Fall FunDrive Donor Contest
Here at CVCR, every fundrive donor is a winner in our books. By giving before October 20 to the fundrive, many of you, will actually win something too! It just makes it more fun and it is another way we try to show our gratitude to each and every one of you listener donors. Click through for the prize line up!
We appreciate every single dollar and put it all toward keeping the station sounding great. With your help, we will meet every goal of the 2024 Fall FunDrive, especially that $15,000 big goal.
There are lots of ways to give:
Go to the drive website and donate by credit card, venmo, PayPal or more.
Or on the drive site pledge a check and then send it made out to “CVCR” and mail it to the station at WGDR, 123 Pitkin Rd. Plainfield, VT 05667.
Every donor who gives by October 20 will be entered to win a prize or receive a perk!
All donors will get a copy of our full-color updated programming schedule.
A gift of $250 or more, will snag you anything of your choice from our swag shop!
All donors who give during our two-week drive will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations. Tickets to shows like:
Cirque Kalabante at the Flynn on October 30
The Local Folk Orchestra at the Highland Arts Center on November 16
Lady Lamb at Higher Ground on December 5
Flodian Trip: A Pink Floyd Experience the Barre Opera House on November 16
A Bread & Puppet banner.
Show incentives: Tune in to hear more!
We will also have individual show incentives for giving levels. Tune in to hear more!
CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall FunDrive, October 4-20, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the two weeks to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.
Any questions can be sent to the Station Manager, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.
Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!
Fundrive Coming Up October 4-20
Two weeks of extra great programming is coming up, with special guests, live music, and surprises - it's our Fall FUNdrive! With your support, we will raise $15K in just 15 days, from listeners near and far. New this year, we're adding matching donor support, where donations on certain days will be doubled! There are lots of fun goals to hit (and ring that cowbell) that you can be part of helping us reach. If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
Two weeks of extra great programming is coming up, Friday, October 4 until Sunday, October 20. We’ll have special guests, live music, and surprises, all for our our Fall FUNdrive! With your support, we will raise $15K in just 15(ish) days, from listeners near and far.
Fundrive donor perks!
All donors will get a copy of our full-color updated programming schedule.
A gift of $250 or more, will snag you anything of your choice from our swag shop!
All donors who give during our two-week drive will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations.
Tickets to shows like:
Cirque Kalabante at the Flynn Ocotber 30
Comedian Bob Marley at Highland Arts Center on November 2
Lady Lamb at Higher Ground on December 5
Flodian Trip: A Pink Floyd Experience the Barre Opera House on November 16
A Bread & Puppet banner.
Show incentives: Tune in to hear more!
Cowbell Ringing Fundrive Goals:
Raise $15,000 (or more!) to pay the everyday bills that keep the station rolling.
Meet our Matches! New this fundrive, we will be including special "match" days where a generous donor will match every dollar of donations that day up to a certain goal. If you give on those days, your gift will be doubled! More info soon and for which days!
Show Goals! Also new to this fundrive, our programmers will be setting their own show goals, to encourage listeners to give during their show, either a certain number of donors or a total. Help make their day (and ring that cowbell!) by giving during the shows you love.
5 new sustaining donors. Think of it like one of your many streaming services. What monthly value do we provide to your listening needs? $10? $15? $25?
50 streamer donors. We see you streamers! Thank you for listening from near and far online.
25 new donors. We love first-time donors! You build our capacity across our listening area.
25 returning donors. Did you forget to give to the station last year? Make this drive the one you return to giving with us. We miss you and appreciate your support.
New this year, we're adding matching donor support, where donations on certain days will be doubled! There are lots of fun goals to hit (and ring that cowbell) that you can be part of helping us reach. If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
We've also put together a helpful overview of the station, "a case for support," about what we need to put funding toward in the coming months and years. This is another part of our commitment to not just making the station truly sustainable, but to our transparency with the community about what running a station, without a college to lend administrative and funding support, is taking.
Make a gift today!
Give securely by either:
When you give or pledge a check online you can leave us a message about your favorite shows or why you love WGDR & WGDH. This is what you hear programmers read on the air as part of our gratitude for you all!
To give online by credit card, PayPal, venmo, or other digital wallet options. Click the box on the upper right donate button. Pick an amount or enter your own. Look for the tab at the top for "one-time" or "monthly." For digital gifts, when you complete the donation, you will be asked if you want to cover the credit card processing fee or us (optional!) and a tip (to GiveButter, the platform), the tip is optional and does NOT come to us. Click the drop-down box for that and choose "$0." to skip this tip!
To give by check, you can pledge on this online platform (so we know it is coming). Simply choose "check" and enter your information. Then, send that check made out to “CVCR” and mail it to WGDR/WGDH, 123 Pitkin Road Plainfield, VT 05667. Thank you!
After you donate, your donation will show up in the community donor scroll at the side of this page. Thank you so very much.
CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall FunDrive, October 4-20, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the two weeks to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.
Any questions can be sent to the Station Manager, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.
Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!
Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Donations are tax-deductible under state and federal law.
Update: Failed sale of Goddard campus & impact on station
No doubt listeners and especially Goddard alumni have heard the latest news about yet another failed sale of the Goddard campus. This continues to put the physical future of the station in a state of limbo, however, we remain fully committed to working with any future owner of campus, whomever that will be. We continue to also plan for other outcomes, including the possibility of a forced station move. Any extra funds we raise beyond our fundrive goal this fall will help us prepare for increased costs from eventual new ownership of campus that will be passed on to leasing entities like us.
No doubt some of our listeners and especially Goddard alumni have heard the latest news about yet another failed sale of the Goddard campus. This continues to put the physical future of the station in a state of limbo, however, we remain fully committed to working with any future owner of campus, whomever that will be.
In many ways, WGDR and WGDH are part of the legacy of the Goddard vision of social justice, deeper thought, and community connection. We are proud to be part of this legacy, and, through community ownership, we are working hard to come through this sale of campus, however we need to.
During this fall fundrive and for all our future fundraising efforts until campus ownership changes, any extra funds we can raise above our goals will go directly into the CVCR Future Fund. This fund will help us prepare for increased costs from new ownership of campus that will be passed on to leasing entities like us. Costs like independent internet service and increased other utility costs.
If you have the means to give a bit more, in anticipation of these increased costs, during this fundrive, please do. If you are a Goddard alumni, looking for a place to invest in a way to keep the Goddard legacy alive, we hope you’ll consider WGDR/WGDH as one of those places.
You can donate today at WGDR.org or make a check out to CVCR and mail to CVCR, 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT, 05667.
Thank you, listeners!
Hurricane Helene Relief, Recovery & Solidarity
We are watching with heavy hearts what has happened in the wake of Hurricane Helene across the South and mid-Atlantic. The FCC does not allow a community radio station to fundraise for any other entity, other than itself. However, we can share relief efforts and links via our website. Click through to this blog post for ways to help relief efforts in these areas.
Photo courtesy of the CBC.
The FCC does not allow a community radio station to fundraise for any other entity, other than itself. During the devastating flooding in Vermont last year, Vermont Public got a special waiver to work with the Vermont Community Foundation to raise relief funds.
We are watching with heavy hearts what has happened in the wake of Hurricane Helene across the South and mid-Atlantic.
The following are ways to help relief efforts in these areas.
Appalachian Helene Response Fund, a coordinated effort of community funders in the area that will channel resources directly to the areas of greatest need throughout the region. Information at AppalachiaFunders.org or give directly to the fund here.
Buncombe County (which includes Asheville and surrounding areas) is taking volunteer requests, donations, equipment, and other offers of help via its Instagram page.
Firestorm Coop (a worker-owned cooperative in Asheville) is organizing local activists in Buncombe County for mutual aid, including direct donation support "via Cash App and Venmo. See their Instagram link for more.
JM Pro Community Media, a gross roots nonprofit serving immigrant communities in Western North Carolina is covering the hurricane recovery, including ways to help (coverage is in Spanish).
WGDR/WGDH Programmer DJ Effery is collecting donations to drive to Newport, TN in the next few days to deliver to those in need.
World Central Kitchen - volunteer or donate to their efforts to feed folks in need in the effected areas, including first responders.
We will add more as we are able to collect it. All information in the greater Ashville, NB area is vetted directly by our community radio partners at AshvilleFM. Their station is off the air due to power but is intact. Most places are using social media accounts because the internet is still down, but limited cell phone coverage and bandwidth for that is coming back up.
Thank you to all from Vermont who are organizing and preparing to help those throughout this region with immediate help and on the long road to recovery.
Meet More CVCR Staff
This fall, Rachel Lindsay has joined Chris Buckridge to help us expand our underwriting and sponsorship funding. Earlier this month, Levi Kerchner joined us as an Operations Coordinator, helping to keep programming and logistics running smoothly. We are excited to have these folks join our staff and to keep improving how we take care of both stations. Learn more about them here.
One of our station goals this year is to work toward a more sustainable station. This has included continuing to diversify our fundraising, but it also encompasses adding more part-time help to run and support the station. This fall, Rachel Lindsay has joined Chris Buckridge to help us expand our underwriting and sponsorship funding. Earlier this month, Levi Kerchner joined us as an Operations Coordinator, helping to keep programming and logistics running smoothly. We are really excited to have these folks join our staff and to keep improving how we take care of both stations.
Learn a bit more about these folks on our website. We are already filling underwriting and sponsor slots for 2025 too, so if you want to use the power of community radio to get the word out, let Chris@WGDR.org or Rachel@WGDR.org know and we can help.
Local Funding Assistance for Plainfield Residents
Plainfield Residents Affected by Flooding: PACT has opened applications for the Flood Relief Fund!
Our immediate focus is on securing stable housing, so we are currently accepting applications for housing assistance only until October 1, and exclusively for Plainfield residents.
After October 1, we will expand the application process to address other needs.
You can apply online at www.plainfieldareacommunitytrust.org or pick up a paper application from the manila folder outside the town clerk's office and submit it through the slot there.
Plainfield Residents Affected by Flooding: PACT has opened applications for the Flood Relief Fund!
Our immediate focus is on securing stable housing, so we are currently accepting applications for housing assistance only until October 1, and exclusively for Plainfield residents.
After October 1, we will expand the application process to address other needs.
You can apply online at www.plainfieldareacommunitytrust.org or pick up a paper application from the manila folder outside the town clerk's office and submit it through the slot there.
We’re here to support you through this challenging time.