The Hardwick Gazette’s spring fundraiser was a success, and marked another step toward financial sustainability. The goal of the campaign was to encourage readers to become monthly donors, the most reliable and consistent source of funds. In all, 24 more readers became monthly sustainers, two made sustaining annual gifts and[Read More…]
John Walters
Support press freedom here at home, double your impact
Sunday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day, declared by UNESCO as “a day of support for media which are targets for the restraint or abolition of press freedom.” The Gazette stands with journalists around the world who work in oppressive or hazardous environments. Closer to home, it’s a day[Read More…]
An opportunity to double your impact
Twenty Gazette readers who sign up to become monthly donors, of up to $10 a month (or increase their current monthly donation) at givebutter.com/HardwickGazette before May 13 will have their first year’s donations matched by two Gazette supporters. This month, The Hardwick Gazette has been asking readers to become sustaining[Read More…]
Sustaining members vital to future of local news
During the month of April, The Hardwick Gazette is asking readers to step forward and make a monthly commitment. The reason for this is rooted in the unbalanced finances of nonprofit news. The Gazette publishes once a week, and the bills come due like clockwork. But revenues are heavily weighted[Read More…]
No paywalls ever, thanks to reader support
Many newspapers have retreated behind paywalls, requiring subscriptions to access their content. Recently, Forbes Magazine profiled a billionaire with a plan to “save America’s newspapers” that will include paywalls around all the content his papers produce. Seriously, have we learned nothing from Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post? That will[Read More…]
Help build the foundation of a vital community resource
Thanks to the support of hundreds of readers, The Hardwick Gazette is in a much stronger position than it was at this time last year. The Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign was an overwhelming success, allowing us to make good on all past obligations and enter 2026 with a healthy bank[Read More…]
We have all been here before
EAST MONTPELIER – This unprepossessing gentleman pictured is I.F. Stone, crusading journalist and truth-teller. I’ve been reading “The Haunted Fifties,” a collection of his writings that includes a four-page piece he wrote in December 1953, more than seven decades ago, that stopped me in my tracks. It could literally have been written[Read More…]
Gazette fundraiser: unprecedented success
The Hardwick Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign began in November with an ambitious goal: $40,000 in reader donations. It seemed like a real stretch, because the 2024 campaign’s total was about $30,000. In the end, readers delivered beyond all expectation. At last count, reader donations totaled $45,451.89. Add in matching funds[Read More…]
Looking back, looking ahead
Preparing this special holiday issue of The Gazette made us realize what an incredible year it’s been. Our communities might seem small and sleepy from afar, but there’s a lot going on around here. Thanks to your loyalty and support, The Gazette has been here to keep you informed. And now The Gazette is[Read More…]
Inside The Gazette’s Fund Drive
The Hardwick Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign is a unique opportunity to take a giant step toward financial sustainability. If successful, this would be a game-changer. Here’s how this drive came about, and why it’s such a unique moment for your local newspaper. The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a[Read More…]
Fundraiser for our times: Gazette offers hand-crafted comfort chickens
HARDWICK – It seems like everyone is fundraising these days. Politicians, parties, charitable causes . . . they all have their hands out. But one fundraiser is making an offer that stands out from the crowd. Starting on Giving Tuesday, the next 10 people to give $500 or more to The[Read More…]
Don’t forget The Gazette
In this holiday season, many Vermonters are facing food insecurity. Food shelves and other providers are working hard to serve everyone. They need your help. And so does The Gazette, which keeps you informed on how our communities are dealing with the impact of decisions made far away. Please support[Read More…]
