{"id":214911,"date":"2021-06-01T21:36:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T21:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lion.loc\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2024-05-06T11:26:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:26:49","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<h1>Creating and supporting independent news entrepreneurs<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/launch-my-news-startup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnext\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Launch<\/b> my news startup\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/make-my-news-org-sustainable\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnext\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Make<\/b> my news organization sustainable\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/learn-more-about-journalism-entrepreneurship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnext\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Learn<\/b> more about journalism entrepreneurship\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/summit24.lionpublishers.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet tickets to the 2024 Summit and LION Awards\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/lion-publishers-2023-annual-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead our 2023 impact report\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/strategic-growth-plan-2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead our five-year strategic growth plan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lkldnow.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarry Friedman of LkldNow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/introducing-lions-stages-of-sustainability\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroducing LION&#8217;s Stages of Sustainability \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/meet-the-36-winners-of-the-2023-lion-local-journalism-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet the 36 winners of the 2023 LION Local Journalism Awards!\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/santacruzlocal.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatalya Dreszer, Kara Meyberg Guzman, and Stephen Baxter of Santa Cruz Local at their recording booth\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nuestroestado.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFernando Soto of Nuestro Estado speaking to Pete Buttigieg\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h5>\n\t\tTHE LATEST FROM LION\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/here-are-9-organizations-that-will-fiscally-sponsor-news-businesses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 6, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Here are 9 organizations that will fiscally sponsor news businesses<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy LION Publishers\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/what-i-learned-from-continuously-asking-these-three-questions-at-lion-publishers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 1, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What I learned from (continuously) asking these three questions at LION Publishers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Anika Anand\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/how-we-create-a-lion-sustainability-audit-and-our-vision-for-its-future\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 10, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How we create a LION Sustainability Audit and our vision for its future<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Chloe Kizer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/the-knight-foundation-will-present-lions-2024-independent-news-sustainability-summit-as-a-platinum-sponsor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 10, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Knight Foundation will present LION&#8217;s 2024 Independent News Sustainability Summit as a Platinum Sponsor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Anika Anand\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/apply-to-receive-600-in-travel-support-to-attend-the-2024-lion-summit-in-chicago\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 9, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Apply to receive $600 in travel support to attend the 2024 LION Summit in Chicago<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Anika Anand\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/lions-2024-community-ambassadors-are-launching-peer-learning-groups-heres-how-you-can-join\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 3, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>LION&#8217;s 2024 community ambassadors are launching peer learning groups. Here&#8217;s how you can sign up.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Samantha Matsumoto\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/how-to-most-effectively-talk-about-your-news-businesss-impact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 3, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How to most effectively talk about your news business&#8217;s impact<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Kelsey Wotzka\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/lion-is-hiring-a-development-director\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 21, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>LION is hiring a Development Director!<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Chris Krewson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/micro-tier-and-nonprofit-lion-members-get-free-access-to-canvas-premium-features\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 13, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Micro tier and nonprofit LION members get free access to Canva&#8217;s premium features<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Stephanie Snyder\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/three-ways-our-members-have-driven-lions-work-since-2019\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 12, 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Three ways our members have driven LION&#8217;s work since 2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Chris Krewson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\tprev\n\t\tnext\n<h5>\n\t\tNEWSLETTER\n\t<\/h5>\n<h2>\n\t\tWeekly tip sheet on independent news\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Sign up for LION&#8217;s newsletter to get funding opportunities, small business tips and other resources for independent news publishers delivered to your inbox. <a href=\"https:\/\/us8.campaign-archive.com\/home\/?u=31fb0ac82cb4a8d09fdeccf51&amp;id=c13072eb57\">View our most recent issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<form action=\"https:\/\/lionpublishers.us8.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=31fb0ac82cb4a8d09fdeccf51&amp;id=c13072eb57\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Enter your email...\" required=\"\"\/>\n    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n    <input type=\"text\" name=\"b_31fb0ac82cb4a8d09fdeccf51_c13072eb57\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"\/>\n    <input type=\"submit\" value=\"\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\"\/>\n<\/form>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LIONNewsletter400px.gif\"\/>\n<h5>\n\t\tMEMBERS\n\t<\/h5>\n<h2>\n\t\tMeet our members\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>We have more than 475 members across the U.S. and Canada who are charting a new course for the future of independent journalism.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/reimagining-client-services-and-products-to-achieve-funding-goals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 21, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Reimagining Client Services and Products to Achieve Funding Goals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/evolving-a-project-into-full-fledged-media-business\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 4, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Evolving a Project Into Full-Fledged Media Business<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/focusing-on-people-operations-for-innovation-and-training\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 7, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Focusing on People Operations for Innovation and Training<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/cal-matters-ceo-on-texas-tribune-layoffs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 5, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>CalMatters CEO on Texas Tribune layoffs: &#8216;Growing too fast is a danger, but so is standing still.&#8217;<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/taking-control-of-finances-through-budgeting-and-forecasting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 21, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Taking Control of Finances Through Budgeting and Forecasting<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/improving-employee-retention-through-systems-and-documentation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 25, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Improving Employee Retention Through Systems and Documentation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/reimagine-newsroom-culture-and-build-more-sustainable-workplaces\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 9, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Reimagine newsroom culture and build more sustainable workplaces<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/why-dollars-alone-wont-save-the-local-news-industry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 10, 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why dollars alone won&#8217;t save the local news industry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\tprev\n\t\tnext\n<h5>\n\t\tMEMBER BENEFITS\n\t<\/h5>\n<h2>\n\t\tWhat we offer\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>LION members receive exclusive benefits as they build and develop sustainable news businesses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/community-1.png\" alt=\"community\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"community\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tCommunity\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/recognition-1.png\" alt=\"recognition\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"recognition\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tRecognition\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/education-1.png\" alt=\"education\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"education\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tEducation\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/events-1.png\" alt=\"events\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"events\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tEvents\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funding-1.png\" alt=\"funding\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"funding\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tFunding\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/support.png\" alt=\"support\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"support\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tSupport\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/membership\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more and Apply\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h5>\n\t\tMEMBER TESTIMONIALS\n\t<\/h5>\n<h2>\n\t\tWhy members value LION\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;When I launched Flint Beat, I felt like I was out there on an island all by myself. LION let me know that I wasn&#8217;t. There were other publishers going through some of the same things I was going through. So to me, LION is family.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJiquanda Johnson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flintbeat.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlint Beat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The LION-GNI Audit, as a service, is something we would not know how to obtain elsewhere and will likely mark a significant milestone in our ability to grow and sustain our organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabe Schneider\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/objectivejournalism.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Objective\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;I expected the same &#8216;thanks for your money, here&#8217;s a bunch of emails&#8217; [treatment] I received from other industry associations. Instead, I gained access to resources and tools that have helped me to elevate my outlet, make workflows easier, and get support from fellow publishers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElizabeth Miller\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auburnexaminer.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuburn Examiner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The LION-GNI Boot Camp has been pivotal to the development of my media startup and my growth as a founder. The instruction is enlightening; the coaching is propelling; the access to resources, generous; and the community is both inspiring and supportive. 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