The Healthy Newsroom Checklist for Funders
This tool helps funders do their due diligence and assess the ethics and standards of a news organization.
Tools for Funders
Free resources for funders supporting local news
These tools are designed to help funders build and strengthen relationships with local news organizations, avoid common minefields that destroy trust, and address internal obstacles to funding news. These tools were developed thanks to the support of the Knight Foundation. We also offer workshops and coaching for funders.Â
We at Poynter are committed to helping funders build ethical support strategies that strengthen local news and protect journalistic independence. We encourage you to download and use these documents to begin shaping — or refining — your work with local news organizations.Â
If you need further support, coaching or advice, please contact us.
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Communication Best Practices for Funders
This tool provides high-level guidance to help funders communicate with news organizations in a way that does not derail trust or compromise editorial independence.
Building Trust with Newsroom Partners
This tool helps funders assess the scope, obstacles and vision of a news organization and find partners that have a stronger alignment with their work.
Opportunities for Short-Term and Non-Monetary Ways to Support Local News
This tool identifies ways that funders can meaningfully support local news organizations in the short-term, without undergoing a full grant cycle.
Tactics for Addressing Internal Obstacles
This tool helps funders respond to perceptions in their organization and on their board that hamper efforts to fund news.
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Megan Griffith-GreeneFacultyMegan Griffith-Greene is on the faculty at Poynter. Her work focuses on training and coaching funders interested in supporting local news, and is funded by...Read More
