Hey Bucket Listers! As we come to the halfway point in our Christmas in July fundraiser we want to share that we have raised over $2500 of our $5000 goal. We’re halfway there! Thank you, Bucket Listers, for believing in this work! Thank you for supporting our team and community journalism. But we still have a way to go so please read on.
It used to be, what mattered most in community journalism was website and social media visitors, views and clicks and while those are still important to analyze growth for publications there has been a shift in thinking. Organizations that support the work we do now say the most important metric is impact. How can we ensure that we are making a difference in your lives and improving the quality of life in our community? That’s why we were so pleased to receive this comment from our friend, Huong Dang.
I want to say that y’all are doing GREAT work. I really appreciate the hyperlocal news.
She also followed up after our Aidan Sloan did a story on the e-bike library in Montbello.
Thanks for such a well-written article! I am so glad Paul was able to radically change his life with an e-bike, and I wish that for everybody! Looking forward to future coverage of Denver’s push for micromobility and climate action. I have an e-bike, and I love using it to get around town. I biked 16 mile (1-way) down to Littleton yesterday, and people were shocked that I would make such a trek, but it was easy peasy on an e-bike. It was a beautiful 1 hour bike ride versus the alternative (a dreadful 30-minute car ride on I-25). I bike predominantly in the Highlands area, and it has been a joy to see moms and dads and grandparents and the youths smiling as they wheel through our residential neighborhoods with their e-bikes.
This is what community journalism is supposed to look like. Our neighbors tell us what’s going on and Bucket List shares those stories with the community. We listen, we make sure people are heard and that everyone sees themselves in the news. We met Huong at one of the community events Bucket List attends to get to know our neighbors. Meeting you where you’re at is very important to our team. Not only has Huong been in touch but she has also shared Bucket List Community Café with her friends.
Thank you, Huong. And thank you to everyone who tells us their stories and supports us as we serve the community with trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. Providing free local news to our community with no barriers to access is our calling and our privilege. Working with university students and recent graduates from CU Boulder, MSU Denver and DU is how we get the work done. We are mentoring college journalists, so they become your community journalists. To date, 50 students have come through our internships and apprenticeships and they are fanning across the community to tell your stories, then taking what you teach them as they continue along their career paths.
So now the call to action. We are community supported and cannot do this work without you. Your contributions let us know you appreciate the work we are doing, and that we are having an impact on the community. Our friends, Ginny Jordan and John and Mark Warren from William Blair believe in our mission, and they are generously matching the first $2000 you give. Please help us be sustainable with a generous contribution today. You can visit our website or click right here. Make a one time, annual, or preferably a recurring monthly contribution. We are innovating community journalism together and having an impact in partnership with you. Please help us reach our $5000 goal. Thank you, Bucket Listers!
Warmest Regards,
Vicky Collins
Publisher/Bucket List Community News
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