Past Opportunities

Because approximately 30% of all annual giving takes place in December, year-end campaigns are one of the most important fundraising efforts for organizations. And it’s never too early to start planning. Join the Lenfest News Philanthropy Network on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 1:00 p.m. MDT for a Community Chat focused on strategies and tactics for […]

No matter what kind of journalist you are, or what kind of beat you currently cover, we believe you will deal with climate change issues directly or indirectly for years to come. Are you ready? Welcome to a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), “How to Cover the Climate Crisis — and Fight Disinformation,” organized […]

Join in for the Denver Press Club‘s regular soirée for women in journalism. You don’t have to be a member to attend. This is a chance for women who are doing this important work to socialize and get to know each other. Bring friends!  When: Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. Where: […]

The National Press Foundation is now accepting applications for two all-expenses-paid fellowships for the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, taking place October 17 – 19 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 29, 2022.  The National Press Foundation offers two all-expenses-paid fellowships for the annual Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists at […]

The Native American Journalists Association will host the National Native Media Conference Aug. 25-27, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Special events and programs will also be hosted at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. NAJA will also offer content on-demand to members and attendees through a custom virtual event platform […]

U.S. children and teens have struggled with increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal behavior for much of the past decade. Join the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism for a free webinar to explore the systemic causes and policy failures that have accelerated the crisis and its inequitable impact, as well as promising community-driven approaches […]

Colorado Media Project (CMP) is once again offering $5,000 matching grants to selected nonprofit and locally-owned Colorado newsrooms, to participate in the 2022 #newsCOneeds matching challenge. Applications are due by 5 p.m. MT on Wednesday, August 24. Those selected for a matching grant will work as a cohort with COLab and will receive coaching to develop their year-end fundraising campaigns, […]

Welcome to the sixth annual Local that Works contest from The Current!  Local that Works spotlights original initiatives that demonstrate the power of local media to inform, engage, educate, inspire, convene, and transform communities, with a particular interest in innovative cross-platform projects that expand and diversify audiences, especially projects that can be replicated or scaled by small and mid-size media organizations elsewhere.  Grand […]

ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is seeking five local accountability projects to fund and partner on from November 2022 through October 2023. ProPublica will pay the salary (up to $75,000), plus a benefits allowance, for reporters at partner news organizations. Each reporter will spend one year tackling an investigative project that is important to their communities.  […]