Dear Reader,
VTDigger relies on the generosity of our members who contribute what they can so that our news coverage is available to all, without a paywall. We know Vermonters are counting on us to understand what’s happening in our state and why. In these complex and uncertain times, that is more important than ever.
We are so close to our goal of raising $100,000 during our Fall Member Drive, but time is running out.
Make your gift by 11:59 p.m. on September 20 and your gift up to $500 will be doubled by generous Vermonters from Charlotte and Shelburne. Every gift helps and will be matched!
Give now and enter to win one of two $250 gift cards from Johnson Woolen Mills. New monthly sustaining gifts will be matched for a year and we will send you a sustainer decal.
More than 900 readers have already stepped up to power VTDigger’s independent, public service reporting. If you haven’t yet contributed, we would love for you to be the reason we reach the goal together.
Here’s what fellow readers are saying about VTDigger when they donate:
“I am a retired Vermont teacher! Love your coverage and in-depth local stories. Bravo!”
“Your investigative reporting is so good and important, and I am sure it’s expensive to dedicate staff time to something that may not come to fruition for weeks or months. You are my main source of Vermont news!”
“Local news is the essence of democracy, now more than ever.”
Will you join your neighbors? Give now and double your impact before the match expires at midnight on Saturday, September 20. Whether you can give $50 or $500, your donation will make a difference – and it will be doubled.
Like libraries, parks and the arts, local journalism is a public good worthy of your support. VTDigger’s reporting helps neighbors make decisions, solve problems and feel connected. That looks like flood guidance when storms hit, clear explanations when policies change and careful coverage of our schools, health care and state government.
It also looks like stories that bring Vermont together. Some of our top stories lately have celebrated a moment of joy, like Vermont Green FC’s national soccer championship or the success of yearslong conservation efforts to increase the state’s brook trout population.
But these stories only happen when the funding is there to make it possible. Your support today strengthens Vermont’s civic fabric — and it will be doubled to help us reach our goal by Saturday night. Will you join us?
There is no better time to support this work. Thank you for making watchdog journalism possible in Vermont.
Sky Barsch
CEO, VTDigger
