Become
an EcoRI sustainer
By
Will Collette
There’s
only one steady and reliable news source on environmental issues in Rhode
Island, and that’s EcoRI. We use their work all the time, with their
permission. There's no way we could replace them as a source of timely reporting on the broad
range of environmental topics they cover. Plus, I love their locavore recipes.
They
need our help. They're a non-profit organization with a staff of
professional reporters who, ahem, would like to get paid once and a while.
They
are launching their annual fund-raising drive and are especially keen on
recruiting “sustainers” – people who commit to a regular monthly donation to
help them continue to bring us all their valuable service.
Consider it like a subscription. And it's also tax-deductible.
Consider it like a subscription. And it's also tax-deductible.
NOTE: you can donate through their website using
PayPal. This is convenient for some, but I personally prefer using my bank’s
FREE electronic bill payment system. This also saves EcoRI the fees that PayPal
charges them to process payments.
Here’s
EcoRI’s message about their fund-raising campaign:
We're
a news organization, so we won't mince words. This year is a critical one for
us. If we don't recruit more readers to become sustaining members, ecoRI News
may not be around next year.
On
this site, you can get information for free, but it takes money to cover the
news.
It
costs:
- · $30 per month to host our website
- · $75 per month to manage our weekly e-newsletter
- · up to $100 per story to pay a freelance writer
- · up to $1,000 per month to pay our full-time staffers (who deserve more than that)
We
don't have any angel investors; and we receive no grants to cover general
operating expenses. And so, dear readers, we look to you. If all of you give a
little, it will make a big difference.
Ava Anderson Non-Toxic is offering a generous challenge match
of $1,000 if we get 50 or more sustaining members to sign up during this
month-long fundraising drive.
By
becoming a sustaining member, you:
- · Ensure we have a reliable source of revenue throughout the year; and you
- · Show potential grantors that our services are important to and valued by a large group of individuals.
Thank
you for your support.
Those who sign on to give $25 a month or more will receive an
ecoRI News T-shirt or glass.
Don't want to donate online? You can send a check to ecoRI
Inc., 111 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906