Growing Community Media’s Spring Fund Drive ends on June 30. No, we haven’t reached our critical dollar goal yet. But we have a little time and a brand new $15,000 Match from a very generous supporter that is up and running.
If our readers come through, and I’m counting on you, we will meet and even beat this Match. That will get us where we need to be as we start another year of good work. And who’s counting but this will be our 46th year of good work.
Right now, every dollar donated by a reader will be doubled. That is a lot of positive impact flowing into our small, hard-working newsroom. And be clear, every reader dollar goes straight to support a reporter’s salary, a freelancer fee, an assignment for our photographer.
We know you are reading our stories. We need you to help pay for them. We sell ads. We sell subscriptions. We sell sponsorships. And now we need to sell you on becoming an investor in our newsroom. Reader support is the future of a thriving local nonprofit newsroom.
You know that local news is under stress. Whether it is the intentional undermining of a free press in a fragile democracy or the challenges of reinventing how we do business, our needs are genuine and immediate.
If you value what we do, then join in right now. It is easy and it will connect you even more with your hometown. That’s what we do. Connect.
So donate. Right now.
With gratitude.
Dan Haley