Republishing Guidelines
Our investigations are free to republish. Here's how.
AFNPT believes public-interest journalism should reach the widest possible audience.
Following the model pioneered by ProPublica ("Steal Our Stories"), AFNPT makes its original investigative content available for free republication under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license with supplementary terms.
What You Can Do
- Republish our investigative articles in full on your website, blog, or news outlet
- Share our work on social media with links back to the original
- Print our articles for educational or community use
- Translate our articles (contact us first for coordination)
- Include our articles in newsletters or email digests with proper attribution
Requirements for Republication
Credit AFNPT
Include the byline and credit line: "This article was originally published by Americans For Non-Profit Transparency (AFNPT)" with a link to the original article.
Link to the Original
Include a canonical link to the original article on afnpt.org. This helps readers find the most up-to-date version, including any corrections.
Don't Edit the Content
Publish the article in its entirety without modification to the text, data, or conclusions. Minor formatting changes for your CMS are acceptable. Headlines may be adjusted for your audience.
Non-Commercial Use Only
You may not sell our content or place it behind a paywall. Incidental advertising on the republishing page is acceptable.
Include Our Tracking Pixel
If provided, include our tracking pixel so we can measure the reach of our reporting. This is a single transparent 1x1 pixel image — no cookies or personal data are collected.
What You Cannot Do
- Sell or paywall our content
- Modify, abridge, or rewrite the substance of our articles
- Use for SEO farming, content spinning, or AI training datasets
- Wholesale scrape our site or republish our entire archive
- Remove or obscure the AFNPT attribution or tracking pixel
- Republish photos or illustrations unless specifically noted — these require separate permission
- Imply endorsement by AFNPT of your organization or views
Sample Credit Line
This article was originally published by Americans For Non-Profit Transparency (AFNPT) on [DATE]. It is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
Content Excluded from This License
The following are not covered by the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license and require separate permission:
- Photographs and illustrations (unless specifically marked)
- Interactive data tools and visualizations
- The AFNPT logo and brand assets
- Third-party content embedded in our articles (e.g., court documents with restricted reproduction)
Questions? Contact republishing@afnpt.org