March 6, 2024 Now accepting session proposals for the 2024 Independent News Sustainability Summit If you have an idea for a session, speaker or discussion group, we’d love to hear from you! By Lisa Heyamoto
December 6, 2023 Direct funding alone does not make a news business more sustainable How strategy, structure and consistency are essential for revenue growth, and other lessons learned from our Revenue Growth Fellowship By Lisa Heyamoto
October 2, 2023 What we’ve learned about the unique struggles and success of BIPOC news leaders, and how to better support them Challenges include access to capital, lack of business experience and low capacity By Christian Monterrosa, Stephanie Snyder and Lisa Heyamoto
September 12, 2023 Introducing LION’s Stages of Sustainability Our data-informed maturity model maps the growth path of independent news businesses. By Lisa Heyamoto
July 26, 2023 Trainings in HR, Staffing, Risk Management Now Available for Canadian News Businesses Resources include best practices for hiring and staying compliant By Lisa Heyamoto
June 7, 2023 Hayley Milloy joins LION as our Marketing Manager Marketing veteran will help expand membership, program participation By Lisa Heyamoto
May 1, 2023 LION members increased, diversified revenue in 2022 Most independent publishers grew their bottom line by an average of $50,000 year-over-year, data reveals By Lisa Heyamoto and Chloe Kizer
April 12, 2023 Four lessons for every independent news leader from the 2022 GNI Startups Labs By taking small-but-strategic steps, Lab participants moved the needle toward sustainability By Lisa Heyamoto
March 21, 2023 LION is Hiring a Membership Education Consultant (Canada) This contractor will update and supplement LION’s educational offerings for Canadian publishers. By Lisa Heyamoto
March 6, 2023 LION is hiring a Marketing Manager! This team member will refine our editorial and marketing strategy to help us reach more independent, local news businesses By Lisa Heyamoto
November 29, 2022 What our independent news experts learned from auditing 75 news businesses Takeaways from the LION-GNI Sustainability Audits and Funding program By Elaine Díaz Rodríguez and Lisa Heyamoto
July 13, 2022 GNI and LION partner to deliver three 2022 Startups Labs for independent news publishers Apply now for training and coaching on finance, hiring or revenue generation. By Lisa Heyamoto
