Hi Reader,
Today is #GivingTuesday (we like to call it #GivingNewsDay), a global day of celebrating and supporting the organizations that have helped make our communities and our country stronger, better, more empathetic, more just. Especially during a year like this, I hope that you consider ProPublica to be one of them and will make a donation.
At the heart of ProPublica’s mission is a faith in the power of investigative reporting to spur change and right wrongs. This year has been no exception. Our stories have prompted the federal government to back out of a bad deal to buy ventilators, Senator Burr to step down from chairing the Senate Intelligence Committee after we reported on the suspicious timing of his stock sales, and the release of a Black teen in Michigan who was jailed for not doing her online schoolwork.
Our journalism is all about impact and it is funded by a community of people who believe that an independent press is critical to democracy. Today, we’re looking to see our community of supporters grow by 1,000 people and I hope to count you as one of them.
To help us hit this goal, NewsMatch and two anonymous families have stepped up today with an offer for you: Donate right now, and your gift will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $94,000! They know how important it is for journalism in the public interest to be funded by the public, and they’re hoping that by offering to match your gift, you’ll be inspired to come forward today and join us.
Your donation in any amount will today be twice as powerful as our reporters shine a light on corruption and injustice in our government, corporations, and more. Help ProPublica raise an extra $94,000 by joining us right now, so that we can continue this critically important work into 2021.
Thanks so much,
Jill Shepherd
Proud ProPublican
