October 14, 2026 LION Publishers has a new strategic plan and mission statement National nonprofit’s board unanimously approves an ambitious three-year roadmap, guided by clear North Star goal. By LION Publishers
September 30, 2026 100 Australian publishers are getting LION Sustainability Audits We’re partnering with LINA and adapting our business assessment and related resources to support local, independent news publishers Down Under. By Hayley Milloy
July 22, 2026 LION Publishers launches new Sustainability Audit Dashboard The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and publicly available dataset on local news organizations is now at your fingertips. By Andrew Rockway
July 15, 2026 Trove of LION Audit data reveals what a ‘Sustaining’ news business looks like in 2026 More than 400 news businesses later, we’ve adjusted our maturity model to better reflect resiliency in the sector. By Chloe Kizer
March 23, 2026 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. By Ipshita Abraham
January 23, 2026 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. By LION Publishers
January 7, 2026 Padma Umakanthan joins LION Publishers as our Finance Manager Padma will help make LION’s financial management more proactive and efficient. By Lisa Hunter
December 10, 2025 Philanthropy overtakes advertising as most common revenue stream for LIONs In 2025, members saw surges in foundation funding and reader revenue. By Dylan Sanchez and Natalya Dreszer
November 7, 2025 Independent publishers in New England to receive one year of coaching to grow your business LION leverages proven insights and best practices for first regional program at scale By Sarah Gustavus Lim
October 22, 2025 Hinton, Chase win leadership roles on LION’s board of directors Blue Engine Collaborative’s Cierra Hinton will serve as chair, with CalMatters’ Neil Chase as vice chair. By LION Publishers
September 16, 2025 LION to help 40 New England publishers thanks to Barr Foundation grant Our first regional program will pair our signature Sustainability Audits with expert coaching. By Hayley Milloy
September 15, 2025 LION is hiring a Finance Manager! We’re looking for a finance manager to ensure LION’s financial management is compliant, proactive, and transparent. By Reshma Kothari
