+ Fundraising and Crowdfunding for Media and Journalists in Ukraine
This page contains requests for financial and logistical support and donations for the media community in Ukraine. The page is updated regularly.
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This page contains requests for financial and logistical support and donations for the media community in Ukraine. The page is updated regularly.
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GFMD has collated these initiatives as part of our information sharing effort to support media and journalists in Ukraine and the region. Please check any site that you choose to donate to for authenticity.
Priority funding:
Direct operational and financial support to media in Ukraine (e.g., covering IT costs, insurance, transport, purchase of supplies)
Long-term needs:
Support for media staff relocation to EU countries
Setting up offices and accommodation of media staff in EU countries
To date, Creators Media Group and its websites have remained operational. Its staff of 40 journalists continues to file stories – all of them now about war – for their specialist audiences.
As the conflict continues, journalists reporting on frontlines need first aid kits, flak jackets, helmets and medical supplies. All donations made to the fund will go directly to support in this emergency.
Each $99.99 key gives access to curated content across the publications' teams of journalists and photographers as well photos, videos, links to stories, and recommended readings. Proceeds from key sales directly support efforts to deliver reporting and sustain operations.
See the official request for donations in the letter below.
"We have a duty to tell the truth. We have millions of readers in Russia who need us. Without independent journalism, it will be impossible to stop this monstrous war."
A lifeline for journalists from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia
You can find more information about the initiative and on how to donate on their Kickstarter page.
"Official protective safety kit is expensive, with a flak jacket and helmet combined costing at least £1000."
"Journalists in Ukraine are in the line of fire, putting themselves in danger to ensure people have access to information, and need all the backing they can get!" Donations will go to keeping journalists safe (e.g. through equipment and training) and to ensure that Ukrainian independent media and fact-checkers can continue to operate. IMS is also pushing global players to protect the free word and combat fake news."
"Over the past decade, Ukraine has grown into a regional leader in journalism and press freedom. Now, after Russia's invasion, the future of the country and of the independent media is in grave danger. Reliable information saves lives!"
With its Ukrainian partners, Fondation Hirondelle is developing projects to:
give local journalists access to useful, concrete, reliable information in Ukrainian language
provide useful and reliable information to newly displaced refugees as well as access to adapted psycho-social programs
help Ukraine to defend itself under international law and to document the human rights violations it suffers. Ukrainian journalists need support to be able to testify, to explain the mechanisms, and to be heard in places of debate on international justice.
Safety equipment, including flak jacks, helmets, and first aid kits
Immediate relocation assistance and living stipends
Emergency digital consulting to secure social media accounts, servers, and databases
Support for media organizations to set up remote operations
“News that moves” services that direct refugees to resources
Film screenings and entertainment for refugee children
The invasion of Ukraine has created shockwaves that threaten journalists throughout Eurasia. As the crisis unfolds, Internews will also direct emergency support to aid reporters and others at risk across the region.
In the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the spread of disinformation by the occupant, the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation and its partners has established a Fund for Ukraine dedicated to direct support of journalists and publishers in the war zone.
The collected funds will be used to purchase the equipment necessary for journalists working in war zones, financial support for journalists and media organizations in Ukraine, and the relocation of journalists to Poland and other EU countries. To this end, the organisation is cooperating with the media and organizations in Ukraine and other parts of Europe.
IPI is also mobilizing its network to help provide displaced journalists a place to work and support in finding accommodation so they can continue doing their jobs.
IPI is making a database of members to match offers of support with Ukraine journalists and media in need. The needs of colleagues in both Russia and Belarus fighting censorship and repression is a part of their solidarity strategy.
"Freelance journalists and video reporters are already being killed and captured. In a world where barefaced lies are being deliberately spread, and have been dangerously gathering public purchase, they are risking their lives in Ukraine’s cities under siege to make the real truth heard. We must do what we can to keep them as safe as possible and ensure that their work gets out and is widely seen."
Provide a 24/7 home base for all freelancers in or going to Ukraine, delivering the support functions that a staff journalist would normally get from their employer and more
Liaise with all other relevant groups to reduce duplicated efforts and build collaboration. This will include media organisations, news safety outfits, logistical specialists and volunteers.
Use their connections to determine and provide whatever possible to support Ukrainian journalists. These journalists have a particularly important role in ensuring the safety of international and freelance journalists, who they often work alongside, as well as the best access to events on the ground.
The fund helps filmmakers by providing them with the most necessary filming equipment (e.g. batteries, hard drives, memory cards, chargers, adapters, microphones, replacement of damaged lenses, etc.) and covering the expenses for fuel, medicine and first aid kits, as well as basic needs in emergency situations (one-time payments of up to 4,000 UAH).
hosting services,
website technical support services,
Assistance to individual units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent has launched a fundraiser to support three Ukrainian newsrooms struggling due to the recent U.S. aid suspension. These independent media outlets—Tsukr (Sumy), Gwara Media (Kharkiv), and MykVisti (Mykolaiv)—operate near the front lines, providing critical reporting despite financial and security challenges. With advertising revenues collapsing and international funding halted, these newsrooms face an uncertain future. The campaign aims to raise £40,000 to sustain their operations. Donate, share, and stand with free press.
David Tvrdon, news product manager and podcast producer at , has written an article for European magazine , offering 5 steps to how "other from the first line as Russian media and various alternative “news” sites funded mainly by Russia are spreading propaganda and fake news."
The aims to enable independent media to continue to cover the war from neighbouring countries. Funds are being earmarked to help journalists relocate operations from Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in peril to Warsaw, Vilnius and other neighbouring capitals. The GoFundMe campaign is run by a consortium of , , , and , as well as multiple media partners from across Europe. The group is working with a growing list of Ukrainian media, including , , and others. Support is allocated based on urgency of needs in the first place, then distributed proportionally.
Protection and media equipment purchases and delivery to Ukraine (here is a – we are delivering via Poland and Romania)
If you want to provide funds to individual media directly, contact The Fix at and they will provide a list with their details.
The Fix has written more made through the various funding campaigns that they are a part of.
You can read more about the campaign in this from the Guardian.
The same group has also created a separate for the English-language .
For information about how the money is being spent, read from .
, a publisher of 3 tech news websites, has launched a to raise emergency funds to support staff and keep the media startup operational.
Read more about their efforts and the new reality they are facing in .
To address the humanitarian crisis stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, , a Central European platform of debate and analysis under the , will use all of its proceeds from subscriptions to their website to as part of the Future of Ukraine Fellowship for a six-month period. The platform is asking for donations to match it in support of the next generation of Ukrainian thought leaders whose work has been interrupted by the war.
The , and the have created a .
The represents more than 70 regional publishers and about 40 local online projects in Ukraine. Their mission is to protect and promote media and quality journalism. The association has created a .
Three leading Ukrainian media companies, , , and are partnering with non-fungible token (NFT) platform in an effort to .
You can read more about the efforts in this .
Ukraine's largest broadcasting group, , composed of six television stations and nine other media and advertising companies is requesting donations in light of the ongoing crisis. Donations will go to "ensuring honest journalism, providing an uninterrupted broadcasting and the safety of journalists themselves."
, a Russian independent international publication based in Riga, Latvia, has been in operation since 2014. It was declared a 'foreign agent' by the Russian government in April 2021 and has since relied on reader revenue and a successful fundraising drive.
"Since the outbreak of this war, transferring money from Russia to Europe has become impossible" and Meduza has lost 30,000 individual donors. To counter this loss of revenue the media has started a .
You can read more about Meduza in the second half of this ; in this article from; and in this by one the campaign's founders, Sebastian Esser from German online news site (see here for by GIJN).
In response to the war in Ukraine a group of over 25 media support organizations and media outlets are launching the to pay for stories produced by Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian journalists who are reporting the truth on the war despite the enormous risks. The fund will serve as a lifeline to allow them to stay on the job even as their normal income plummets or vanishes, the direct consequence of living and working in or near a war zone.
The campaign coordinator is , a Prague-based publishing and journalism training organization that has supported and trained journalists for more than 20 years.
, a Berlin-based European network of journalists, are asking for financial support to buy vitally needed protective and emergency equipment, provide psychological help and support journalists in the field and in exile with their most difficult work. The organisation is in close contact with colleagues on the ground in Ukraine. This fundraiser is also supported by their partners , , , and .
The , a foundation dedicated to the support, safety and welfare of freelance newsgatherers around the world, is to be procured and delivered by their partners in the , ensuring that journalists in Ukraine can safely cover the war and fight misinformation and propaganda.
Media Development NGO (IMS) is raising money to
In the past few weeks has helped local partners in Ukraine with safety training, emergency kits, alternative housing and evacuation. The are so that they can keep doing their much needed job.
The will provide support to established civil society organizations that are meeting humanitarian needs on the ground and protecting vulnerable populations such as the families of veterans, internally displaced persons, and women in need of psycho-social support. It will work to counter Kremlin-sponsored disinformation and provide cyber and information security resources to civilians. It will provide support to help keep journalists safe with live-saving equipment and keep independent media outlets operating.
, a Swiss non-profit organization, is "mobilizing to contribute to the emergency operation of the independent Ukrainian media, as well as to the basic information needs of the displaced populations, and to the coverage of justice issues in the context of this conflict."
For more information, see Fondation Hirondelle's .
International media development organisation has worked for nearly 30 years to bolster independent media in Ukraine including supporting investigative reporting and anti-corruption efforts, the introduction of media literacy in schools, crucial media regulatory reforms, innovations in combatting disinformation, and initiatives to help media outlets become financially sustainable.
The organisation is in this time of crisis with:
The is raising money to .
Media and journalistic organizations from Nordic countries have joined the Fund: from Sweden, , , and .
The (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has launched a . All funds raised will go directly to independent media in Ukraine. "IPI is working closely with several trusted partners to distribute funding to a range of journalists in the country, including The Fix and the Media Development Foundation, which has coordinated emergency funding to nearly 60 independent media organizations in Ukraine. Through the IPI Ukraine Solidarity Fund we will be able to provide a united contribution from IPI members to media with urgent needs."
If your newsroom is able to host independent Ukrainian or Russian journalists forced to flee or provide other forms of support (such as news and safety equipment) as the crisis unfolds, please contact the IPI secretariat directly.
The has established a to expand their capacity to undertake urgent safeguarding activities in Ukraine. The funds will enable the trust to:
The NGO and festival team has initiated a fund to support Ukrainian filmmakers documenting the events of the war in Ukraine right now: recording war crimes, filming footage for the international media and for their future films which will later give the world a more in-depth perspective on the situation in Ukraine.
You can make a donation by following this .
Ukrainian online media (Mykolaiv, Ukraine) is asking for the financial aid to effectively continue information war. What will this money be spent on:
Salaries of 14 employees of IA "Ukrainian Media Group" ( and ),
You can support the media on their page, via PayPal () or by transferring funds to their bank account. More details :
