CMP News, Collaboration, Grantees
Sam Moody
Start the Press! A New Community Printing ...

The Trust Press, a commercial printing facility launched by the National Trust for Local News to

address the skyrocketing costs of producing local news in Colorado, is now operational. The new

press is printing the publications of Colorado Community Media, also owned by the National

Trust, and will begin printing dozens of other local and ethnic newspapers in the new year.

Start the Press! A New Community Printing Press Opens in Colorado
CMP News, Grantees
Sam Moody
35 Community Newsrooms Join Forces to Raise ...

Today, Giving Newsday, is the start of the 2024 #newsCOneeds Year-End Giving Campaign! By the end of December, 35 community newsrooms are engaged in a campaign to increase public awareness and grassroots support from individuals for the vital public service that journalism provides to our communities. They collectively aim to raise at least one million dollars to support local news - and they need your help!

35 Community Newsrooms Join Forces to Raise Over $1 Million
CMP News, Collaboration, Grantees
Sam Moody
Nine Colorado Newsrooms Receive Funding from ...

Denver, October 16 - Press Forward Colorado today announced that nine local media outlets have been awarded $900,000 in grants as part of the Press Forward national foundation’s first open call for funding. 


These nine Colorado newsrooms - Alamosa Citizen, Asian Avenue Magazine, Aurora Sentinel Community Media, El Comercio de Colorado, KVNF Mountain Grown Community Radio, Ouray County Plaindealer, San Miguel Basin Forum, Sopris Sun, and World Journal - will each receive $50,000 per year for the next two years to support their work serving their communities, and closing coverage gaps for communities of color, rural communities, and linguistically diverse communities.


Nine Colorado Newsrooms Receive Funding from Press Forward to Close Local Coverage Gaps
CMP News
Sam Moody
Call for Applicants: Colorado Media Project ...

In this pivotal time for the future of local civic news, CMP seeks candidates and nominations for its next Director. The Director will play a crucial role in advancing CMP’s mission to support sustainable, equitable, and community-centered journalism in Colorado. Reporting to CMP’s Executive Committee, and employed by CMP’s fiscal sponsor, the Rose Community Foundation, this leadership position requires a dynamic and strategic individual with a passion for public service and accessible civic information, exceptional relationship-building skills, and deep expertise in fundraising, strategic communications, coalition building, and organizational management.

Call for Applicants: Colorado Media Project Director
CMP News, Opportunities - Current, Community Engagement
Sam Moody
2024 #newsCOneeds Year-End Giving Challenge

Locally owned and non-profit newsrooms serving communities across Colorado are invited to apply to join the 2024 #newsCOneeds Year-End Giving Challenge, and apply for matching grant funding from CMP.

2024 #newsCOneeds Year-End Giving Challenge

Opportunities - Current

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Spotlight: Colorado Fund - Call for Proposals

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Spotlight: Colorado Fund - Call for Proposals

The Spotlight: Colorado Fund aims to empower local Colorado-based news organizations to produce high-quality, in-depth, nonpartisan investigative reporting focused on a single topic. The guiding purpose of this fund (and the projects it supports) is to raise public awareness about critical issues facing our state and to catalyze positive change in our institutions and communities.


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