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Beyond the first gift: Stewardship for first-time and one-time donors Link toBeyond the first gift: Stewardship for first-time and one-time donors

Date: Thursday, February 12  Time: 2 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. CT / Noon MT / 11 a.m. PT After year-end…

Mastering qualitative audience insights with Ariel Zirulnick Link toMastering qualitative audience insights with Ariel Zirulnick

Understanding your audience is essential to creating content and editorial products that truly resonate. Audience and Product Strategist Ariel Zirulnick…

Start strong: Build your high-impact donor list Link toStart strong: Build your high-impact donor list

Date: Thursday, Jan. 29  Time: 2 p.m. EST / 1 p.m. CST / Noon MST / 11 a.m. PST All…

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Call for participation now open: The 2026 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit Link toCall for participation now open: The 2026 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit

Join hundreds of local news fundraising professionals from around the world for the fourth Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit, hosted in…

Lenfest Institute to invest $1 million in partnerships between content creators and local newsrooms Link toLenfest Institute to invest $1 million in partnerships between content creators and local newsrooms

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is today announcing $1 million in new investments to support partnerships between content creators and…

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Lenfest News Creator Collaborative grant guidelines Link toLenfest News Creator Collaborative grant guidelines

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is pleased to launch the Lenfest Creator Collaborative Program, designed to help local news organizations…

Audience Community: Operationalizing audience insights Link toAudience Community: Operationalizing audience insights

Too often, valuable audience research ends up sitting on the shelf. Join the Lenfest Audience Community on Thursday, Nov. 20…

Get involved with the Lenfest Expert Network Link toGet involved with the Lenfest Expert Network

The Lenfest Expert Network connects news organizations with experienced consultants who help strengthen sustainability, audience engagement, and digital transformation. The…

At Radically Rural, big ideas meet small town publishers Link toAt Radically Rural, big ideas meet small town publishers

At the eighth annual Radically Rural summit earlier in October, hundreds of journalists, entrepreneurs, educators, and investors came together in…

AMA: Year-end donor stewardship  Link toAMA: Year-end donor stewardship 

The end of the year is one of the busiest and most rewarding times for fundraisers; full of campaigns, new…

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