We've made history together!

That's awesome news!

That's so awesome and exciting!

I! Am! So! Proud!

Can't wait to start getting copies of Bitch. That video was the perfect incentive for me to stop picking it up occasionally at newsstands and get me a dang subscription.

Thanks you for being awesome, and may I say, you two ladies have re-ignited my desire for more tattooes...

So happy and proud! Go Bitch!

<p>Many of you are (rightly) asking about what the future holds for Bitch and whether meeting our short-term fundraising goal does anything to prevent needing to do this kind of emergency fundraising in the future. So I wanted to re-post some of the comments I wrote in the other thread, and add to them. </p><p>comment #1: </p><p>I can't say precisely what the future
holds—as Debbie wrote in the body of the blog post, the future of Bitch
as an organization depends a lot on reader feedback—but donations are
DEFINITELY an investment in the future of the organization. I say
&quot;organization&quot; intentionally rather than &quot;magazine,&quot; because there are
serious questions about the future of print media and how it fits into
Bitch's mission of whip-smart feminist media analysis and
movement-building in the face of a rapidly changing landscape, both
financially and technologically. The discussions and planning going on
at Bitch HQ are all about that, and that's what has led to the creation
of this here brand-spankin-new and much-improved website, and the
podcast, and the Feminism In/Action discussions that Debbie has been
hosting around the country. </p><div class="content">

<p>There is so much rich discussion about this to be had, and so many
things to be said, but the nutshell of it is that Bitch is in this for
the long haul—and though we all hope that a print magazine will be able
to remain a component of our work, as an organization we have to remain
committed to our mission, which, after all, is not to put out a print
magazine but to analyze the media-driven world around us through a
feminist lens in the service of changing that world for the better. And
we're going to do that in whatever ways work best. And we're asking for
your support while we strategize about what ways those are, as well as
for your input on what you'd like to see. </p>
<p>So, I agree, readers and donors absolutely deserve that information.
And yes, donations are investments in the future for sure. Exactly what
the future is depends on a lot of things, including your ideas!</p><p>comment #2:</p><p>I'm really happy to see the back-and-forth among y'all about print
vs. online (and of course thrilled beyond belief by the outpouring of
support!), and I wanted to add both some opinions and some information.

</p><p>First of all, many many options are being/will be considered for
Bitch's future. It's not a matter of either/or, nor are we talkin'
online-only as in an online version of the magazine that duplicates the
print version. Online media and print media are different (as many of
you have noted), with different strengths and weaknesses—whether the
print mag is around or not, the site will always be more than its
digital doppelganger. We've long been working on a more robust website
(and you see the results of that work right in front of you, and it's
only just begun), and that's just the beginning. (Check out the newly
posted episode 2 of the podcast!) </p>
<p>Then there are the content formats that are neither print nor
online: the lecture series happening in Portland this fall, the Femnism
In/Action discussions that have been happening across the country since
early summer. So there's plenty this organization can do that's neither
print nor online. </p>
<p>That said, I personally love print for all the reasons folks have
already expressed in this thread—it's portable and tangible, and I
think both of those are important. Also, for all the talk of the web
being more accessible than print, it still requires expensive equipment
and a monthly service to use. Library access has been vastly expanded
over the last few years, but it's a different and important kind of
accessibility that anyone with $6 and change can walk into a bookstore
and get Bitch (or anyone at all can walk in and read it for free while
standing in front of the newsstand). We can send copies to shelters and
prisons and conferences and other places where the web won't really cut
it and our content can be useful. That kind of accessibility is hard to
give up. </p>
<p>So keep the opinions coming—and what would you want to see beyond the print mag/online dichotomy? </p><p>___</p><p>It's not like we didn't know about the power of social networking and getting our community involved before this latest crisis and the way y'all rallied around—but I think I can speak for all of us on the staff and board when I say that the speed with which wemet our goal (thanks to all of you!!) is inspiring. So everything that's happened in the last week has reaffirmed and reinvigorated our commitment to getting the principles of Bitch—critical thinking through a feminist lens—out into the world in as many ways as possible, very much including online and in-person venues. No matter what happens, we were never planning to go on from this with business as usual. That's not to say we won't be asking for your financial support in the future—or course we will, that's what nonprofit, community-supported media is all about: relying on our community of readers and supporters rather than advertisers trying to sell you things. </p><p>Okay, I think I've started to ramble. Keep those questions, ideas, and feedback coming! </p></div><p>&nbsp;</p>

Congratulations! This is unprecedented, considering the state of things. I definitely agree that this should be a part of a broader, more collective outreach to encourage other feminist/progressive acitivities to keep on keepin' on! The house parties, other fundraising efforts, and yes, activism must go on ...

hell yes!!!! bitch was the first feminist publication i ever read. she's taught me so much. i'm relieved and elated to hear she's still around.

keep donating!!! i'm a student and i donate monthly. you should too! it's tasty.

Damn! I'm in my 50s and have watched many a mag come and go. I am thrilled beyond belief that you used your whip-smarts and tattoo'd talents to save this baby. Bitch is the best feminist magazine out there, I will go toe to toe with anyone to prove it.

Back in the day Ms. Magazine had to suspend publication. We thought it was all over. Not only was a great era over but the pioneer of them all had had to cave. Devastation. But they went back to their living room think tanks and figured out what to do. And did it. And came back. I think you should have a heart to heart with them because they love you, they watch what you do, and they have figured out what to do for themselves. Without ads, too!

Whether it be suspending publication for awhile, going down to fewer issues a year while you build a sustainable model, whatever; you've already proven you have the eggs to do what it takes even if it involves pain. And, I can still remember the day I saw the Ms. logo back again, proudly emblazoned on a new, thicker magazine just sitting in a big box bookstore. Unbelieveable. I feel like I'm saying "call your mother!"
--Kudos to ya

Very soon we'll reach the time of year where those of us who have workplace-led Giving Campaigns (which do charitable donations via payroll deduction) do their yearly planning. My partner's workplace allows us to specify any 501c3 for this purpose, and now that we've been reminded that B-Word Worldwide is a 501c3, we'll be doing this for the 2009 giving campaign.

I strongly recommend this option for people who have access to it. This makes things easier for everybody: automatic paycheck deductions for the donations, quarterly payments to the nonprofit, and in some cases, the employer will even match the donation.