Kimberly Spencer, CFRE, is a U.S.-based media sustainability and fundraising leader with over 20 years of experience. She directs the Colorado Media Project, which strengthens local journalism across Colorado. She serves on the boards of Open Vallejo and the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation and advises the HBCU Digital Media Collaborative. She holds a Master’s in Management and Leadership.
With Astrid Maier, Keri Mitchell, Kimberly Spencer, Moritz Döbler and Thomas S. Leatherbury
The U.S., birthplace of democracy, now faces threats to press freedom: public media defunding, silencing critical newsrooms, and rolling back journalist protections. Will democracy’s guardrails hold? The world is watching.