The KPCW 2018 Summer Pledge Drive kicks off Monday, August 20. This year, the public radio station is adding a twist to the semiannual fundraising campaign.
Twenty-five nonprofit organizations will each sponsor one hour of the pledge drive. During their hour, representatives will explain to listeners how their organization benefits from the exposure they receive on KPCW programming, as well as the free public service announcements KPCW provides them throughout the year. Supporters of those nonprofits can call in and donate money to KPCW. (They can also donate online by clicking on the DONATE button on the top right of the screen on kpcw.org. If you donate online, please list which nonprofit you would like credited for your donation.)
KPCW will give the top four nonprofits who raise the most money AND the top four nonprofits who get the most unique donations, up to six months of free produced underwriting spots on KPCW. Those eight prizes equal more than $10,000. This helps the winners spend more money on their programs, and less money on marketing - a win-win!
KPCW is a nonprofit that helps all other nonprofits by helping them spread the word about their mission in the community. And now, more and more people are listening to KPCW through the station's website, or downloading the app, or listening to smart speakers in their homes. ("Alexa, Play KPCW.") That means the radio station's reach goes beyond the limits of its broadcast signal in Summit and Wasatch Counties. Now people across the country and around the world who feel a special affinity to the Park City & Heber Valley areas can always "Listen Like A Local."
Please check out the schedule below to see when your favorite nonprofits will be on the air:
Monday, August 20
- 7am People's Health Clinic
- 8am Summit Land Conservancy
- 9am Park City Women's Business Network
- 10am Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History
- 2pm Park City Community Foundation
- 3pm Recycle Utah
- 4pm Chrisitan Center of Park City (sponsored by Iron Horse Business District)
Tuesday, August 21
- 7am Mountainlands Community Housing Trust (Sponsored by Elliott Workgroup)
- 8am Park City Mountain Resort / Vail Epic Promise*
- 9am Summit Sotheby's*
- 10am Ski Butlers*
- 11am Egyptian Theatre
- 2pm Youth Sports Alliance
- 3pm Park City Film Series
- 4pm Park City Institute
Wednesday, August 22
- 7am Park City Fire District
- 8am Deer Valley*
- 9am CONNECT Summit County (Sponsored by Anonymous)
- 10am Canines With A Cause
- 11am Basin Recreation
- 3pm Holy Cross Ministries
- 4pm Mountain Trails Foundation
- 5pm KPCW Board of Trustees
Thursday, August 23
- 7am Leadership Park City
- 8am NPR President and CEO Jarl Mohn*
- 9am Intermountain Health
- 10am Peace House
- 11am Park City Education Foundation
- 3pm Park City Ski & Snowboard
- 4pm - 6pm Rotary Wars! (Park City Rotary and Sunrise Rotary)
THANK YOU to the following organizations for their generous Challenge Grant contributions!
- Connect Summit County
- Deer Valley
- Elliott Workgroup
- Four Seasons Concierge
- Intermountain Health
- KPCW Board of Trustees
- Park City Fire District
- Park City Noon Rotary
- Park City Sunrise Rotary
- Ski Butlers
- Summit Sotheby's
- Vail EpicPromise
*Indicates businesses that are not eligible for the nonprofit challenge
