Did You Know emPowering Our Future is moving WHQR forward?
WHQR announces the station’s most transformative capital campaign ever: emPowering Our Future.
Last night, March 3rd, the Board of Friends of Public Radio, Inc. made the official announcement that we are now in the public phase of this transformative campaign. This follows a far-reaching Strategic Plan approved by the Board in 2012. That Plan committed the station to the goals of
* Service Expansion: strengthening and broadening both news and classical music
* Digital Now: serving existing and new audiences on traditional and new platforms
* Community First: local programming to serve local audiences;
* Stability and Service: solidifying our stewardship of an indispensable community institution
To achieve these these goals, the Board approved the emPowering Our Future campaign, with a goal of $1,500,000. That’s by far the largest in our history. In the quiet phase of the campaign we have raised 75 percent of that goal, or $1,149,000, from just over 100 donors.
In the days to come, we are going to be calling on you, our listeners, to help us raise the final $351,000 toward that goal. This will be an “above and beyond” effort, in addition to your annual support. You’ll be able to spread your gift out over as much as 5 years; you’ll be able to make a gift of cash, appreciated stock, and in many other ways.
You’ll be hearing more about this campaign as we move forward. We are committed to work in partnership with you, our valued and generous listener-members, to emPower Our Future – together!