Our in-person and online events gather leaders to advance knowledge about issues that are critical to the public interest.

Threats to press freedom, issues of safety and security, and issues of malicious and rampant disinformation are of serious and urgent concern to funders of international journalism and media—and attention to these issues among funders has been building over time. In response, Media Impact Funders has dedicated more research and field-building activities to grow knowledge and catalyze deeper conversations among […]

Threats to press freedom, issues of safety and security, and issues of malicious and rampant disinformation are of serious and urgent concern to funders of international journalism and media—and attention to these issues among funders has been building over time. In response, Media Impact Funders has dedicated more research and field-building activities to grow knowledge and catalyze deeper conversations among […]

These conversations are meant to serve as an opportunity for you to share what your organization is doing, learn about collaborative efforts from your peers, and stay connected to what’s happening in the field. If you’d like to share an update on your work or want to bounce an idea off your colleagues, let us […]

Our second network call for community foundations will focus on helping you connect with your peers, learn about their media funding strategies and share details about the important work you’re supporting in your own region. Background: Through years of data research and other field-building activities, we know that community foundations are playing an increasingly important […]

We remain committed to hosting monthly calls for funders who currently support or who are interested in supporting journalism.

Our 2021 Media Impact Forum will focus on evidence-based communications through one online discussion a month from February to June. Rationale & Context Last year (isn’t it nice we can finally say that?), we kicked off our 2020 Media Impact Forum with a discussion on the origins of COVID-19 and the danger of animal-borne infectious […]

The Institute for Nonprofit News is inviting Media Impact Funders members to attend INN Days, the annual conference on nonprofit news for journalists, funders, researchers and others interested in growth of this emerging field. They’ll have the latest briefings on efforts to build government funding that can preserve an independent press, equity and inclusion advances, community […]

Support for essential public interest information often overlooks work that fosters personal expression, celebrates cultures of locally distinct communities, or introduces the work of a local community’s artists to broader audiences. A new report from the Wyncote Foundation that pprofiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression will serve as the backdrop for this discussion. 

The first two sessions of our Media Impact Forum focused on the ways funders can and are currently using media to support vaccine confidence and access.

We remain committed to hosting monthly calls for funders who currently support or who are interested in supporting journalism.