Not-for-profit isn’t not-for-money

New local news organizations are often structured as nonprofits and get charitable funding to launch. Their founders then face the challenge of how to continue operations into the future far beyond what that funding will cover.

Siri Carpenter

Siri Carpenter is an award-winning science journalist and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin, and is the executive director and editor-in-chief of The Open Notebook, a journalism nonprofit that she co-founded in 2010 whose mission is to give journalists the tools and resources they need to cover science. Carpenter has written and edited hundreds of stories … Continued

Rachel Zamzow

Rachel Zamzow is an award-winning science journalist and editor based in Waco, Texas. She’s the managing editor of The Open Notebook (TON), a non-profit organization that supports the global community of journalists who cover science. At TON, she also run the Covering Science Slack, a peer-mentoring community for local journalists who want to incorporate more science into … Continued

Leah Becerra

Leah Becerra is the Digital On-Demand Services product director for the  Reynolds Journalism Institute. The DODS initiative is designed to support local newsrooms with accessible content, training and development resources to foster sustainable digital growth. She comes to RJI with over a decade of experience working in local newsrooms across the Midwest and East Coast. Becerra’s journalism … Continued