Dear Readers,
We made it! Thanks to our members, VTDigger is grateful to announce that we have reached our Spring Drive goal of securing 3,000 member contributions and sending brand-new books to 3,000 Vermont children for summer reading.
Member donations power VTDigger’s daily and investigative journalism. More than 60 percent of our budget comes from individual member contributions. But membership at VTDigger is more than a source of crucial funding. Our membership model means that our reporting is driven by the communities we serve.
It was a pleasure to partner with the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) to procure 3,000 brand-new children’s books for CLiF’s summer programming aimed at low-income and rural Vermont kids at risk of growing up with low literacy skills. We hope that readers will continue to support CLiF’s work and learn more about their upcoming events.
Thank you to all our readers for being a part of our news community and sticking by us during our annual Spring Drive. These member drives are intense for our readers and staff alike, but we truly could not do our jobs without the support we receive during these few yearly member drives.
The entire VTDigger’s team is proud to be hard at work on your behalf.
Steadfastly yours,
Anne Galloway
Founder and Executive Director, VTDigger
