Support the work that moves journalism forward.

The Online News Association equips journalism's changemakers all year long. Here are the ways your brand can partner with that work — from a single celebration to a year-round presence in the newsroom-technology community. Every opportunity can be tailored with ONA.

Every sponsorship and support opportunity described below sustains ONA's mission: equipping journalism professionals across roles and career stages with adaptive leadership, strategic foresight, and the communities that strengthen journalism's capacity to serve democracy. Whether you partner on a single program or support ONA year-round, you're investing in a journalism industry that thrives through change.

Learn about our mission and vision, become a member, make a gift or email Hanaa Rifaey, ONA Deputy Director, to craft the right partnership opportunity for you.

Awards gala · Oct 2026

Online Journalism Awards Gala

Celebrate the field's best at journalism's most trusted awards night, and stand among the newsrooms setting the standard for digital journalism.

Oct 1, 2026 · City Winery NYC · 250 leaders · From $1,000 View prospectus
Course · Six weeks · Repeating quarterly

Social Video for Journalists

Reach the journalists building the future of social video, across a hands-on course taught by award-winning practitioners.

Underwrite · Sponsor a module · Recommended tools · Scholarships View prospectus
Course · Four weeks

Adaptive Leadership for First-Time Managers

Invest in journalism's next generation of newsroom leaders through a course built for new and rising managers.

Underwrite · Sponsor a session · Scholarships · Community View prospectus
Leadership program · Kicks off Sept 2026

Women's Leadership Accelerator

Advance women and nonbinary leaders in digital journalism — fund scholarships, travel and the in-person week that turns a cohort into a lifelong network.

Connect with incredible leaders · Support scholarships, travel + events View prospectus
Year-round program

Midway All Year

Partner with ONA's futures lab all year — curated programming, content and connection with the newsroom-technology community.

Year-round · 20,000+ members · From $199 View prospectus
Advertising

ONA Weekly Advertising

Put your message in front of the ONA community in our weekly newsletter, ONA Weekly. Bill Brady, our Strategic Partnerships Coordinator, manages advertising and will help you book.

20,000+ subscribers · 48% avg. open rate · From $750 Email Bill Brady

Let's build a partnership that fits your goals.

Partnerships contact Hanaa Rifaey
Deputy Director, ONA
[email protected]
Online News Association · journalists.org Sponsorship Opportunities · 2026