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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. What’s the problem? Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues. From Tara: How declining trust is affecting the media Declining trust is something that isn’t new within the journalism landscape; we’ve been dealing with it for decades. Execs agreed on the importance of educating members about trust issues in their field.

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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

Non Profit Quarterly

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. Cortico’s “digital hearth”. July 8, 2019; Nieman Lab. Julie Euber.

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12 Ideas for a Virtual Fundraiser or Online Event

Get Fully Funded

Think about local and regional acts, celebrities with connections to your area, and people you have connections to through Board members, supporters, and friends of friends. You could invite a few local acts to perform and offer a little something for everybody. Bullet journaling. It’s fun, easy, and affordable! And the weather!

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Clayton Aldern leads data journalism at Grist.

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