Maybe this means we're aging, but at a very green six years old, we're launching a patronage program, similar to the programs you might see raising support for other literary journals.
This is pretty basic, I'd say:
*If you want to donate $100, we'll call you a "Friend" with a capital-F, thank you with a letter that will reveal that this donation is entirely tax-deductible, thank you on our website (see the sidebar to the right?) and in the next issue of Copper Nickel, send you a secret gift, and feel a little more stable.
*If you want to donate $250, we'll call you a "Sponsor," capital-S, and all the rest.
*And for the extremely generous, donating $500 or more, you will be known as a "Patron," capital-P, and all the rest.
If you're interested, just navigate over to our Patronage page and check out the details of various contribution methods.
What are we doing with this money? you ask.
Primarily, we will be using it to stabilize our budget, allowing us to shift some energy from very basic fundraising to additional programming, including an expansion of a writers-in-the-schools program begun a few years ago at the University of Colorado Denver (our parent school) and a broader internet platform for Copper Nickel which would include podcasts and the like. The wish list goes on...
Times are tight for everyone, but if you're looking for a deduction later on, think about it...
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