Dear Readers,
We would like you to know that the Chestertown Spy has crossed a significant milestone in its short life. This month, the Spy, in partnership with the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, has begun operations as part of the nonprofit Community Newspaper Project.
Our intention from the very beginning was to operate the newspaper as a community asset, owned and operated by the community itself. Like national public television and radio before it, we believe the internet can and should play an important role in providing timely content for and by the local community. By becoming a nonprofit, the Chestertown Spy has taken a major step toward making that a reality for the greater Kent County region and beyond.
The transition toward becoming a nonprofit will not result in any major changes in the Spy’s editorial focus or content. However, it will allow us to pursue a wider range of funding revenue sources. As a nonprofit, we are now able to seek support through tax-exempt donations, memberships and grants to ensure free public access to the Spy.
We have also assembled an extraordinary board of advisors and writers with a full range of talents and backgrounds, to help guide the Spy’s news coverage and educational service to the Mid-Shore.
And with sustainable funding and advisor input, the Spy can continue to grow and mature as the leading source of news, culture and arts information on the Upper Eastern Shore.
Our readers can support the Spy by joining our new membership program, with membership levels starting at $25, by clicking here.
For those in a position to provide more substantial philanthropic investment for the Chestertown Spy, please click here.
Thank you for your steadfast support since we started the Chestertown Spy. With over 225,000 annual readers like yourself, we look forward to serving Chestertown Spy for many years to come.
Jim Dissette
Managing Editor
The Chestertown Spy
Dave Wheelan
Executive Director
Community Newspaper Project
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