New to fundraising? Here are some practical resources to help you find funding, write stronger proposals, and build sustainable support.
💡 Pro Tip:
Subscribe to newsletters from organizations such as The Lenfest Institute, Press Forward, Philea, and JournalismFund Europe, as well as foundation newsletters. These regularly share funding opportunities and insights into donor priorities — no paid subscription required.
Subscribe to newsletters from organizations such as The Lenfest Institute, Press Forward, Philea, and JournalismFund Europe, as well as foundation newsletters. These regularly share funding opportunities and insights into donor priorities — no paid subscription required.
🎓 Courses & Structured Learning
Grant Writing Fundamentals
- Grant Writing for Journalists course (Poynter Institute)
- Introduction to Grant Writing newsletter course (Lenfest Institute)
- Finding the Money: Tips for strengthening proposals for journalism grants and fellowships (YouTube video, shown above, from National Press Club Institute)
- How to Make Your Journalism Grant and Fellowship Applications Stand Out, According to Funders (National Press Club Institute)
Funding Strategy & Systems
- Build Your Journalism Fundraising System (Evenly Distributed)
- Launching nonprofit newsrooms: Practical strategies for funding and growth (Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas)
- The Pivot Fund podcast
- 7 habits of highly effective fundraisers (YouTube video by Adam Thomas)
- Why you’re not getting funding (YouTube video by Adam Thomas)
Application Strategy
- Tips for a Successful Pulitzer Center Application (YouTube video)
- Grants for Journalists’ Grant-Ready Checklist
- Grants for Journalists’ Glossary of Terms
🧰 Templates & Systems
- Words That Work toolkit — (Press Forward)
- Framework to map revenue streams
- Jake’s Crazy Spreadsheet for Funders (a practical tracking tool for organizing and researching funders created by Jake Hylton of LOOKOUT Publications)
📊 Data & Research
- What I Learned from Reading 1,334 Grant Applications (Nieman Reports)
- Here’s how 25 funders are funding journalism (Media Impact Funders)