New Hampshire Radio to Host Veteran Fundraiser
Broadcasters and nonprofit partners will run a one-day on-air donation drive on Nov. 10, 2026, ahead of Veterans Day.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Philanthropy
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New Hampshire radio stations will hold a one-day radiothon on Nov. 10, 2026 to raise money for veteran service organizations, with listeners donating through Swim With A Mission at SWAM.org. Operators in the state's broadcasting and nonprofit sectors should note the single-day, statewide format.
Why it matters
The New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters and Swim With A Mission are coordinating the effort ahead of Veterans Day 2026 to honor those who have served. For broadcast operators, it is a coordinated, statewide on-air fundraising model that relies on live guests and listener donations rather than advertising revenue.
The radiothon is a single day, Nov. 10, 2026, spanning radio stations across New Hampshire. No dollar target or count of participating stations was given in the announcement.
The players
New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters
A voluntary statewide trade organization, established in 1954, serving over-the-air radio and television stations in New Hampshire.
Swim With A Mission
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports veteran service organizations and runs the SWAM.org donation page used for the radiothon.
The details
Broadcasters will remind listeners to donate and invite live guests into studios to discuss nonprofit programs available to veterans and first responders. Leaders from participating organizations will appear on stations throughout the day. Donations are routed online through SWAM.org, a page run by Swim With A Mission, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has supported organizations including Camp Resilience, UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Easterseals Military & Veterans Campus, and Operation Delta Dog.
Timeline
Nov. 10, 2026: One-day statewide radiothon for veteran service organizations, five days from the time of this report
Market Landscape
The New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters has coordinated statewide on-air activity since 1954, and this radiothon applies that coordinating role to a veterans' charity effort. It sits within the state's nonprofit fundraising ecosystem, where on-air appeals by trade-association-linked stations are a recurring format.
Operators of New Hampshire broadcast stations should consider how a single coordinated fundraising day can be structured around live guests and listener donations. Businesses that sponsor or partner with veteran-focused nonprofits may want to review how their giving aligns with the Nov. 10 timing before Veterans Day.
The takeaway
Broadcast operators and nonprofit partners should calendar Nov. 10, 2026 and prepare live-guest segments in advance of the day. Tracking the donation totals reported afterward will show whether a single statewide on-air day is a repeatable fundraising model.
What happens next
The radiothon is scheduled for Nov. 10, 2026, when participating New Hampshire stations will run their on-air donation appeals.
Further reading
For related context on how charitable giving is organized across the state, see Philanthropy.
More information
Donations for the radiothon can be made on the Swim With A Mission donation page at SWAM.org.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Patch.
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