Fundraising Strategies

End-of-year campaigns are here. Is your donation page ready?  Link toEnd-of-year campaigns are here. Is your donation page ready? 

Join the Lenfest News Philanthropy Network for a practical session on getting your website and fundraising platforms ready for year-end…

AI isn’t a journalist: What newsrooms can do about it to build trust and engagement with their communities Link toAI isn’t a journalist: What newsrooms can do about it to build trust and engagement with their communities

AI is getting better at summarizing information, scraping news content, and repackaging information for communities. I recently led a conversation…

What brands can teach us in journalism about building lasting relationships Link toWhat brands can teach us in journalism about building lasting relationships

We're an industry that talks mostly to ourselves. To figure out a more sustainable path forward for local journalism, we…

Engineering Serendipity: A smarter way to meet funders Link toEngineering Serendipity: A smarter way to meet funders

Date: Tuesdays, September 22 through Oct 6 Time: 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT Presenter: Jake Hylton, founding executive…

Solution Set: Fab fundraising tips from folks who know how it’s done 💰 Link toSolution Set: Fab fundraising tips from folks who know how it’s done 💰

As more news outlets turn to philanthropic fundraising to help support their work with donations, grants, and events, there’s also…

Lenfest News Philanthropy Network: Fundraising on journalism’s human edge in the age of AI Link toLenfest News Philanthropy Network: Fundraising on journalism’s human edge in the age of AI

As news fundraisers, we occupy a unique space in both the journalism and philanthropy sectors. Briana Crane, vice president of…

Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit: Building a donor management program from scratch Link toLenfest News Philanthropy Summit: Building a donor management program from scratch

This essay is part of a series of reflections from the 2026 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit sharing insights, lessons learned,…

Newsletter: New ideas for news fundraising Link toNewsletter: New ideas for news fundraising

What works for one news organization can spark ideas at another. At the 2026 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit, hosted in…

AI isn’t a journalist! Its limits are a fundraising and engagement opportunity Link toAI isn’t a journalist! Its limits are a fundraising and engagement opportunity

Date: Wednesday, August 26 Time: 2 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. MT / 11 a.m. PT Presenter:…

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Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit — Speaking Martian: bringing journalism philanthropy to Honduras Link toLenfest News Philanthropy Summit — Speaking Martian: bringing journalism philanthropy to Honduras

This essay is part of a series of reflections from the 2026 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit sharing insights, lessons learned,…

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