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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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[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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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Centers: $200 million in New Capacity Building Funding Available

VisionLink

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today announced more than $200 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribes to build local capacity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related crisis services."

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Knowing our technology is working to support so many meaningful missions is really satisfying. Curtis was Joyce’s local library when she moved to Maine, and she has been in her position for the past ten years. . Many assume that it is a Carnegie-funded library, but they are mistaken. At DipJar, we love our customers.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Funding Priority: Education. International Game Technology.

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Five reasons you need text-to-give technology at your association

Nimble AMS

But has your association yet considered the financial potential of adopting text-to-give technology? What is text-to-give technology? . Text-to-give is a vital form of technology that many organizations leverage as part of their fundraising strategy. Reasons why your organizations should adopt text-to-give technology .