The response has been promising. We’ve set up a fundraising mechanism through Rally.org, a very reputable crowd-funding site (used by Senator Elizabeth Warren and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, among others). We’ve also sold some advertising.

So far we’ve raised about 25% of the funds needed to keep this site operating in 2014. We need to do more  – here’s how you can help:

1 – Head over to the fundraising site right now and make a contribution or pass along the fundraising link. We’re counting on each other to keep this going. The fundraising website is located at https://rally.org/newyorkhistory

2 – Take an advertisement on the site or encourage a friendly organization to take an ad. This is a great opportunity to get affordable advertising targeting a rather specific and educated readership interested in history (attention publishers and state-wide organizations!). Just drop me an e-mail (jnwarrenjr@gmail.com) for details.

3 – Help spread the word about the site and/or our fundraising effort via Twitter or Facebook. You can also help by becoming a “supporter” (you can do that even if you don’t become a contributor) at our fundraising page (https://rally.org/newyorkhistory). You can comment on this post and tell readers why you think the New York History Blog is an important resource, or better yet, comment on our Facebook page, or the fundraising page.

Help us generate a buzz.

If each of us pulls just a little of the weight, we can keep this site going for another year.