An Independent & Impactful

Media Operation Needs your Support!

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Here is why you should consider this appeal.

In the complex and messy cities we live in, we often have no real information about our city except for claims by politicians and officials.

6 months on, Bangalore will be more livable

New masterplan for Bangalore soon: CM

Govt to implement Rajakaluve

master plan

See these recent headlines…Garbage Segregation to be compulsory from July 1st…

Pedestrians walking on roads where footpaths, skywalks, subways available will be fined

BBMP to install CCTVs to

check who litters

Bandh paralyses Assam, thousands flee

And then? Then what happens?  Who follows up?

Why are these happening? How do you fix the problem? !On the other hand,

what you’ll see in our coverage is this: The full picture and perspective

No wonder this journalism got 9 awards in 11 years (2004-14)

Manthan Award South Asia-APAC, in the e-News & Journalism category, 2014: Citizen Matters

Manthan Award South West India, in the e-News & Journalism category, 2014: Citizen Matters !Namma Bengaluru Award for 2013 in the Media Organisation category: Citizen Matters

All India Environmental Journalism Competition award, 2013: Navya PK, former staff journalist

Laadli Media Award for the best Web Investigative report, 2012: Vaishnavi Vittal, former staff journalist !Young Development Journalist of the year in 2008-09, instituted by Asian Development Bank Institute: Supriya Khandekar, former staff journalist !CIOSA Seva Mela 2008 award for Media: India Together !Developing Asia Journalism awards and the Ramnath Goenka awards: Deepa A, Suchitra M, Ramesh Menon

And recognised by peers

So why do we do journalism?

To empower citizens. !!!!!!!!

How? We have pioneered a hybrid model,

collaborating with citizens and complementing our news stories with citizen-authoring and commentary.!

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Mainstream media treats you as a consumer. Few editors have the freedom to publish inconvenient truths.

You have little say in what gets covered. !!

We probe beyond the mere surface to bring an account of the

underlying realities.!!!!!!

You’re still reading? Good! !

Non-partisan, independent media is hard to find. And it’s even harder to fund!

!That’s where you come in.

We need your support for Oorvani Foundation.

Why support Oorvani Foundation? 5 reasons: !

1. Contribute to your own empowerment and that of your fellow citizens by supporting a journalism that fosters this every day.

2. Help us advance the uniquely hybrid approach we pioneered, which complements professional reporting with citizen reporting, and helps people share, collaborate and work together to resolve community issues.

3. Support in-depth, investigative and collaborative watchdog reporting, highlighting violations and scams that adversely affect citizens, environment and governance.

4. Help track development and highlighting oft-ignored topics with passion and commitment. ‘News in proportion’ is one of our guiding principles.

5. Back a non-profit model that has worked worldwide. Public funded media like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), ProPublica have done great work in public interest and have proved the impact of independent journalism.

Help Oorvani Foundation become the game changer for independent media in India!

How you can help

!During Aug 2013 – Mar 2014, operating on a shoestring budget with Rs 15.74 Lakhs spent on journalism, we were able to publish 450+ stories, reaching around 140,000 readers each month. We now are raising our annual budget of Rs 25 Lakhs.

Direct Online Transfer Account Name: Oorvani Foundation Account Number: 1008 0500 0796 (Current A/c) IFSC Code: ICIC0001008 Branch Code: 1008 Branch Name: Koramangala 1st Block Branch Address: ICICI Bank Ltd, No.86, 1st Block, 1st Cross, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560034

By Cheque You can mail us a cheque in favour of "Oorvani Foundation". Our postal address is: Oorvani Foundation, 98/1, MMR Complex, I floor, Sarjapur Road, Jakkasandra, Bangalore 560034.

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Oorvani Foundation Charitable Trust registration no: BNG-BMH244/2013-14. !Date of registration: 6th August, 2013!Oorvani Foundation is registered as a charitable trust u/s 12 A of Income Tax Act 1961 Vide No. DIT(E)BLR/12A/H-257/AAATO4080E/ITO(E)-2/Vol 2013-2014 with effect from AY 2014-15.!

Any donations made to Oorvani Foundation are exempt u/s 80G subject to limits prescribed under the Income Tax Act 1961. (Approval no. DIT(E)BLR/80G/12A/H-257/AAATO4080E/ITO(E)-2/Vol 2013-2014) with effect from AY 2014-2015. !FCRA: Not available. Donors have to be Indian citizens (i.e Indian passport holders).!Full details at: http://oorvani.org.in/disclosures

Please pledge your support today! So we can continue bringing you news that you care about, tomorrow. !Email foundation@oorvani.in or call 98459 65573/99023 27538 !http://oorvani.org.in/support-us

Oorvani Foundation Trustees include Meera K, Subramaniam Vincent and Ashwin Mahesh.