Category Archives: News

The Pivot Fund has invested $150,000 in Baltimore Beat, a Black-led, nonprofit alternative to the Baltimore Sun, which was purchased last month by the conservative chairman of Sinclair Broadcasting Group. The investment underlines The Pivot Fund’s strategy of identifying local news outlets trusted by the communities they serve and equipping them to make real change. TheContinue reading “Pivot Fund invests in Baltimore Beat”

Exciting News in Local Journalism! 📰✨ Last year, the Press Forward Fund was introduced, and today, we’re thrilled to share insights from journalists and publishers shaping the future of local news. 🌐💡 Their perspectives? Gold. 🏆 Here’s a quick rundown: 🔧 Invest in cutting-edge tech and infrastructure for digital-savvy newsrooms. 💰 Multi-year grants for stability,Continue reading “Pressing Forward: Transforming Local Journalism with $500M”

Press Forward members Joyce and McKnight Foundations invest in research to identify local news organizations trusted by people of color. The Pivot Fund will map the news landscape of the Great Lakes states with support from the Joyce and McKnight Foundations, both founding members of the Press Forward local news initiative. The project, which willContinue reading “Pivot Fund to map Midwest’s emerging news landscape”

A recent Washington Post article, “Content creators surge past legacy media as news hits a tipping point,” spotlighted the swell of trained journalists and other content creators leveraging social media and messaging platforms to meet audiences where they are. The article also delved into the decline of trust, traffic, and advertising dollars to legacy mediaContinue reading “Consumers Flock to Community-based Nontraditional News Sources”

POOLER, GA – Along the southern coast of Georgia, where a vibrant Latinx community thrives, Elizabeth Galarza, the dedicated CEO and publisher of Savannah-based Pasa La Voz Noticias, is crafting an impressive event strategy that not only engages and enriches the local community but also paves the way for an additional revenue stream. Last week, this trailblazingContinue reading “A New Revenue-Generating Event Strategy Takes Shape”

In January, Davis Broadcasting, the largest Black-owned radio network in Georgia, hired Blue Bancer as its Digital Operations Director. Since mid-April, he’s helped to secure more than $75,000 in new digital advertising revenue. Bancer is transforming a legacy sales team into a digital one—and bringing Davis’ customers and clients with them.  “If you’re not in digitalContinue reading “Davis Broadcasting’s Digital Manager Boosts Sales by $75K”

Earlier this month, NotiVisión Georgia’s CEO and publisher, Monica Pirela, was named one of Georgia’s most influential Latinos by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It’s one of many accomplishments that Pirela and the digital platform have achieved since receiving Pivot Fund support last year. Now, she’s expanded her team with an exciting new hire. ColombianContinue reading “NotiVisión Georgia’s New Hire”

Ask Wane Hailes; he’ll tell you he can sell ice to Eskimos, but he’s needed an editor for years. That all changes this week for the former McClatchy-owned Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer advertising sales rep turned founder of The Courier/Eco Latino. That’s because his newly hired editor-in-chief, Janell Williams, starts work September 1. For Hailes, itContinue reading “How Pivot is creating transformational change in Columbus, GA”

I recently talked about risk with another nonprofit leader when I realized this is another term in which philanthropy and communities don’t share a definition. For the other nonprofit leader, risk is associated with an organization’s ability to execute. For me, risk means only taking chances one is comfortable with.  Objectively, The Pivot Fund isContinue reading “A Conversation On Risk, Trust And Equity In Philanthropy”

Recently in Washington, D.C. to attend the 2023 Asian American Journalists Association Conference, I told a packed room how The Pivot Fund does funding differently than other journalism donors. Unlike other funders, we center communities in our giving strategy and provide culturally competent leadership.  What do we mean by culturally competent? Three principles are core to how we operate andContinue reading “The Case For Culturally Competent Leadership In News Media”