St. Paul nonprofit Sahan Journal awarded $1.2 million grant from American Journalism Project
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Sahan Journal has received its single largest grant in its three-year history, which will be used to help the St. Paul-based nonprofit news organization expand its staffing. He said the funding will be distributed over three years and help the organization hire five business employees, including a gifts officer to solicit large donations and a staffer to ramp up advertising revenue. The American Journalism Project, funded by foundations and individuals, has committed more than $30 million to 31 news organizations since it was launched three years ago. Sahan Journal was selected because of Ibrahims leadership and his goal to provide news to historically underserved communities in Minnesota, Berman said. More foundations nationally are focusing on funding local journalism and other civic engagement efforts, especially as newspapers shutter, polarization rises and misinformation and disinformation spread.