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A road show to engage Wyoming audiences
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The Wyoming news nonprofit will make presentations in various far-flung parts of the state in hopes of greatly expanding its audience. Funds will support travel and promotion of five events.
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Monetizing engagement in the comments section
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The Banyan Project will create a digital tool to fosters engagement in the comments section of its news site and ultimately create a paid membership model around it.
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A storytelling mobile app for veterans
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The app, Stories for Service, will enable younger military veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars to use camera, text and recording features to chronicle their personal stories.
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Training writers to cover their community
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The Globalist proposes to offer a series of workshops to cover a variety of media skills, essentially training new and citizen-writers for its daily publication, and generating revenue from workshop fees.
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A membership program to improve sustainability
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JJIE will launch a membership program to both sustains the topical nonprofit’s work in the long term and create a mutually beneficial, customized relationship with its target audience: professionals working in juvenile justice.
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Symposium for NJ Cities
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New Jersey Spotlight will stage a one-day multi-tracked event entitled “The Symposium for NJ Cities” to convene leaders and citizens to tackle the needs of major New Jersey cities on a multitude of critical civic issues.
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A social media strategy for audience growth
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The Post seeks to leverage its social media reach to to build audience loyalty and strengthen its brand.
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Reader engagement for healthcare fair
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C-HIT will work with readers to develop an agenda for the daylong event, in which it will partner with corporate sponsors and exhibitors, including Connecticare, the largest health insurer in Connecticut.
Round 3
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Encino, Calif., April 15, 2015 — The Institute for Nonprofit News (formerly the Investigative News Network) announces eight INNovation Fund winners in its third round of funding, for a total of $223,820. With the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the fund was established to spur business innovation and experimentation in nonprofit newsrooms that are focused on audience engagement and long-term sustainability. “We are pleased with the depth and breadth of these awards that reflect the enthusiasm with which INN members embrace innovation,” said Brant Houston, chair of the INN board. “And we thank the Knight Foundation for their crucial support that helps our members advance in the digital journalism world.” The eight finalists were chosen from a pool of 38 proposal submissions.