The purpose of this grant is to explore how WDET, and in turn other local non-profit media organizations, can integrate revenue driving activities into engaged journalism projects. Our intention is to identify and realize the sustainability of “engagement” as a practice, and share our learnings for the wider industry to review.
Strategy: Ecosystem News
Institute for Nonprofit News
This renewal grant will provide general operating support for the Institute for Nonprofit News. The Institute for Nonprofit News is a critical anchor organization, providing support, training and networking for America’s 200+ nonprofit journalism organizations.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
The News Measures Research Project will provide a foundation for the Democracy Fund and the field in general to assess the state of national and local journalism content, audience needs at a local level and the state of the local news media infrastructure.
The New School
To support the New School’s Journalism + Design program in their efforts to train local newsrooms on systems and design thinking through workshops, convenings, and a digital toolkit to help journalists develop new ways to understand and serve their local communities’ needs.
Institute for Nonprofit News
INN’s mission is to help nonprofit news organizations produce and distribute stories with impact; to achieve cost efficiencies by pooling resources and services; and to develop new revenue streams that will help member organizations become sustainable, mission-driven, nonprofit businesses.
The Miami Foundation Inc.
The purpose of this grant is to grow and continue The Fund for Nonprofit News, fiscally sponsored by The Miami Foundation, in support of NewsMatch 2019 and 2020. The Fund supports a matching gifts program designed to encourage donations to nonprofit newsrooms and expand the capacity of nonprofit journalism to build their small donor base.
Community Foundation of New Jersey
To support the NJ Local News Lab Fund, which is investing in people and organizations working to make New Jersey’s news ecosystem more connected, collaborative, and sustainable.
Duke University
The News Measures Research Project will provide a foundation for the Democracy Fund and the field in general to assess the state of national and local journalism content, audience needs at a local level and the state of the local news media infrastructure.
Chalkbeat Inc.
This general operating grant will support Chalkbeat’s efforts to create a scalable and sustainable model for local journalism that serves communities while sharing costs across geographic bureaus in order to make the work maximally sustainable.
North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc.
To support North Carolina’s local news and information ecosystem through the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund at the North Carolina Community Foundation. The North Carolina Local News Lab Fund will support building a networked news ecosystem that is audience-centered, trusted, collaborative, and resilient.