While the newspaper depends heavily on advertising dollars to meet our operating expenses, it gets harder and harder to attract and retain print advertisers when the entire world seems to be chasing clicks.
Although we operate as a for-profit paper, the economics of local news mean we increasingly depend on community support to survive. Your subscriptions help our operating budget tremendously—especially our sustaining subscribers, who are truly our heroes—but the reality of local news is that subscriptions alone cannot support us.
With Report for America our nonprofit sponsor, you can now donate to the Press in a way that allows for tax deductions.
Your contribution supports:
- Long-term financial stability that keeps the Press on solid ground.
- Recruiting and training the next generation of community journalists and editors.
- Transparent coverage of local government, including town meetings, municipal decisions, and civic issues.
- Deeper reporting on forward-focused issues like climate impacts on local farms, the real costs of maintaining our excellent schools, and diverse stories of the people who make Harvard home.
- Investigative reporting on complex topics such as economic and residential expansion in Devens and what it means for our town and our schools.
This work matters and it depends on you. If you’re already a sustaining subscriber, thank you—your subscription keeps our daily operations running. Please continue your support; every dollar goes directly toward operating expenses.
The Harvard Press Fund for Local Journalism offers another way to invest in our future. You can make a substantial gift, donate through a donor-advised fund, or even include the Harvard Press in your estate plans—all with tax benefits. Use the QR code below or click the button.
