Hey, it’s Luke. This isn’t a message I ever wanted to write. I hate when news organizations (or politicians for that matter) use scare tactics to raise money. We will die without your support! Democracy will end!
I’m not going to do that, but I do need to be honest: the grant funding we rely on to make ends meet has dropped significantly this year. To make up the difference, RANGE needs hundreds of readers to become members at $10/month.
That’s the headline, but I want to dig a little deeper. RANGE’s commitment to transparency goes beyond the way we report and the way we work with readers to answer your pressing questions. Transparency, for us, includes letting people who care about our work know what it really takes to make us sustainable, and giving you a chance to help.
All that is below, including audio of me talking about our needs and our plans, in case you don’t want to read the whole email.
I’m putting the membership button here in case you know right away that you want to help:
Please take a couple minutes to read or listen below.
We deeply appreciate your curiosity and passion for Spokane and our work, and being transparent about all of it is how we hope to repay your loyalty. Also: feel free to email me personally with any questions, concerns or ideas: luke@rangemedia.co. I’m serious. Reach out.
Okay, here’s where we’re at:
