The New Bedford Light held its first fundraiser last Thursday and learned that our supporters not only value independent and community-based news, but they also know how to celebrate. It […]
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Celebrate The Light’s first year with food and fun at the Black Whale!
We are proud of what we’ve accomplished together over the past 12 months, so we are unabashedly throwing a couple of parties.
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A letter to our readers: birthday greetings from The Light!
Dear Readers, Today we are thrilled to celebrate The New Bedford Light’s first anniversary. We are proud of what we’ve accomplished over the past year — and deeply grateful to […]
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Success! You helped us reach our $100,000 match
We have immense gratitude for you — our loyal supporters — and for the anonymous donor who made this match possible.
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Meet the match deadline!
Greetings from The Light! Our first birthday is coming up in early June, and so is the deadline for meeting a $100,000 challenge grant from our generous anonymous donor. Give now […]
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We’ve got a new challenge grant! You can double, triple, even quadruple your donation right now!
Dear Friends, We are so excited to announce a new $100,000 challenge grant from our incredibly generous anonymous donor. Once again, this local benefactor has offered to match your individual […]
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Thank you to our donors for making a difference in greater New Bedford and beyond
Dear Friends, We usually use this space to tell you how we are working toward fulfilling our mission as a free, independent news outlet that makes a positive difference in […]
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You met the match — thank you for keeping The Light shining!
A total of $100,000 will now go directly to supporting our nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom in 2022.
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Only $3,500 to go – support The Light today!
Incredibly, we have raised $6,500 in individual donations over the last 48 hours. If we can hit that magic 50k number by Dec. 31, 2021, all your donations will automatically double. So please keep them coming. We are so close!
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Only $10,000 to go — support The Light today
Dear Readers, Heartfelt thanks to all who responded to our year-end challenge to raise $50,000. We have only $10,000 to go to meet our goal! Support The Light today and […]