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Resident Funders · Burlington, Vermont
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Burlington’s report is kept by Burlington. Resident funding helps keep the public report free to read, independent of advertisers, and accountable to the people it describes.
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Funding without influence.
- Every Resident Funder has the same standing.
- Funders receive no special access or editorial say.
- Donor identity never joins Pulse Ballot responses.
Your contribution funds the instrument.The published method determines what it says.
What resident funding protects
Representative listening
Method-first listening that reflects the full community, not only the loudest.
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Every edition is time-stamped, archived, and available for anyone to inspect.
Questions, answered plainly
Can funding change the report?
No. Contributions fund the listening and publishing instrument. The published method—and the residents who answer—determine what the report says. Funders receive no editorial role.
Who counts as an active Resident Funder?
A person with active monthly support counts while that support is active. A person who makes a one-time contribution counts for 30 days. If the same person does both, they still count once.
Is this tax-deductible?
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Can I cancel or get a refund?
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What is public?
Only the aggregate number of active Resident Funders is public by default. Donor identity never joins Pulse Ballot responses and is never published without a separate, explicit choice.