Thank you to everyone who donated during our Fall Subscriber Drive. We gained 43 new subscribers and that goes a long way to making The Urbanist a sustainable institution.
We run on support from our readers. An expanded subscriber base means more coverage and advocacy; it means adding more staff eventually. As Owen wrote in his financial update: “If every person who visited the site donated just $3 a month we’d have enough to pay at least ten staff members very good salaries.”
We’re still a long ways from our goal of getting 1% of readers to donate. But, with your help, we can get there together. Fundraising drives can feel like eating your least favorite vegetables–something you have to do, but not a terribly enjoyable experience. Thanks to our drive kickoff with Charles Mudede and Cary Moon, we had some fun on the way and we have the video in case you missed it.
