Strengthening <topic> with trusted, quality journalism
<Organization Name’s> impact in <City, State, Region>
<Insert 3 to 4 impact examples here that you can tell the story of when meeting in person. Below are a few examples.> |
Provide timely and easy access to critical information about COVID vaccinations |
Examine the roots and cause of education inequities in our community |
Uncover injustices and wrongdoings that led to changes within our local police department |
What we read and hear shapes how we understand the places we live in and come from. That’s why fact-based journalism is an essential tool for those seeking to inspire change in <topic area>.
As newspapers have shrunk, <Organization Name or nonprofit newsrooms in [place]> is filling critical information needs and reports on issues like <list 2 or 3 issues related to your topica area> that impact the quality of life in our community.
We exist to <state your unique value proposition or mission statement here>.
When people have access to this trusted information, they are emboldened to make informed decisions, advance solutions, and work with one another to take action.
Our goal is to raise $<match goal> in community matching funds by <Date>. Your investment will help us achieve our year-end campaign goal and fund <what your year-end campaign will fund>. |
Join the Movement
NewsMatch is a collaborative fundraising campaign that is designed to build a groundswell of support for independent journalism in the U.S.
Last year, nearly 800 local funders around the country joined this movement by matching donations made by individuals to nonprofit newsrooms around the country.
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NewsMatch is designed to transform how communities support nonprofit news through a matching gift model that quickly scales philanthropic investments.
Last year, nonprofit newsrooms like ours leveraged over $4.6 million in NewsMatch matching grants from national and regional funders to generate more than $43 million in local support through gifts from individual donors and community match funders
By choosing to invest in <Organization Name> with a matching gift, you will increase the impact of investment by motivating <hundreds/ thousands> of others to support our journalism. The result is one-large scale investment in news that <brief impact statement i.e. serves local residents with news and information that ... >.
Why invest in <Organization Name> with a matching gift?
$5.4M | raised in matching funds from national and regional funders. |
$43M | in community support was generated by over 300 newsrooms across the U.S. |
231k | unique individuals made donations with nearly 50,000 making a gift for the first time |
The power of the match.
Last year, a collective pool of matching funds was matched nearly 8x by community support around the country.
| Join the coalition of funders who have invested in nonprofit newsrooms through NewsMatch. |
| Democracy Fund Knight Foundation William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Jonathan Logan Family Foundation <List other past community/ local match funders> |
Explore giving opportunities.
To learn how you can join this initiatives, please contact <name> at <email address and/ or phone number>.
$5.4M
Matching funds
$43M
Community support