APPLY NOW: Solutions Journalism Revenue Accelerator
Applications are open now for the third round of the Solutions Journalism Revenue Accelerator program. It is one of four accelerators that the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) and Blue Engine Collaborative (Blue Engine) are leading in 2025 and 2026, each of which will focus on a specific revenue stream.
By combining editorial excellence with revenue growth strategies, the accelerators aim to:
- Establish a direct connection between solutions journalism and increased community support through sponsorships, consumer revenue (subscriptions, membership, and donations), and philanthropy (major individual gifts and grants).
- Strengthen newsrooms' capacity to generate and sustain solutions journalism coverage alongside effective revenue strategies.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration to embed editorial and revenue innovation into long-term practices.
The third accelerator will focus on helping news organizations grow revenue through subscriptions, membership and/or individual donations in support of solutions journalism. It will begin Jan. 22-23, 2026, with an in-person kickoff in Phoenix, Arizona, and will run for nine months. Participants should expect to dedicate roughly five hours per week to program activities, including coaching and group sessions. Participating newsrooms also have the opportunity to apply for up to $10,000 in funding to support your efforts during the accelerator.
How to apply: Submit this application by Oct. 17, 2025, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Interested in the fourth accelerator? Express your interest here.
About the partners: Since 2013, SJN has taught 47,000 journalists and 600 newsrooms the solutions journalism framework, increasing engagement, trust and in some cases, revenue. Since 2016, Blue Engine has advanced business innovations that have enabled more than 1,200 organizations to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in incremental revenue.
