report, Capital B, Cardinal News, CatchLight […]

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May 30, 2024

‘People in rural communities want their stories told’

RNN collaboration examines the dynamics of postsecondary education options and workforce needs in rural communities The Rural Realities: Education, Workforce, and Progress editorial series, spearheaded by the Institute for Nonprofit […]

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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 […]

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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

October 13, 2023

Inundated: Great Lakes flooding crises generate national attention

Explore the impact of INN's Inundated collaboration on the Great Lakes flooding.

March 1, 2023

Climate collaboration examines resilience across Great Lakes cities

Explore the impact of INN's Climate Resilience collaboration.

February 23, 2023

INN’s latest rural collaboration enables on-the-ground reporting, builds community trust

Explore the impact of INN's Breaking Point collaboration series.

August 25, 2022

At the Crossroads: Building better ways to engage, represent Indigenous communities through collaboration

Explore the impact of INN's At the Crossroads collaboration series.

February 18, 2022

Life After COVID: Largest INN collaboration to date uncovers dramatic effects of COVID

Explore the impact of INN's "AC: Life After COVID" collaboration.

February 17, 2022

Tapped Out: Second round of reporting leads to deeper coverage, stories otherwise untold

Explore the impact of the second part of INN's Tapped Out collaboration series.

From local news to in-depth reporting on pressing global issues, INN’s 475+ members tell stories that otherwise would go untold – connecting communities, holding the powerful accountable, and strengthening democracy.