INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS PRIMARY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR NONPROFIT INVESTIGATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE STORIES WITH IMPACT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS' PROGRAMS IS TO FURTHER A FREE DEMOCRACY BY EDUCATING CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES. DURING THE YEAR, INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED VALUABLE RESOURCES PROMOTING INVESTIGATIVE, PUBLIC INTEREST AND EDUCATIONAL REPORTING; CONDUCTED MULTIPLE TRAINING SEMINARS; AND MORE GENERALLY HELPED DISTRIBUTE INVESTIGATIVE NEWS CONTENT ON A GLOBAL SCALE.