The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will examine the impact of government funding cuts on organizations that serve Wisconsin’s victims of domestic violence and other crimes by receiving the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Philanthropy & Nonprofit Accountability Fellowship.
The fellowship was announced in a May 19 post by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
According to the announcement, the competitive program was created to train journalists at local news organizations around the country to improve their coverage of the role of nonprofits, foundations and others involved in advancing the social good, one of the most under-covered — but crucial — sectors of American life.
Local newsrooms selected in this fourth year of the fellowship will each receive $30,000 to help advance their coverage of nonprofits and philanthropy.
According to the announcement, teams will develop coverage that will help local residents, policymakers, donors and volunteers better understand how nonprofits work and what could help them do even more to solve problems. Journalists at each news organization receive training and mentoring from Chronicle editors and reporters and coaching from national nonprofit and journalism experts.
Funding supports teams that include editors and reporters, with the goal that the journalists will share their learning newsroom-wide, according to the announcement.
“At a moment when the nation’s nonprofits and philanthropies are facing tectonic shifts because of economic, policy, demographic and environmental changes, it’s more important than ever that local communities understand what all that disruption means for residents,” said Chronicle chief executive Stacy Palmer. “We’re excited so many news organizations proposed ambitious plans for coverage and that we have the opportunity to work with journalists committed to exploring what matters most to their audiences.”
Past participants in the training program have produced essential coverage on a wide range of topics that affect their communities. Since 1988, the Chronicle has been the premier source of news, information, analysis and opinion in the nonprofit world. Nearly 350,000 nonprofit professionals, foundation executives, board members, fundraisers, donors and others working to advance the common good rely on it to stay informed, learn and broaden their perspective. As part of its bold plan to innovate and expand its coverage of the, the Chronicle became an independent nonprofit organization two years ago.
Applications for the next round of the fellowship will open in January 2026.
