Monday, June 10

Nonprofit news sites are growing, but the search for a reliable business model continues

A new study from Pew finds that digital nonprofit news organizations are finding ways to diversify their funding, but most still rely on grants from foundations to survive.

Even as the number of nonprofit news outlets continues to grow, many organizations are still struggling to find a model for long-term success.

A new study from the Pew Research Center found that tending to the business of running a news nonprofit is among the chief concerns from journalists inside those organizations. More than half of the nonprofits surveyed by Pew said business activities like advertising, fundraising, and marketing represented their greatest staffing need.

Read more at Nieman Labs