This Giving Tuesday ... A Small Gift That Lifts Your Community
This Giving Day, support the local news organization that sets the standard for reporting quality and impact. Support FXBG Advance. Already a supporter? Take the next step to Sustaining Membership.
By Martin Davis
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Why support FXBG Advance? Four words:
Bold Journalism. Stronger Communities.
Reporting that strengthens local communities requires skilled, professional reporters who are well connected to the community, understand the larger issues at play, and work to deliver news that at the end of the day not only informs, but makes the community a better place to live.
The FXBG Advance’s team is unrivaled in the region for experience. Our journalists have reported from every corner of our region, and across the globe. That depth of experience sets us apart, and shapes our reporting. We ensure that our stories are fair, represent the range of perspectives in the community, and then go a step beyond by placing the stories we write in the broader stream of the region’s history and current events.
Over two years, our pieces have not just informed, but they have led to changes in the ways government interacts with its citizens and does business.
Our Readers Make This Reporting Possible
The Advance depends upon our subscribers to support the newspaper and pay for the talented staff we have.
Yes, these are challenging times. That’s why the Advance makes supporting our work easy and affordable.
$8 a Month, or $80 a Year Is All It Takes
For less than the cost of a combo meal at one’s favorite fast-food eatery, you can ensure that the high-quality, informative news that the Advance delivers to in-boxes seven days a week, 365 days a year, continues to arrive.
We live here. Work here. Know the lay of the land and the history behind the issues that shape our region.
All it takes is just $8 a month, or $80 a year, to support this important work continues.
This Giving Day, give something that will strengthen the community we call home.
Already a Subscriber, or Wish to Do More?
Why not take the next step and become a sustaining member.
A commitment of $50, $75, or $100 a month will enable the Advance to hire a new general assignment reporter to better cover the governing boards and commissions that affect our daily lives.
Beyond that, Sustaining members enjoy a range of benefits:
For Members Contributing at $50/Month
A Signed Edition of Adele Uphaus’ First Book – History Thursdays: A Journey through Downtown Fredericksburg’s Homes and Past. This book collects Adele’s popular History Thursday columns into one collection, and it includes an Introduction by the editor-in-chief of the Advance.
Invitations to Monthly Breakfast-with-the-Editor meetings – Come and enjoy a light breakfast with coffee and tea and talk about the stories that defined the previous month, as well as the stories ahead. It’s also an opportunity to suggest things that you’d like to see the Advance cover. Editor-in-Chief Martin Davis will attend all meetings, with Advance reporters and freelancers joining throughout the year.
Access to a Special Monthly Column – Written by Martin Davis exclusively for our Sustaining Members, this column will go in-depth on data that defines our region and gives us insights into the future.
For Members Contributing at $75/month, everything at the $50/month level, plus:
A Pen with a Custom-turned Barrel Bearing the Advance’s Logo – This keepsake item is made by a local artisan who created these pens specifically for supporters of the Advance. The barrels are custom-turned from wood native to the Fredericksburg area.
For Members Contributing at $100/month, everything at the $50 and $75/month levels, plus:
Invitation to a Special Spring Dinner at a Local Restaurant – Join Martin, Adele, and the Board of Directors for an evening meal with a special guest speaker.
This Holiday Season, give the gift that benefits the entire community.
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Support Award-winning, Locally Focused Journalism
The FXBG Advance cuts through the talking points to deliver both incisive and informative news about the issues, people, and organizations that daily affect your life. And we do it in a multi-partisan format that has no equal in this region. Over the past year, our reporting was:
First to break the story of Stafford Board of Supervisors dismissing a citizen library board member for “misconduct,” without informing the citizen or explaining what the person allegedly did wrong.
First to explain falling water levels in the Rappahannock Canal.
First to detail controversial traffic numbers submitted by Stafford staff on the Buc-ee’s project
Our media group also offers the most-extensive election coverage in the region and regular columnists like:
And our newsroom is led by the most-experienced and most-awarded journalists in the region — Adele Uphaus (Managing Editor and multiple VPA award-winner) and Martin Davis (Editor-in-Chief, 2022 Opinion Writer of the Year in Virginia and more than 25 years reporting from around the country and the world).
For just $8 a month, you can help support top-flight journalism that puts people over policies.
Your contributions 100% support our journalists.
Help us as we continue to grow!
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