Helping News Collaborations Move from Idea to Action

The Granite State News Collaborative (GSNC) works with news organizations, partnerships, and funders to strengthen collaborative journalism and local news ecosystems.

As one of the country’s most active statewide collaboratives, GSNC brings real-world experience in launching and sustaining shared reporting, engagement, and infrastructure efforts.

We help emerging collaborations make clear decisions, avoid common pitfalls, and build models that work in practice—not just on paper.

Strong collaborations start with clarity.

We help groups:

• Define purpose and scope

• Align on roles and decision-making

• Identify risks early

• Build practical governance and coordination models

Our work is structured, time-bound, and designed to build local capacity—not replace it.

Strategy Intensives

Facilitated sessions that help leadership teams:

• Clarify goals and structure

• Define roles and authority

• Identify priorities and risks

• Move quickly from discussion to decisions

• Fundraising strategy

Training & Workshops

Practical sessions for networks and cohorts covering:

• Models that work in practice

• Building trust across organizations

• Governance and decision-making

• Avoiding common pitfalls

This work advances GSNC’s mission to strengthen local journalism.

Revenue from consulting is reinvested into programs that expand reporting capacity, workforce development, and community access to information across New Hampshire.

To explore collaborative strategy support or funder-sponsored engagements, please contact:

Melanie Plenda
Executive Director
Granite State News Collaborative
melanie.plenda@collaborativenh.org

Not sure where to begin? We’ve got you—start with our free templates to help you get your collaborative off the ground.