Funders to approach for Open Campus Media Inc

Higher education shapes the future of every community in america-determining who moves up the economic ladder, where good jobs develop, and how regions prosper. This promise depends on the public's ability to see and understand how their colleges work. Most americans go to college within 50 miles of home, but lack the independent information they need to make choices and demand changes at these powerful local institutions. To help fill this gap, open campus provides dedicated higher-ed reporters to local newsrooms, producing journalism that empowers communities to understand and influence the decisions that shape their futures. Open campus believes that when local reporters keep a steady eye on colleges, they reveal the truth behind institutional decisions and marketing claims. Armed with independent facts, communities can make better choices and push for needed changes. As institutions face sustained public scrutiny, they become more responsive to community needs-making education a real pathway to prosperity for more americans. In addition to this work, open campus employs national reporters on prison and rural higher education. Their work is disseminated through partnerships and…