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On Giving Tuesday and every day, we are here because of you. No images? [Click here]( [Your donation matched 2x to help us reach 2022 goal]( Dear Reader, It's Giving Tuesday and we know many nonprofits are competing for your attention. If we've been a part of your life in any way over this year, will you [please consider supporting us](? [Give once]( [Give monthly]( We know that our work does make a difference for many readers, because you tell us that. One of my most satisfying – and at times challenging – tasks as an editor here at The Conversation is responding to reader emails. Some days, I’ll receive a note from a reader who expresses appreciation for our mission to share experts’ knowledge to help people better understand a fast-changing world. One reader recently told us that our email newsletters have become an “indispensable resource,” which is wonderful to hear. Other days, readers will write in with a correction or to take issue with a particular article or area of coverage. My colleagues and I reply to those emails, as long as the reader is respectful and appears to be serious about what they have to say. I see all these interactions as a valuable way to connect to you, our audience – to get a feel for who our readers are and their interests. Often, readers email questions they’d like answered by an expert, and I pass along those story ideas to a colleague. Over time, I can see which topics resonate most with readers and get a keener sense of why they choose to read our newsletter emails over the hundreds of other options they have. On this Giving Tuesday, we want to tell you, our readers, that we appreciate you and hear you. Thank you for reading our work and also for helping make our jobs possible. Without donor funding, our operation would not be what it is today. I’ve seen this growth firsthand: I started at The Conversation as deputy managing editor nine years ago when we were a handful of people sitting around a single table in a basement at Boston University. Now we’re more than 35 people spread across the country and reach millions of readers. To give you a feel for the types of notes that make our day, a few of us have taken a turn at reading a reader email. [Take a look at the video above!]( And if you can, please consider joining our group of donors. [Give once]( [Give monthly]( Thank you. Martin LaMonica Director of Newsletters and Special Projects The Conversation U.S How to donate: By credit card: [( By check: Mail to The Conversation U.S., [303 Wyman St., Suite 300, Waltham, MA 02451.]( With stock: Please write to priyanka@theconversation.com if you are considering a gift of stock or a gift from your IRA. The Conversation US, Inc. is a tax-exempt public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. All donations made are fully tax deductible, if you itemize. Our tax ID number is 46-0906774. [Donate to The Conversation]( [Share]( [Share]( [Forward]( You’re receiving this email as a previous donor or newsletter subscriber to The Conversation U.S. Clicking the Unsubscribe link will cancel your newsletter subscription. If you would like to not receive these emails, please [respond to this email](mailto:us-donations@theconversation.com) and ask us to take you off the list. You would, however, also miss our invites to donor events, impact reports and other exciting updates. The Conversation U.S. 303 Wyman Street, Suite 300 Waltham, MA 02451 USA [Unsubscribe](