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Bobbie Jo Kelso is the director of philanthropy at inewsource. She creates and leads philanthropic strategy to inspire and sustain support for the organization’s nonprofit investigative journalism.

Kelso excels in building brands, inspiring action and raising critical funds to advance nonprofit missions.

Her career includes funding and building support for the vital work of civil society organizations around the world for nine years at Conservation International. She also managed development and communications for three years at San Diego Youth Services, a leading nonprofit empowering more than 13,000 vulnerable and homeless youth every year.

She spent her early career as a journalist, reporting in San Diego and Orange counties and from southern Africa.

Kelso earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at San Diego State University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies and now serves on its advisory board. She is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) and holds a certificate in nonprofit management.

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5 Ways We Work to Earn Your Trust. Bubbles say: Factual accuracy and impartial reporting, Independent, High Standards, Track Record, Member of the Trust Project
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Five ways we work to earn your trust

by Bobbie Jo Kelso March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Why you can trust inewsource

Our readers have shared a lot of reasons for supporting inewsource this past year, but some words about our work show up again and again. Words like local, important and truthful.

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inewsource publishes first annual impact report

by Bobbie Jo Kelso December 12, 2022January 5, 2023 Why you can trust inewsource

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