BenitoLink is a nonprofit news website serving the residents of San Benito County. We were founded in 2012 with the financial help of Knight Foundation, county residents and the Community Foundation for San Benito County. In December 2015, we became a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit designed to serve all residents of San Benito County. BenitoLink is based in Hollister, California. The community supported nonprofit was designed to invite the voice of the whole community and provide nonpartisan news and information.
Mission / Vision
Our mission is to connect San Benito County residents through local news and information.
Board of Directors
Meet BenitoLink's board of directors.
Nonprofit Club
Local nonprofits can benefit by joining our Nonprofit Club.
Open Editorials
BenitoLink hosts a monthly “Open Editorial”.
Share story ideas
Do you have a big story idea? Here are some ways you can get in touch.
Contributors
We invite regional residents to write for BenitoLink about San Benito County issues.
Volunteers
The BenitoLink team appreciates volunteers on a limited basis and welcomes interested parties.Editorial Independence Policy
BenitoLink retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions. We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support. Our organization may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content. Our organization will make public all donors who give a total of over $1,000 per year. We will accept anonymous donations for general support only if it is clear that sufficient safeguards have been put into place that the expenditure of that donation is made independently by our organization and in compliance with BenitoLink’s Ethical Standards.
Donor Transparency Policy
We are committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization. Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions. We accept donations, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics, and special projects. Our news judgments are made independently – not based on or influenced by donors. We do not give supporters the rights to assign, review or edit content. We will make public all donors who give over $1000 per year. As a nonprofit, we will not accept donations from anonymous sources, government entities, political parties, elected officials or candidates actively seeking public office. We will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by our board of directors, present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.
Free to read
Our goal is to keep BenitoLink free for our readers to enjoy. Realistically however, there are operating expenses and we need to generate sufficient revenue to break even. We currently are community-supported through Individual Donations, Sponsorships (where businesses can display their logo or graphic which clicks through to their website) Major Donors and Community Partners.
BenitoLink helps enable and facilitate resident participation by providing a vital communication hub that contributes to the quality of life in our community. Community support is key to BenitoLink’s growth and continued service to San Benito County residents. We sincerely hope that you will find value in BenitoLink and support our ongoing mission to be inclusive, welcoming and known as a trusted news source.
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