ACT LOCAL: Resources for local and nonprofit news organizations and funders

It takes a village to build an informed community. Here are resources for individual and institutional funders, community leaders, journalists and social entrepreneurs to build a sustainable future for local news.

RESOURCES FROM KNIGHT

Advancing a new era in local news: a call to action

Philanthropic Options for Newspaper Owners: A Practical Guide

How More Philanthropists, Foundations Can Support Local News as a ‘Public Good’

5 Ways Place-Based Foundations Can Support Local News

How to Build a Sustainable Local News Organization

Collaboratives: You have to want to be there

Don’t Let Money Drive Editorial; Let Editorial Drive the Money

How Training Can Improve Local News, Make It More Inclusive

How to get started as a local news funder

How Local News Can Survive and Thrive During the Pandemic

Local Journalist in Need? These Grants, Funds, Guides and Webinars Can Help

Journalists Getting Paid: How Online Platforms Are Boosting Income for Writers

How Local News Can Survive and Thrive During the Pandemic

How More Philanthropists, Local Foundations Can Sustain Local News

For Local News Publishers, Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Ford Foundation: Reconstructing American News

Democracy Fund: Journalism DEI Wheel

Local and Nonprofit News