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We lead 500+ independent news organizations in a new kind of news network: nonprofit, nonpartisan and dedicated to public service.

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What does a decade of community investment mean for nonprofit news?

For 10 years, NewsMatch has helped independent newsrooms strengthen their fundraising and build lasting relationships with supporters.

A new INN impact report examines how the program has helped the nonprofit news movement grow. 🧵
September 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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INN and BlueLena have launched the INN Level Up Mid-Level Giving Accelerator, a six-month program that helps independent newsrooms grow the donors in the middle of their files.

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September 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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School districts across Minnesota are consolidating. This isn't a new problem. But when a community loses its school, residents can feel like they are losing part of themselves, too. Story by @inn.org member, KAXE 👉 www.kaxe.org/local-news/2...
When rural districts combine, wins for budgets and students come with identity loss
The Iron Range offers a window into communities reckoning with how their identities must change for the betterment of future generations as schools increasingly collaborate.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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In August, wildfires hit Washington and Nevada, there was flooding in Illinois and a derecho tore through Indiana.

To support news organizations covering natural disasters, INN and Google News Initiative awarded 23 independent newsrooms $10,000 each in unrestricted funds.

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Disaster response in 2026: INN and GNI have made 23 grants to news organizations covering fires and floods
As wildfires and floods hit parts of the U.S. in August, independent newsrooms provided crucial coverage.
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September 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Up to 50 INN member newsrooms will get help building sustainable video workflows as part of INN’s new social video production program.

INN members can apply by Sept. 4.

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INN opens applications for its social video production program
Up to 50 INN members will get help building sustainable video workflows.
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August 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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In a public comment submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Aug. 19, INN objected to the agency’s proposal to eliminate the EEO-1 report, which requires employers with more than 100 employees to file demographic data.

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August 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Denia Pérez is an immigration lawyer by training. Now, she’s the Latino Community Correspondent for @documentedny.bsky.social, an INN Network member dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City.

Read this month's In Other News: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
A conversation with Denia Pérez
Denia C. Pérez is an immigration lawyer by training.
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July 24, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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How did audience engagement become the priority for nonprofit newsrooms? Read the takeaways from multiple sessions at #INNDays26.

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‘What is our impact?’: Takeaways from INN Days, Part 2 - INN News
Focusing on news gathering and reporting is not enough to ensure news outlets become and remain viable. Publishers also have to address demand for news—or the lack thereof.  That’s why audience engage...
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July 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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“There will never be a better advocate for you and your profession than you in your profession,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Rabb in a fireside chat on policy with INN Executive Director Karen Rundlet at INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh.

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Partnering to boost funding: Takeaways from INN Days, part 1 - INN News
A key message nonprofit news leaders heard during INN Days may run counter to some long-held ideals of journalism: Get involved.
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June 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Nonprofit News Awards who illustrate what it means to serve the public through journalism. Best Investigative Journalism: @jaxtoday.org, @voicesofmonterybay.bsky.social, @injusticewatch.org, @occrp.org.
June 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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INN CEO Karen Rundlet kicks off INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA with a focus on audience, revenue and policy to advance the nonprofit news movement. news.inn.org/lets-connect...
Let's connect with audiences: Opening remarks at INN Days - INN News
Karen Rundlet kicks off INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA, June 16.
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June 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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The 2026 INN Index data is out — and despite economic, political and technological upheaval in 2025, the nonprofit news field remains steady.

🔗: https://inn.org/research/inn-index/2026-index/
June 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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“My advice, therefore, is to strike the right balance between newsroom and sustainable growth from the very beginning.” — Bruce Putterman, CEO and publisher

Read our INNsights piece on how @ctmirror.org went from 3 reporters in 2010 to winning the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting in 2026:
How CT Mirror became a Pulitzer-winning newsroom - INN News
Bruce Putterman, the publisher / CEO of CT Mirror—which together with ProPublica won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting—has advice for growing a small, regionally-focused newsroom: invest in ...
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May 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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INN Network members @ctmirror.org and @propublica.org have won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for "an impressive series" exposing how the state’s towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting consumer protections. Congrats!

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Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror and Sophie Chou and Haru Coryne of ProPublica
For an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer protections.
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May 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Two recent reports have concluded that institutional philanthropy isn't equipped to support all independent journalism organizations in perpetuity.

INN's NewsMatch is a proven infrastructure solution to this need.

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The infrastructure news needs now: NewsMatch meets the moment - INN News
NewsMatch is a cornerstone of strengthening both individual newsrooms and the broader field.
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April 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Leah Keinama is the Director of Civic Journalism at @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social.

Keinama, who doesn’t have a journalism background, spoke to INN about what it’s like leading the Documenters program — a “huge benefit” to the newsroom and community: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
A Conversation with Leah Wambui Keinama
Leah Keinama is the Director of Civic Journalism at the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which operates the Flatwater Free Press, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative reporting in Nebraska. Keina...
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April 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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🥁 Announcing the 2026 INNYs finalists!

Finalists for the sixth annual Nonprofit News Awards focused on those issues through compelling newswriting, poignant photos, thoughtful community engagement and other efforts.

View the finalists and read the "heroic work": news.inn.org/2026-innys-f...
April 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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INN’s Rural News Network and @muckrock.com are partnering to provide RNN newsrooms access to @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, strengthening 2026 midterm election coverage across the country.

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INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms - INN News
The new partnership gives RNN Newsrooms access to MuckRock's tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk.
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April 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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@rns.org was recently given $1 million to launch An Atlas of American Belonging, a multimedia news hub focused on faith and immigrant communities. Now, they're partnering with @elpasomatters.bsky.social to deepen their local coverage at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Religion News Service explores the intersection of immigration and faith with nonprofit newsroom collaboration - INN News
Religion News Service is creating An Atlas of American Belonging — a news hub focused on faith and immigrant communities.
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April 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Lauren McEwen was a teen writer for VOX ATL when she was in high school. Now, she’s the program director of the Atlanta-based youth-development nonprofit news organization.

McEwen spoke to INN about how the organization has changed since she got her start there: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
A Conversation with Lauren McEwen
Lauren McEwen was a teen writer for VOX ATL when she was in high school from 2006 to 2008. Now, she’s the program director of the Atlanta-based youth-development nonprofit news organization, which was...
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March 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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INN has joined a coalition of 41 press-freedom groups demanding that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release journalist Estefany Rodriguez.

Read the statement from @freepress.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/download/pre...
March 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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INN's Chief Development Officer Lisa Gardner-Springer has spent more than 20 years fundraising for news. In our latest INNsights post, she shares her perspective on what has changed — and what still needs to change — in news philanthropy.

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What has changed, and still needs to change, in news philanthropy - INN News
INN's Chief Development Officer shares her perspective on what has changed — and what still needs to change — in news philanthropy.
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March 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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INN welcomed 22 newsrooms to the INN Network in January and February, including 14 full members and eight provisional members — plus, one affiliate organization that works to support journalism.

A warm welcome to the new members in the 🧵 — and read: news.inn.org/lifting-up-u...
‘Lifting up underrepresented voices’: New members at INN  - INN News
Twenty-two newsrooms — 14 full members and eight provisional — joined the INN Network in January and February.
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March 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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From November to January, INN members who participated in our Audience Studio tackled newsletter disruption, co-distribution and social media conversion in the quest for direct audience.

Read about how newsrooms are problem-solving for audience challenges: news.inn.org/inns-audienc...
INN’s Audience Studio tackles newsletter disruption, co-distribution and social media conversion in the quest for direct audience - INN News
Members in INN's Audience Studio recently experimented with newsletter metrics and total reach metrics and how to connect with new audiences.
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February 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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“What journalists are witnessing and reporting on is shocking and depleting: American citizens gunned down by ICE agents, manipulation of information by official government sources, and a flat out mandate for people to not believe what they are seeing with their own eyes....
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM