Today kicks off a six-part series highlighting cities and Indigenous communities in the Great Lakes region facing severe flooding issues — from excessive rain to crumbling infrastructure. From Ensia, get an overview of stories to come: ensia.com/features/flood…

From revenue models to type of journalism, the latest INN Index Fact Sheets show #nonprofitnews orgs covering distinct geographic areas — either local, state/regional or national/global — share many commonalities. 🧵 inn.org/news/how-geogr…

We're excited to meet up in person again at SRCCON this October! Plus, it'll be a chance to meet our new co-directors @iheartthroad and John Hernandez 🤠. Let us know if you'd like to be there: 2023.srccon.org/participation/…

Every year we host SRCCON as a chance to strengthen relationships with colleagues (and find new ones!). We do that by sharing meals, hobbies, stories about experiments and technical skill-building, and more. Let us know if you'd like to be there:  2023.srccon.org

INN Network news orgs redefine relationships between readers & media outlets, engaging them through community-building & acts of service. Learn about the creative ways Prison Journalism Project, High Country News, The Conversation U.S. & Conecta Arizona connect with readers. medium.com/innsights/inno…

Launching Monday: Explore Your Career River, careerriver.substack.com, a weekly dose of inspiration and discussion on pursuing a fulfilling career journey. 🛶

🧵: Democracy Day is just two sleeps away. To set the vibe, we're releasing of 12 stories from freelancers. What makes these stories special? They're free to publish for Democracy Day participants AND cover threats and solutions. Let's dive in. medium.com/centerforcoope…

INN Network news orgs vary greatly in size, scope and audience. That’s why INN crunched Index data to group outlets into a dozen “Pods” that share commonalities. Here's what we’re learning about how outlets are using the data to benchmark and set goals: medium.com/innsights/inn-…

Tomorrow: the career river community launches! Join for a weekly discussion on how to navigate a fulfilling career - no ladder-climbing necessary. open.substack.com/pub/careerrive…

Viewing our careers as ladders no longer reflects the realities of today’s working world, closing us off from exploring many fulfilling routes we could take instead. I’ve identified 3 key components to the career river: open.substack.com/pub/careerrive…

We are so proud of all the newsrooms, journalists, and partners who participated in U.S. Democracy Day 2023, and we are even more energized heading into 2024 as a result. Read more from Joe Amditis! medium.com/centerforcoope… #USDemocracyDay

This summer, we gathered 35 members of the INN Emerging Leaders Council to connect and share ideas. One takeaway? Spaces to share knowledge, successes, goals and stumbles across the field are fundamental to this new generation of #nonprofitnews leaders. medium.com/@sara.s_40204/…

It took me years to figure out the throughline in my audience engagement career - with this exercise as demonstrated by KMaksi🇺🇦, and advice from Qing Saville, you can uncover yours in 10 minutes. Thanks Hearken for sharing! medium.com/we-are-hearken…

The Nieman Lab jobs FAQ is on track to be one of their most-read posts of the year, Laura Hazard Owen said. open.substack.com/pub/careerrive…

"Since Cross’ start in 2015, INN has grown from a small consortium of nonprofit newsrooms into a growing network with more than 425 independent news organizations. Collectively, these newsrooms send 4,200-plus journalists into the field..." Media Impact Funders mediaimpactfunders.org/the-institute-…

📣 Excited to announce my next FREE workshop: "Cracking the Confidence Code: How Job Interview Champions Overcome Anxiety!" If job interviews spike your anxiety, I hope you'll join me. 📅 Thursday, Oct 26th at 2pm-3pm EST eventbrite.com/e/cracking-the…

The 2023 INN DEI Index Report is here — and the data shows that racial and ethnic diversity across the #nonprofitnews sector increased between 2020 and 2022. Here are some of the key findings 🧵inn.org/research/inn-i…

Trust in the news is falling among independents, not just Republicans. Journalists *have* to take a hard look at that if we want to be found credible by a majority of the people we aim to serve. I suggest steps to take in this week's Trusting News newsletter.

News philanthropy leader Karen Rundlet (Karen Rundlet) will become INN’s next chief executive officer, after years helping to develop sustainable local news ecosystems as a senior director at Knight Foundation. inn.org/news/news-phil…

Ever feel like climbing the career ladder just…wasn’t for you? I’m on the latest episode of Best Advice Show talking about the 🌊🛶 career river concept and how to explore a more fulfilling professional life. More: careerriver.substack.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flo…