For more than 30 years, The Community Voice has kept readers informed, connected and represented—without charging them to pick up a newspaper. Our website, four weekly newsletters and online community calendar are free, too.
We believe useful, trustworthy information should be available regardless of someone’s ability to afford another subscription. Understanding a ballot question, finding a health resource or learning what’s happening in your neighborhood should be available to everyone.
That’s why we’ve launched our annual year-end fundraising campaign with this year’s theme, Keep Our Voice Strong. Our goal is $40,000 by December 31—and we’d love to exceed it.
Keeping THE VOICE free has helped us grow our print and digital reach, getting more information to more people. Our online content averages approximately 350,000 views monthly. Those aren’t 350,000 individual people; they include readers returning for reporting, resources and community stories they value.
We give them plenty to return for: elections, schools, health, housing, local businesses and community accomplishments across Wichita, the Kansas City metro and Kansas.
“Readers tell us they appreciate both the quantity and quality of our work,” said Bonita Gooch, owner, publisher and editor-in-chief. “We don’t want to give you less, but we need your support to keep delivering, and delivering for free.”
“We like to remind people, THE VOICE is free to take—but not free to make,” Gooch said.
Printing alone costs up to $36,000 annually. Our base website cost is $7,000 yearly—and that’s before reporting, photography, editing, design and other expenses.
Reaching $40,000 would help us keep THE VOICE free for another year. Exceeding it would strengthen that work.
Is THE VOICE worth about $1 a week to you? Give $50. Worth about $2 a week? Give $100. Either weekly amount is less than a weekly cup of coffee, a soft drink or a candy bar.
Consider recurring support of $20, $40 or $50 monthly. Every contribution helps keep community news accessible to everyone.
Give online: communityvoiceks.com/contribute/
Give by check payable to: The Community Voice
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20804 | Wichita, KS 67208
Physical Address: 2918 E. Douglas Ave. | Wichita, KS 67214