Executive Director - New Jersey Civic Information Consortium
Work In Progress Consulting
Upper Montclair, new jersey
About the Consortium
The New Jersey Civic Information Consortium (NJCIC) is an independent nonprofit organization that sparks innovative media projects and funds community-driven local news in New Jersey. A first-in-the-nation project, the Consortium builds on the foundation laid by public media in the United States, and reimagines how public funding can be used to address the growing problem of news deserts and misinformation, and support more informed communities.
The Consortium provides grants for projects that achieve the following goals:
- Better meet the information needs the state’s residents, with a particular focus on news deserts and low-income communities and racial and ethnic communities that have been underserved by the media; and
- Improve the quantity and quality of civic information (e.g., arts, sports, culture, community activities, and government meetings) in New Jersey communities;
- Give residents enhanced...