In following CDC guidelines, we're postponing all events until at least the end of May. This has a direct impact on our fundraising; if you were thinking about supporting Run for Something this year, your generosity is especially needed right now. To get involved from home, sign up to volunteer .
Hi there --
Two things are true right now:
- This pandemic has changed everything.
- We need to run and elect young progressives to office if we want to see our democracy survive the next decade.
Today, we published our plan for how we're adapting to the pandemic. It's brief, but lays out a few critical points about how we're supporting our candidates and why it's more important than ever that we stay connected.
Polls have shown that 52% of people (including 75% of Democrats and 43% of independents) trust local leadership over the federal government and the president right now. The kinds of candidates and alumni we work with are also the ones who can meaningfully change election law -- for example, the Democratic majority in Virginia just expanded no-excuse absentee voting; county clerks in Missouri are pushing the state legislature to do the same.
Learn more about our new reality, then chip in to make sure we can continue doing this work through November and beyond.
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Among its other devastating effects across the country, this pandemic has blown a nearly $500,000 hole in our budget that we had planned on raising through in-person events. So we’re trying everything and anything we can both to sustain ourselves and support our candidates, while being cognizant of the sad reality that people are losing jobs, losing loved ones, and struggling to financially and psychologically cope with this trauma.
If you can afford to give, please do. Every dollar goes a long way for us.
We're thinking of you, your family, and your communities. Stay safe and healthy,
Amanda Litman
Co-founder
Run for Something
