Giving Compass' Take:

· Josh Stearns discusses the work of NewsMatch and how the organization has built its platform based on creativity, experimentation and collaboration in philanthropy.

· How has this organization leveraged local news to improve philanthropy? 

· Check out his article to read about the benefits of collaborative philanthropy.

We are days away from the end of NewsMatch 2019, which promises to be the largest fundraising campaign ever, in support of nonprofit news (go donate now!). NewsMatch is a national campaign and matching grants program which, year-after-year, has proven to be a profoundly successful way to expand giving to local news and help newsrooms develop more sustainable connections to their community.

The success of NewsMatch is built on more than half a decade of learning and experimenting with innovative philanthropy that combines newsrooms, foundations and the public to strengthen media and democracy. There are so many people who’s partnership and creativity have inspired and taught me lessons that we’ve woven into NewsMatch, and it is why we see NewsMatch as a constant space for experimentation as well.

We stand on the shoulders of many others who helped us get here, and we hope that people will build on what we’ve done too. Here are some of the experiments and ideas that have inspired and taught me lessons we’ve woven into NewsMatch over the years:

Read the full article about experimenting with philanthropy for local news by Josh Stearns at Medium.