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Support Our Work

Strong local journalism is a pillar of community health and well-being. It informs, connects, and amplifies the voices of diverse community members, ensuring that everyone has access to accurate, timely, and relevant news. In addition, local journalism fosters transparency and helps build trust between the public and the media, encouraging informed decision-making and civic engagement.

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Our Mission

The mission of the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative (SWMJC) is to strengthen the news ecosystem in Southwest Michigan by supporting accurate and equitable coverage that represents all voices. 

Stronger communities through local journalism.

To continue this important work, we need your support. By contributing to SWMJC, you can help us ensure that local journalism remains a vital resource for the health and well-being of our community. Your donation will help us provide better coverage, promote diversity, and engage with community members in meaningful ways. Please consider making a donation today to support our mission.

Ways to Give

You can start supporting our work in the following ways:

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card
  • Donor-Advised Fund


If you would like to discuss other gift options, please contact us here to learn more.

Did you know?

One Local Story cost $900 (18 hours) to produce: 

  • Writer - $400 @ $50/hour (8 hours)

  • Copy Editor - $225 @ $75/hour (3 hours)

  • Photographer - $200 @ $50/hour (4 hours)

  • Publication and Distribution - $75 @ $25/hour (3 hours)

Support Our Operations

Support the Journalism Collaborative’s immediate operational support, which includes the infrastructure to organize our collaborative efforts such as administrative/finance support, project manager, paying for our freelance reporters/photographers, website hosting and maintenance, and many more.

Mail checks to: Public Media Network, 359 S Kalamazoo Mall #300, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4842.

Please make out to our fiscal sponsor, “Public Media Network” and include “Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative” on the memo line.

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Sustain Our Future

Support the Journalism Collaborative by sustaining it’s efforts long-term with a gift to collaborative’s component fund that is under development established at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. This resource will ensure resources are invested and available in perpetuity to sustain the collaborative’s projects and efforts for years to come.

Please consider giving a monthly recurring gift of $50. 

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