From providing news content North Dakotans need, to training a new generation of journalists, to ensuring a literate future society of citizens, the North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation (NDNAEF) has for decades been impacting North Dakota, but almost no one has ever heard of the group.

Established in 1993 with a single gift from a newspaper publisher, NDNAEF since 2009 has awarded over $1.4 million to programs and activities positively impacting the future of newspapers – and by extension, North Dakota communities.

When a child competes in the North Dakota Spelling Bee, for instance, he or she does so thanks to support from NDNAEF. When a college student takes a summer internship at a weekly newspaper, a large portion of the pay comes from NDNAEF. When a newspaper subs

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