An urbanist version of the donation thermometer. Original photo by ekelly80.

To all of you who have stepped up to contribute so far during our reader drive to fund our operations for 2015, thank you! You’ve given $6,711 so far during the drive, and in addition, many of you also signed up for monthly or yearly contributions to give us an ongoing revenue stream.

The reader drive is almost done — we’re wrapping it up at our 7th birthday (wow!) on February 5th. Stay tuned for information about a party coming in March, but first, help us get closer to our $18,000 goal.

The entire editorial board of Greater Greater Washington, the board of directors, and a few major donors have come together to match your gifts in the lead up to our birthday. Starting today, they will match your contribution dollar-for-dollar for the next $5,250 we raise.

$18,000 is an ambitious goal; we set it with the knowledge that we have big plans for 2015, from expanding editor hours to growing the diversity of our base of writers.

If we can match the full $5,250, we’ll be extremely close to this goal, and either way, on our way to solid start to 2015. We are serious about the future of this organization, and we are willing to put our money behind it in addition to our time.

Double your impact, and give now. Thank you!

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.