🔊✨ Want to start working with influencers? At the 2025 Summit, you’ll have the chance to participate in a practical workshop on this hot topic, led by @phillydesign, @azirulnick, @adrianalacyco, and API's Sam Ragland. Don't miss it!

💥 We're thrilled to announce that 51 member organizations are finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards! Check out our list of outstanding publishers and plan to join us in St. Louis this September for the big celebration! #LIONAwards25.

🔊✨ Many news orgs aim to be more inclusive, but genuine allyship goes beyond surface-level representation. At the 2025 Summit, these news leaders will share real-world examples and strategies to help you integrate allyship into your own organization.

👀 If you’re seeing this, consider this your sign to secure your spot at the 2025 Summit. ✨. 95% of last year's participants said they'd attend again, thanks to stellar educational sessions, ample networking opportunities, and our LION Awards. Join us:

🔊✨ Organizational change can bring up *big feelings* within teams. At the 2025 Summit, @theSCLocal's Kara Meyberg Guzman and @Documentedny's Mazin Sidahmed will share candid insights on how to support your newsroom through major transformation. Join us:

🤩 Meet the 7 nominees for our 2025 Community Member of the Year Award –– and if you're a LION member, cast your vote by 6/23 at 5 p.m. PT! @HaitianTimes_ @Newsberg_ @DallasVoice @ConectaArizona @burlingtonbuzz @palmspringspost @Borderless_Mag

⏰LAST CALL: Today is the deadline to apply for our expanded Sustainability 360 program! We’re seeking 40 LION member newsrooms to receive a year of free, expert support. Interested? Apply by 8 p.m. ET:

🔊✨ It’s not easy to play digital defense these days, but there are ways to help protect your stories, sources, and safety online. Discover how during this 2025 Summit session with local news/tech experts Anne Galloway and Stacey Peters. Register:

🔊✨ In 2021, @CardinalNewsVA launched with $300k and 3 staff. Now, they're a $1.8M, 20-person newsroom. During this 2025 Summit session, “Your budget tells a story: Make it a good one,” they'll share how to use your budget to power your vision. Sign up:

🔊✨ Want to transform casual readers into a vibrant, paying community that supports your local newsroom? Of course you do! @AltWeeklies' Todd Stauffer will teach you how to master the funnel at the 2025 Summit. Reserve your spot:

🔊✨There’s a powerful yet often overlooked💲stream available to local newsrooms: mid-level and major gifts. And you don't need to be a nonprofit (or have fundraising staff) to access it. At the 2025 Summit, BlueLena's Judi Kamien will share how. Join us:

🔊✨ Thinking about adding a revenue-focused role to your team? At the 2025 Summit, these #localnews leaders will guide you through the entire process, from budgeting for the role to onboarding. Grab a ticket today:

🚀 We’re seeking 40 LION members to participate in our next Sustainability 360 cohort and receive one year of free, hands-on, tailored support. Check out the details and apply by 6/9 at 8 p.m. ET.

🔊✨ Is that grant-funded reporting project worth your time? Find out at the 2025 Summit during this session with Poynter Institute's Jon Greenberg, @PlanetDetroit's Nina Ignaczak, and 100 Days in Appalachia's @poetabook. Secure your Summit ticket today:

“Find your people” at the 2025 Independent News Sustainability Summit. 💙 Get your tickets today:

☀️ FL publisher @NewsGainesville is earning ~$100k/year from its membership program. We sat down with publisher @jcderrick1 to discover how they’re doing it. Read the Q&A

✨ One of the best things about the Summit is the chance to be in community with the people who make #independentnews possible. Join 500+ #indienews leaders, publishers, #journalists, vendors, funders, and advocates at our annual gathering this Sept. 3-5:

🚨 LIONs: Final call to submit your entries for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards! The deadline is TODAY (4/16) at 5 p.m. PT. Your work has made a difference to your readers, your community, and your colleagues. We'd love to see it recognized. ✨.

⏰ We’re 5 days away from our 2025 LION Sustainability Awards submission deadline! Explore all the award categories, set up an account, and submit your entries by 4/16 at 5 p.m. PT:

✨ In this week’s LION newsletter ✨. 🏆 Here’s what seven years of hosting the LION Awards has taught us: small actions can lead to big victories. 📣 Free coaching for Canadian 🦁s coming soon. 🐦 Only 31 early bird Summit tickets remain (Update: 23).