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Last Day! – Second Quarter fundraiser — some photos for your trouble

By on April 14, 2013 in Bwahahahahaha, Fundraiser, Photos

There’s still lots of room in the tip jar

Today is the last day of our Second Quarter fundraiser. I, for one, and happy about that, mainly because I hate begging you for money. But these are necessary to help pay for all of the things that we spend our time and money on over the year. For example, this year we’ll be heading back to the Netroots Nation conference for a week which is in California this year.

If you’d like to donate, you can use the Paypal widget after the jump, putting in what ever amount you wish and even making it a recurring donation if you’d like. If you’d rather send a check, send me an email (click HERE) and I’ll provide you with my mailing address.

As a reward for putting up with the fundraiser this quarter, there are some photos by my wife Anne C. Savage if you click through. Her photos are the primary reason that this site looks as good as it does. Enjoy.


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Day 6 – Second Quarter Fundraiser — Your Support Is What Matters

By on April 13, 2013 in Fundraiser

Don’t make me execute you to prove how pro-life I am. The only thing worse than abortion is birth control. I’m sick of big government letting the gays marry the people they love. I’m going to deport you from this country I want to secede from. I’m afraid of the government registering my guns so I’m registering myself in a gun owners organization.

Conservatives are so good at repeating each other that they never listen to themselves.

Here at Eclectablog, we do a lot of listening and do our best to use the far right’s words and actions against them in our ongoing mission to save and — one day — grow the middle class.

But nothing we do matters if we don’t have your support. Everything you can do — sharing on Facebook and Twitter, adding the discussion, contributing your hard-earned money — helps make what we do matter.

Details after the jump.


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Day 5 – Second Quarter fundraiser — We help you fight better

By on April 12, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser, Meta

Helping people frame the progressive message is what we’re all about

Welcome to Day 5 of our Second Quarter fundraiser. We’ll keep it short and sweet. The tip jar was pretty quiet yesterday so I’m hoping you’ll consider making a contribution today. Although we run ads on the site, they bring a scandalously low level of revenue so your direct contributions are extremely important.

Click through for details.


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Day 4 – Second Quarter fundraiser – Here’s how we spend some of the money you donate

By on April 11, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser, Meta

It doesn’t ALL go for beer

Hi, folks. Welcome to Day 4 of our Second Quarter fundraiser. As I have said in the past, we make scandalously little money from the ads on this site, despite our rather healthy level of traffic. Much like public television and public radio, our main source of funding comes from “Viewers Readers like YOU!”

Please consider making a donation. Details and some exciting examples of how we use your donations are waiting for you right after the jump.


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Day 3 – Second Quarter fundraiser – We’re like NPR without the free tote bags

By on April 10, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser, Meta

Although, if a free tote bag would get you to donate…

As it happens, this week is also the week of Michigan Radio’s spring fund drive. There’s a bit of irony in that because I donate several hundred dollars a year to them. Why? Because the news I get from NPR is invaluable. The reporting is excellent and I feel like I can rely on them to give me the full story. I also sometimes utilize their content and feel like they should be compensated for that.

During our quarterly fundraisers, we ask you to make the same calculation. Do you get value from what you find at Eclectablog? Is what we do here something that helps you understand the political world around you a little better or to debate an issue a little bit more effectively? If so, please consider making a contribution.

You can do so with the handy Paypal link after the jump.


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Day Two – Second Quarter fundraiser — Why pay for citizen journalism? Because it has value.

By on April 9, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser, Meta

Citizen journalism DOES make a difference

Hi, folks. Welcome back to our second quarter fundraiser. It’s not something on I love doing but I have to if we’re going to continue to expand Eclectablog and bring on more writers and artists who I can pay at least something for their efforts. I did a quick calculation this morning while I was laying in bed and discovered something rather amazing. Eclectablog gets between 150,000 and 250,000 pageviews a month and around 100,000 unique visitors. I just ten percent of those visitors gave $20/year ($5/quarter), I could quit my full-time job and pay all the contributors a decent wage on top of it.

Sadly, we’re far from that. So, I’ll keep making my pitch. If you value the work we do here — whether it’s the citizen journalism that we do, LOLGOP’s brilliant essays, or Anne’s incredible photography — please consider making a contribution to help us achieve our goal.

Details and a couple of bonus videos await you after the jump.


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Day One – Second Quarter fundraiser – help us keep you informed

By on April 8, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser, Meta

Here we are, hat in hand…

Hello, Eclectablog fans. It is that time of year again where we come to you, our loyal readers, and ask you to support what we do here at Eclectablog. In the past quarter, we were proud to be selected as “Best state-based progressive political blog” by the Washington Post. The reason is clear: at Eclectablog, you can get the important news and analysis you need to stay informed about what’s happening in Michigan and across the country.

Your donations help to pay for our server costs and make possible the trips we take to cover events across the state and across the country.

Please contribute whatever you can to help us continue to bring you the top-notch reporting and writing that you’ve come to expect. You can use the handy Paypal link below and you can change the amount to whatever level you’d like to contribute. If you’d rather send a check, use the contact button at the top left of every page and I’ll send you my address.

Details are after the jump.


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Last Day – First Quarter Fundraiser — Inauguration Edition

By on January 20, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser, Meta

DC bound…

I’m typing this as we drive down the highway, en route to the 57th Inauguration of the President of the United States. Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in just a short time ago by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The President will be sworn in a bit later.

Why today? Because today is the official Inauguration Day. Tomorrow’s public event at the Capitol Building will be for show only. From the official Inauguration website:

The 2013 Inauguration will be the seventh time the constitutionally-mandated Inauguration date has fallen on a Sunday. There is no precedent for a public swearing-in to be held on a Sunday so all seven times, the public ceremonies have occurred the following Monday.…

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Day Six – First Quarter Fundraiser

By on January 19, 2013 in Bwahahahahaha, Fundraiser, Meta

Pure Progressive blogging

First, a big “THANK YOU” to everyone who has contributed during our first quarter fundraiser. It’s your contributions that keep us going and help us to pay the bills.

The face of blogging is changing dramatically. Daily Kos, which once was able to sustain itself on ad revenue, has changed to a membership approach because blogad revenues have plummeted in the past few years. Andrew Sullivan is now going to a similar model where his readers are paying his bills, making him independent of any media group.

And yet, if you look at this chart from the Pew Research Center, you’ll see that people are getting their information online more and more:

This includes blogs and blogs that focus on local and state issues along with analysis of national stories have a vital role to play.…


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Day Five – First Quarter FUNdraiser

By on January 18, 2013 in Bloggety Blah Blah Blah, Fundraiser

Add instant meaning to your life NOW!

When I read my @ replies on Twitter, it’s generally a nice mix of people instructing me in various ways to have intercourse with myself and the same question over and over: HOW DO WE FIX THIS?

There’s only one answer I’ve come up with: CLONE CHRIS AND ANNE SAVAGE.

Both are exactly what the progressive movement needs: immensely dedicated souls devoting to working toward lasting change by relentlessly informing and engaging people both online and offline. That mix is the key.

Eclectablog is merely the online mirror of the work they both do constantly to get the right people in office to make the right decisions to help preserve what’s left of the middle class.…


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