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LATEST PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Open call for speakers, facilitators: Share your expertise at the 2026 Independent News Sustainability Summit
How to get involved and make the most of LION’s annual in-person conference.
Apply to judge the 2026 LION Publishers Sustainability Awards
If you’re interested in volunteering as a judge, fill out the interest form by March 20 at 5 p.m. PT.
LION seeks 40 nonprofit local publishers who need HR and financial management support
LION is scaling its successful consulting model through support from a Press Forward Infrastructure grant.
LATEST RESOURCES
Tiny News Collective offers discounted fiscal sponsorship to LION members
The discounted fiscal sponsorship fee for LION Publishers members is 5% of all program grants and donations received.
A Roadmap for Local News Sustainability: New report reveals key indicators to help newsrooms boost revenue, reach sustainability
This report identifies 21 key indicators that have the strongest correlation with a news organization’s sustainability stage.
7 Technical SEO Essentials for Local Publishers
Improve your SEO ranking and increase readership by following these easy-to-use guidelines.
Support the 2026 Summit
We're heading to San Diego from September 9–11 for our 2026 Independent News Sustainability Summit. Sponsorship opportunities are now available; check out our deck and connect with us at summit@lionpublishers.com to sign on for next year's conference.
LATEST LION NEWS
LION Publishers is hiring a Salesforce Manager
We’re seeking a database systems manager to help us scale our impact. Apply by April 10 at 11 p.m. PT.
Tiny News Collective offers discounted fiscal sponsorship to LION members
The discounted fiscal sponsorship fee for LION Publishers members is 5% of all program grants and donations received.
Padma Umakanthan joins LION Publishers as our Finance Manager
Padma will help make LION’s financial management more proactive and efficient.
INSPIRING LIONS
Member Spotlights
Audience research first-timers: Making the case to (finally) prioritize that reader survey
Three LIONs share the results of their initial audience research efforts, along with tips and resources from experts.
The Florida publisher earning nearly $100k/year from readers
A LION Sustainability Audit led to Mainstreet Daily News launching membership, and “a larger revenue stream faster than we expected.”
BoiseDev’s winning secret to selling newsletter ads: Only local news, only local ads
The site earns 60 percent of its advertising revenue through its high-open-rate email projects, in partnership with local ad agencies.