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May 23

The Transformative Power of Letting Go

Trusting local people, championing their dreams, and giving them the resources to build a different future. By Molly de Aguiar + Josh Stearns This is the story of a $2 million grant that has had a sprawling impact on local journalism and journalism funding around the world for 10 years…

Community Engagement

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The Transformative Power of Letting Go
The Transformative Power of Letting Go
Community Engagement

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Aug 2, 2022

Taking Stock: A Mid-Year Update From IPMF

Earlier this year I shared IPMF’s intentions for 2022, and it’s time for an update on what we’ve been up to so far this year: Grantmaking “The good news is that we plan to simplify and streamline our grantmaking this year by continuing to work with the grantee partners we have…

Philanthropy

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Taking Stock: A Mid-Year Update From IPMF
Taking Stock: A Mid-Year Update From IPMF
Philanthropy

6 min read


Jan 19, 2022

Refilling Our Well

IPMF’s intentions for 2022 — In 2022, we are going to do things a little differently at Independence Public Media Foundation. …

Philanthropy

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Refilling Our Well
Refilling Our Well
Philanthropy

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Apr 27, 2021

Spring Forward

It’s Spring already, and we’re overdue with this update on what we’ve been up to at Independence Public Media Foundation this year, and what we’re planning for the rest of the year: 2021 Grantmaking In 2021, we will conduct two rounds of invited proposals from our grantees to whom we gave two-year…

Community Media

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Spring Forward
Spring Forward
Community Media

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May 28, 2020

Amplifying Community Voices and Solutions for a Just Recovery from Covid-19

Although philanthropy is not known for transparency, it is one of our guiding principles at Independence Public Media Foundation. It is essential to building trust in the work we do, and to being held accountable. At the beginning of April, we published a statement about how we intended to respond…

Covid-19

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Amplifying Community Voices and Solutions for a Just Recovery from Covid-19
Amplifying Community Voices and Solutions for a Just Recovery from Covid-19
Covid-19

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Dec 18, 2019

Exploring Creative Media Making and the Conditions for Change

The Independence Public Media Foundation announced its second round of grants today, totaling $4.3 million in support of its goal to establish the Philadelphia region as a “hotbed for creative media makers.” What does that mean? What might that look like? I will admit that when I joined the foundation…

Journalism

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Exploring Creative Media Making and the Conditions for Change
Exploring Creative Media Making and the Conditions for Change
Journalism

4 min read


Jul 9, 2019

From TV to Philanthropy:

How a public television station in Philadelphia seized an opportunity to transform itself and better serve its community —

Philanthropy

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From TV to Philanthropy:
From TV to Philanthropy:
Philanthropy

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News Integrity Initiative

·Feb 26, 2019

We Can’t Afford to Wait for More Diverse Newsrooms

by Evelyn Hsu and Martin G. Reynolds, co-executive directors, The Maynard Institute — As part of the News Integrity Initiative, we’re featuring a series of profiles of NII grantees in order to highlight their groundbreaking work. NII is centered around a vision for journalism that builds trust, empathy and solutions in our communities. In order to have enduring trust between newsrooms and the…

Journalism

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We Can’t Afford to Wait for More Diverse Newsrooms
We Can’t Afford to Wait for More Diverse Newsrooms
Journalism

7 min read


Feb 21, 2019

Things We Don’t Talk About (But Should): An Open Letter to Media Funders

How you fund is as important as what you fund Jessica Clark, Dot Connector Studio Molly de Aguiar, News Integrity Initiative Next week, several hundred people from national, community, and place-based foundations, as well as newsrooms and other nonprofits, will come together at the Knight Media Forum in Miami. The conference focuses on philanthropy’s role in strengthening local news and…

Journalism

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Things We Don’t Talk About (But Should): An Open Letter to Media Funders
Things We Don’t Talk About (But Should): An Open Letter to Media Funders
Journalism

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News Integrity Initiative

·Feb 13, 2019

How Outlier Media Works for Detroit

Preventive journalism and distributed watchdogging, one text message at a time. — At the News Integrity Initiative, we’re launching a series of profiles of NII grantees in order to highlight their groundbreaking work. We can’t think of a better way to kick off this series than with Outlier Media in Detroit, founded by Sarah Alvarez. Outlier Media expands our imagination about what…

Journalism

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How Outlier Media Works for Detroit
How Outlier Media Works for Detroit
Journalism

6 min read

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