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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. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

Among the funders for its first local chapter, Press Forward Chicago , were the Democracy Fund and the Chicago Community Trust, demonstrating the intersectional nature of local news funding. In Sacramento, California, the James B. Other funding initiatives to combat misinformation include the Global Fact Check Fund at the Poynter Institute.

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What’s in My Inbox | Anatomy of the “perfect” email ask

Pamela Grow

And since that time, I’ve been a donor to numerous journalism-based nonprofits. Freedom of the press — more importantly accessibility to unbiased, fact-based journalism — matters to me.

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New Crowdfunding Site ‘Survive the Streets’ Helps Prevent Homelessness Through Early Intervention - Press Release - Digital Journal

AFP Blog

PRESS RELEASE New Crowdfunding Site ‘Survive the Streets’ Helps Prevent Homelessness Through Early Intervention - Press Release - Digital Journal : New crowdfunding website Survive the Streets ([link] launches to help the nearly homeless in the U.S.,

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Hot Off the Press: Issue Two of NTEN:Change is Live

NTEN

They're all featured in the latest issue of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders ! NTEN's newest publication is free and hot off the press. What do Guerrilla Video, Facebook for Volunteer Management, and #GettingSlizzard have in common?

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Bay Area Nonprofits Teach Technology in a Three Day Series Across Region - Press Release - Digital Journal

AFP Blog

Bay Area Nonprofits Teach Technology in a Three Day Series Across Region - Press Release - Digital Journal : ''via Blog this'''

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