As we round out the end of 2023, the words of my colleague Ekundayo are ringing in my ears: “My Sundanese, Congolese, and Palestinian brothers, sisters, and siblings do not have an “end of year.” My cousin who striked with The United Auto Workers lost wages during the strike, so “end of year” ain’t coming. Many of my comrades, brothers, and sisters do not get the “end of year,” so I'm steadfast in my discipline and solidarity, which means I do not get an “end of year.”

As we approach yet another milestone, another year past, I know how important it is to take a pause… to celebrate our wins despite those who want to keep us down. And I also know how important it is to take stock of our organizing while regrounding in our commitment to building a better, more just world for all of us, but especially those for whom an ‘end of year’ isn’t coming.

Over the past week and a half, we sent out emails celebrating the work from RG’s Base building and Leadership Development, Campaigns, and Political Education and Programming Teams. Some highlights include: 

• The Bay Area Chapter pledged over $870K to their chapter partners. The Philly chapter raised $104,000 for the Freedom Side School to name just a few successes. AND, chapters around the country are digging deep into partnerships with local campaign partners to not only move money but also show up in support of tax, climate, and housing justice. 
• We hosted an Organizing Summit that trained 30 RG leaders in campaign skills, built relationships between chapters, and prepared us to launch a National Campaign in 2024. Ten Member-Leaders also joined our National Campaign team to devise strategy and structure for the campaign. 
• Internationalism Summer School had over 100 registrants and six powerful sessions with movement leaders, and RG's Transforming Philanthropy virtual series had over 300 registrants from across RG's membership and the philanthropic and social justice spaces, and over 11 movement and social justice philanthropy organizations represented on our panels.

This work is made possible through our staff, member leaders, and 1,100-deep membership base coming together, making commitments to stop intergenerational wealth hoarding through bold redistribution, and claiming their role in organizing their people. As our Executive Director Yahya said at our Making Money Make Change conference in Nashville, we pull our people in for a hug (relationship building, political education, trainings, 1:1 support) and then push them out into the world (chapter organizing, local fundraising campaigns, organizing family). 

In the new year, we’re committed to growing this work, through our ‘north star’ commitment to sustainable growth. Because we know that to organize for a world where everyone (not just the privileged and wealthy) gets to celebrate the end of the year and a new year coming, it’s going to take all of us.

Will you join us by making a contribution or additional membership dues payment to support RG’s organizing work for the long haul? RG’s budget is 95% member-funded because that is the politically principled and strategic way to resource our cross-class, multiracial, multigenerational staff team of 24 people. When our membership base of 1,100 individuals sustains RG’s mission, vision, and day-to-day organizing, we are extremely powerful. 

We know that so many of you are a part of RG because you know it will take all of us shift money, minds, and power. That’s true here at RG and in all the corners of social justice movements that call us to show up and make bold commitments. As RG continues to build out a national campaign, new high net wealth offerings, and chapter organizing across the country, we’re calling on those of you who know and believe in the value of this work to meet us in this moment by making an end-of-year contribution or additional dues payment. Will you join us?

With gratitude and in solidarity,

Julia

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