SPJ 2015 Western Regional Conference

Learn how six journalists joined forces to create a new model for cooperative, crowd-funded reporting. In its first year, Climate Confidential raised more than $60,000 from readers, produced more than 60 stories, hosted three events, and partnered with more than a dozen outlets, including The Atlantic, The Guardian UK, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Pacific Standard, Modern Farmer, Popular Science, Quartz, and many more. Find out what lessons these enterprising journalists learned, how you can replicate their success, what pitfalls you should avoid, and what the future holds for Climate Confidential and other crowd-funded projects.