Liveblog coming Mar 1-2: Community foundations funding community news

Community foundations are a growing source of funding for local news and media. Understanding how community foundations work, what they want, and how to work with them can help launch or grow local news startups.
On Mar. 1-2, 2010, RJI Collaboratory co-manager Amy Gahran will liveblog a Knight Foundation "Media Learning Seminar" where community and place-based foundations leaders will meet with journalism and technology experts to explore community information needs. (Presenter list)

Journopreneurs! This is a prime opportunity to learn how community foundations work, how to work with them, and to get your voice heard and questions answered. Follow this liveblog Mar 1-2. You can ask questions or make comments here. Amy Gahran will relay input from the liveblog to the event participants as appropriate.

Our liveblog will appear on the top of the Collaboratory home page during the event.

Follow the action on Twitter: #infoneeds

More on the Knight Foundation's community foundation efforts:

• InformationNeeds.org
• Community Information Challenge: Partner with a community foundation on local news/info and Knight may double their money. Apply by March 8.
• Community Foundation Initiative: Knight will invest $70 million over the next seven years to community foundations serving cities and towns where the Knight brothers owned newspapers.