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Pledge Week: Listeners Rallied With Donations To MTPR

The Pledge Room Is Empty Now

With $138 left to go at five minutes past midnight, a phone volunteer pledged the final amount to bring the spring pledge week to it's goal and a rousing conclusion with exactly $700,000. That sum was achieved by 4939 donors over the course of the week.

Dogs won the Pet Wars with a 17 vote margin at 1,182 votes, cats came in second at 1,165.

Here's a note from MTPR station manager, William Marcus, about the week's success.

"Before the MTPR spring pledge began I wrote that listeners would help us decide what the future holds for MTPR. Would we raise the resources to sustain the service as a unique Montana voice or would there be a fundamental change in the character of the station?

All week we made our best case for support, laying out the challenge before us to increase donor contributions by $300,000, to $1.5 million in the coming year. The staff did a superb job making the on-air message consistent, transparent and urgent.

Listeners responded with a flood of financial support and heart-felt testimonials to the value of MTPR in their daily lives. We are humbled by their loyalty and trust.

As I prepare to retire at the end of June, I’m more confident than ever that MTPR will have a promising and sustainable future. Thank you for your support."

Montana Public Radio's spring pledge week concluded on-air at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday April 19. Pledges will be coming in by mail for the next few weeks and donations are accepted online anytime. Donate now.

The station will mail thousands of thank you letters this week and will begin mailing thousands of thank you gifts at the end of the month.

 

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