ANF supports independent, watchdog journalism to inform and educate in North America and beyond
ANF is a 501(c3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting news outlets that strive to produce and sustain exceptional journalism.
Fiscal Sponsorship Projects
ANF provides fiscal sponsorship for fledgling news outlets, established local news providers, and those looking to start news operations to serve local communities

A Feminist Newsletter in New Jersey

Altavoz Lab

Arkansas Times

Assigned Media

Black Iowa News

Boulder Weekly

Burlington Latino

Chicago News Weekly

Conecta Arizona

Creative Loafing Tampa

Equal Access Public Media

Eugene Weekly Press Club

Flagpole Magazine

Grassroots DC

Greensboro Latino

HBCU Digital Media Collaborative

La Noticia

Little Village

Memphis Flyer

Monterey County Weekly

New Mexico Fund for Public Interest Journalism

New Orleans Data News Weekly

News Not Noise

Oregon Journalism Project

Reno News & Review

Smoky Mountain News

The Bentonville Bulletin

The Berkshire Argus

The Dreamland Report

The Overlook with Matt Peiken

The Shoestring

The Xylom

Triad City Beat

Vallejo Sun

Yalla Productions

Yellow Scene Magazine
ANF PROJECT
Fund for Equity in Local News
The Fund for Equity in Local News aims to stabilize and fast-track innovation for over 500 BIPOC- and locally-owned newsrooms. The funds raised will provide emergency grants to select newsrooms, scale existing peer learning networks, and hire core technology and revenue specialists to build infrastructure and spread best practices. We’re seeking funders with a focus on strengthening local communities and promoting racial equity. If we do not act now, the diversity of our local media ecosystem will continue to erode at the expense of community health and democracy.
“Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph and the signs of horror are still in the air."
— Henry Anatole Grunwald —
ANF News & Announcements
Congrats to Vallejo Sun!
We are proud to share what ANF fiscally sponsored project, Vallejo Sun based in Solano County California, has done to create a serious impact in their community. Below are three stories that have created results and exposed what wouldn’t have been known if it was not for their in-depth reporting. If you appreciate their work, they would appreciate your tax-deductible donation to their fund for local reporting at the bottom of this post. Library cyberattack Because of our persistent inquiries into the cyberattack that disrupted internet service for the Solano County library system, we were the first to report the reason that phone and computer systems were down systemwide. The library would only say that the computers were down because of “unexpected activity.” For weeks we’d received questions and tips about the service disruption in the library, but when we asked what was going on, the library wouldn’t
ANF Announces Ellen J. Meany as First Executive Director
ANF Announces Ellen J. Meany as First Executive Director WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Alternative Newsweekly Foundation (ANF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ellen J. Meany as its first-ever executive director. Ellen brings decades of relevant experience to this role, most recently serving as the organization’s president, and guiding ANF into its current form as fiscal sponsor to independent news organizations throughout the country. A graduate of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, Ellen worked at community newspapers in New York and Illinois before settling into her longtime role as creative director with Isthmus alt weekly in Madison, Wisconsin. She served on the board of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) for ten years, as its inaugural design chair and then as treasurer. Most recently, Ellen has been the publisher at The American Prospect, a nationally renowned nonprofit public policy magazine, where she built a digital
Project Tips & Announcements

Increased Scrutiny Calls for a Digital Fortress
Tips for protecting your work in a vulnerable world By Stacy Kess Equal Access Public Media, a fiscally sponsored project of ANF As a journalist, if you weren’t thinking about the security and legal risk of exposing your data,

It’s a Balancing Act: Donor Acquisition and Retention
It’s a Balancing Act: Donor Acquisition and Retention A fundraising strategy that prioritizes new donor acquisition while neglecting current supporters can lead to your donor base feeling unseen, unappreciated and a decline in retention. Of course resources need to be

4 Steps to Year-End Fundraising Success
As the year winds down, nonprofits gear up for peak fundraising season. With 30% of annual giving occurring in December and 10% of annual donations arriving in the last three days of the month, by focusing time and energy on