Local foundations are stepping up to fund nonprofit, for-profit and collaborative journalism projects around the country. Here is how to join them. BY MARK GLASER Place-based foundations typically focus their energy on supporting nonprofits and charities in their geographic area, but rarely have they thought about supporting local news. But that has changed dramatically in […]

More foundations and high-net worth individuals are funding local news. Learn how to join them. BY MARK GLASER Save the whales. No child left behind. Rock the vote. Support local news.  It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but local news is poised to become a cause célèbre alongside all the other bumper […]