The IIJ Foundation

Mission Statement:
To ensure financial and emotional sustainability for independent journalists of color, and a thriving journalism workforce, by:

• Connecting freelancers for learning, collaboration and mutual support in a space that centers marginalized voices and builds shared wisdom for economic self-sufficiency and mental health, regardless of churn in journalism or who controls newsrooms.

• Advocating for fair and equitable treatment of freelancers and best practices for ethical use of independent labor, throughout the media.