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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…

How The Boston Globe is building a social video practice Link toHow The Boston Globe is building a social video practice

Join us in welcoming The Boston Globe’s Emily Sweeney, the Globe's first-ever social video journalist, for a candid conversation on…

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…

‘Steal My Workflow:’ A short-form video workshop series Link to‘Steal My Workflow:’ A short-form video workshop series

Six sessions. Zero fluff. All insider intel. From Video Consortium x The Lenfest Institute's Communities of Practice, we're pulling back…

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:…

An illustration of three people standing around a jar of money. One is holding a light bulb.

Welcoming Chase Davis and Sonali Verma to the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Link toWelcoming Chase Davis and Sonali Verma to the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship

News organizations around the world are exploring how artificial intelligence can strengthen their work, but many are learning in isolation,…

Headshots of Chase Davis and Sonali Verma on a white background with orange lattice.

Every Voice, Every Vote coalition launches two-year, $1.8M grant program to expand civic news and information efforts Link toEvery Voice, Every Vote coalition launches two-year, $1.8M grant program to expand civic news and information efforts

With Philadelphia’s municipal primaries less than a year away, Every Voice, Every Vote is today announcing the launch of a…

Shameless self promotion: Selling your newsroom idea clearly, concisely, and compellingly Link toShameless self promotion: Selling your newsroom idea clearly, concisely, and compellingly

Back by popular demand from the 2026 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit, we're bringing Ken Schneck's session online for a virtual…

Driving subscription growth, retention, & high-impact journalism with The Philadelphia Inquirer Link toDriving subscription growth, retention, & high-impact journalism with The Philadelphia Inquirer

Join the Lenfest Audience Community for a conversation with Ross Maghielse, deputy managing editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, about how…

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