Hi all, I wanted to thank everyone for your efforts and support during pledge drive! Pledge drive is definitely a team effort. We are going to end the pledge drive announcements on Monday, April 1. We are currently a little short ($202,000 of $210,000), but there are still gifts coming in and there are some other upcoming giving days that we'll use to catch up if needed (stay tuned). *In the meantime, here's some good news about donors:* 11% of the donations were new sustainers or sustainers that increased their pledge. 14% were first time donors These are from the on-air pledge days specifically (not via mail or pre/post on-air pledge drive). I also wanted to share a few of the comments we received. Cassandra will be compiling them all to share. *Comments: * I listen everyday to all the great programming and hear those pleasant voices share news and music with the masses. Keep up the good work. Thanks Neal for keeping us up on the Music beat scene. Hi - I just love KCBX and everyone who works there and is involved in all the outstanding programming. Thank you! Thanks for Beyond the Fringe and for making it (and other shows) available to stream outside of their broadcast slots. I'm renewing early! In honor of the fabulous Saturday music programs and all the wonderful volunteers at KCBX who make our radio experience so special. Thank you! New listener and first time donor! Tuned in about 3 months ago and have been listening in the evenings ever since. Love Blues and Night Train after. Great work and Thx! Thank you for your quality journalism and your ongoing commitment to providing factual information to the public! Thank you for making KCBX public radio available to us all. Appreciate local news especially. I am a long time supporter- appreciate all you do! THANK YOU! ________________________ Chris McBride (she/her) Development Director KCBX Central Coast Public Radio 805-549-8855 chris@kcbx.org kcbx.org

I loved reading those comments! Thanks for sharing Chris! *Gabriela Fernandez* News Director KCBX Public Radio (818) 317-9239 @gabielamichel On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM Chris McBride <chris@kcbx.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I wanted to thank everyone for your efforts and support during pledge > drive! Pledge drive is definitely a team effort. We are going to end the > pledge drive announcements on Monday, April 1. We are currently a little > short ($202,000 of $210,000), but there are still gifts coming in and there > are some other upcoming giving days that we'll use to catch up if needed > (stay tuned). > > *In the meantime, here's some good news about donors:* > 11% of the donations were new sustainers or sustainers that increased > their pledge. > 14% were first time donors > These are from the on-air pledge days specifically (not via mail or > pre/post on-air pledge drive). > > I also wanted to share a few of the comments we received. Cassandra will > be compiling them all to share. > > *Comments: * > I listen everyday to all the great programming and hear those pleasant > voices share news and music with the masses. Keep up the good work. Thanks > Neal for keeping us up on the Music beat scene. > > Hi - I just love KCBX and everyone who works there and is involved in all > the outstanding programming. Thank you! > > Thanks for Beyond the Fringe and for making it (and other shows) available > to stream outside of their broadcast slots. > > I'm renewing early! In honor of the fabulous Saturday music programs and > all the wonderful volunteers at KCBX who make our radio experience so > special. Thank you! > > New listener and first time donor! Tuned in about 3 months ago and have > been listening in the evenings ever since. Love Blues and Night Train > after. Great work and Thx! > > Thank you for your quality journalism and your ongoing commitment to > providing factual information to the public! > > Thank you for making KCBX public radio available to us all. Appreciate > local news especially. I am a long time supporter- appreciate all you do! > THANK YOU! > > ________________________ > > Chris McBride (she/her) > Development Director > KCBX Central Coast Public Radio > 805-549-8855 > chris@kcbx.org > kcbx.org >