Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
12 INN Members Win Funding Totaling Nearly $1 Million
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12 members of INN's network of independent, nonprofit investigative news sites won grants from the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
Announcements
Award-Winning Digital Entrepreneur Lisa Williams Joins INN as Director of Digital Engagement
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Award-winning digital journalism entrepreneur Lisa Williams has joined the Investigative News Network as Director of Digital Engagement.
Awards
Five INN Members Take Home Online Journalism Awards
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Five INN members took home awards from Online News Association's annual event. Awards were given for specific coverage, stories and organizational excellence.
Uncategorized
Impaq.me: connecting funding to social sharing & impact
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INN's new sharefunding tool, Impaq.me has been tested wtih 12 nonprofit news sites. In a NiemanLab post, Ken Doctor shares how the Center for Investigative reporting has used the tool.
Awards
INN Members Dominate Online News Association Award Nods
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A stunning nine independent, nonprofit newsrooms from INN's membership have been named as finalists in this year's Online News Association Awards, a performance almost as notable as INN members' dominance of the most recent round of grants from the Ethics and Excellence In Journalism Foundation.
Grants
INNovation Fund Winners Announced
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Investigative News Network announces 8 winners of the first round of its INNovation Fund grants, for a total of $236,280. The INNovation Fund was created to cultivate experimentation and new ideas newrooms.
Foundations
McCormick, Ethics & Excellence in Journalism and Patterson Renew Their Commitment To Supporting Nonprofit Journalism Through INN
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The McCormick Foundation and The Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation support INN and its initiatives to develop and provide innovative and useful services to entrepreneurial nonprofit news organizations.
Grants
McCormick, Ethics & Excellence in Journalism and Patterson Renew Their Commitment To Supporting Nonprofit Journalism Through INN
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Support from the McCormick Foundation, the Patterson Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation support INN's specific programs.
Announcements
Rafat Ali to join Investigative News Network Board
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Entrepreneur Rafat Ali is joining the board of the Investigative News Network. Ali, who is currently the CEO of Skift, a media startup that covers the travel & leisure industry, was also the founder of PaidContent, one of the leading publications covering the business of online media. "We are delighted that Rafat Ali is joining the INN board," said Brant Houston, chair of the board of directors. "His stellar talent and knowledge in digital media - and his terrific entrepreneurial skills - will contribute greatly to the future of INN." "I am very excited to be joining INN's board and helping in any way I can," says Ali.
Democracy Fund
The Democracy Fund Makes Investment in the Investigative News Network and the Nonprofit News Sector
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The Investigative News Network (INN) is happy to announce that the Democracy Fund has approved a grant up to $500,000 over two years in in INN to support programs that further the democratic process by informing communities with investigative and public service journalism.
crowd funding
What Makes Crowdsourcing Campaigns for News Work?
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Lyra McKee of The Muckraker and Brett Orzechowski of INN member news organization CT Mirror share lessons learned from their recent crowd funding experiences.
Nonprofit Status
Win! Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation wins 501(c)3 status
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The Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation (SIRF) has won 501(c)3 status after a 13 month wait from the IRS.